I promise to NOT fill the WWW with advertising for Amazon, BUT as I drank my delicious latte this morning, I wanted to share the how to which took me a long time to get down to a fine science. Patting myself on the back for this find!
I am not a "hard core" coffee drinker--BUT I do love a sweet coffee drink-I call it play coffee. What I DO NOT love is the price that goes with that if you go to your favorite coffee shop. I have come up with my own recipe for Lulu's Latte. It is delicious! I am going to tell you how I make it--but I use products I bought on Amazon. I am a registered Amazon Associate -though I have yet to see a dime ---LOL! Hard Core Salesman is NOT my forte. I don't know how else to tell you how I make it without explaining the products I use. You do NOT have to buy them--I am no offended, but this is how I get my delicious morning treat for a fraction of the coffee store cost.
I use a Keurig and recently purchased a new one on sale for $50. I advise if you do not have one for you to shop around and not pay over that amount (retail $100). The one I use has a strength adjustment. I use one pod and make the smallest cup available (6 ou for me). Lattes are often made with expresso, but I would have to be peeled off the ceiling if I used a shot of expresso. I learned that after asking for a double shot at one of those expensive coffee shops and spinning in circles the remainder of the day. According to Amazon--who knows all---I have ordered this particular coffee 17 times. NOW--that says a lot about how much I love this flavor. You can find the pods HERE---64 CENTS a pod. ANY coffee will do--whatever flavor or not you prefer.
NOW here is the secret to the latte. I use this milk frother/steamer
found HERE. This will be a one time investment of $34. If you do the math--my cost per drink so far has been 11 CENTS. That goes down with each latte I make. I set it on the warm frothing. It also will steam the milk or you can make it cold for cold lattes in the summer. NOW if you like the froth--remember the more cream the more froth. I use whole milk, but any milk or milk like product will do. I add to the milk one teaspoon of granulated sugar (personal preference) AND---the secret ingredient
Any chocolate sauce will do--this is my personal preference. This bottle will last a lot of lattes and is found HERE. It adds a few cents per cup. Add according to your personal taste--I use about a teaspoon. Froth all of this together and pour over your coffee. I give it a light stir--but you don't really have to.
IT IS DELICIOUS and cost me less than a dollar per cup. OR you could go to the coffee shop and pay $5.
NOW Amazon insists I put this disclaimer-
As an Amazon Associate, I may receive a small financial benefit when you make a purchase using the links on this site {at no extra cost to you!}
Truth in advertising---I have not seen one dime to date, but if I EVER do I plan to send the huge amount to a food bank or homeless mission along with a matching personal donation.
ENJOY--AND YOUR WELCOME
I'm not a big fan of lattes, believe it or not, but I certainly enjoyed hearing how you make your's at home, Lulu. It is certainly more sensible to use what is on the market than to spend a boatload of $ at the coffee shops.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
You must be a coffee purist, Martha ❤️
DeleteThis sounds delicious. Certainly less expensive than visiting coffee shops.
ReplyDeleteGod bless, Lulu.