Former Starbucks Barista Shares 5 Delicious Coffee Drink Recipes You Can Easily Make at Home

Stefania Marcelia is a content creator and former Starbucks barista. She lives in Chicago, where she collaborates with local coffee shops, hosting coffee tastings and barista training sessions. She shared how easy it is to make 5 delicious coffee drinks at home. CNBC.

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For nearly four years, Stefania worked as a barista at Starbucks in Chicago. So it's no surprise that she spent up to $40 a week on lattes.

But since then, Stefania has been buying less coffee every day, and this has saved her a lot of money. Now she makes her own drinks at home. It's simple and just as delicious.

Homemade recipes inspired by the most popular Starbucks drinks

Stefania recommends purchasing a metal stovetop coffee maker that works by heating water at the bottom so that it passes through a small inner container of powdered coffee and flows into the top half of the kettle. They come in different sizes and cost from $17 to $99.

For an inexpensive machine that does it all, the DeLonghi Stilosa espresso machine is a great option.

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If you want to make hot milk but don't have a steamer, you can easily boil it or cook it in the microwave.

Here are some of Stephanie's favorite homemade recipes. It was inspired by the popular Starbucks drinks (based on the 16oz cup size):

1. Caramel macchiato

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup.
• Caramel sauce.
• 170 ml of any milk.
• 2 shots of espresso.
• Ice (optional)

Method of preparation:

• Take a coffee mug and add some vanilla syrup.
• Pour in the milk almost to the top, leaving room for the espresso and ice.
• Add some ice and fill it with espresso.
• Top with caramel.

2. White chocolate mocha

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon white chocolate sauce (or 1 tablespoon melted white chocolate)
• 170 ml of any milk.
• 2 shots of espresso.
• Ice (optional)
• Whipped cream (optional)

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Method of preparation:

• Take a coffee mug and add white chocolate sauce (or chips).
• Prepare an espresso. When it's ready, pour it into a mug and stir to mix the sauce and espresso thoroughly.
• Pour in the milk.
• Add ice.
• Top with whipped cream.

3. Tea Latte

Ingredients:

• 110 ml tea concentrate (Stefania uses Rishi Tea & Botanicals Masala Chai).
• 110 ml of any milk.
• Ice (optional)
• Cinnamon (optional).
• Nutmeg (optional)

Method of preparation:

• Pour equal parts of tea and milk concentrate into a mug and heat with a steamer. Or about two minutes in the microwave.
• Heat to 150 degrees and pour into a coffee mug.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Stir and enjoy.

4. Cold drink with vanilla sweet cream

Ingredients:

• Cold drink of your choice (canned, bottled or homemade).
• 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup.
• 90 ml 2% milk.
• 90 ml heavy whipped cream
• Ice.

Method of preparation:

• Take a mug and pour the desired amount of cold drink.
• Fill with ice, leaving room on top for the vanilla sweet cream.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, whipped cream and three drops of vanilla syrup.
• Pour in desired amount of vanilla sweet cream.

5. Mint mocha

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon mocha sauce (I love Monin Dark Chocolate sauce) or melted chocolate
• 1 tablespoon mint syrup.
• 2 shots of espresso.
• Milk.
• Ice (optional)
• Whipped cream (optional)
• Chocolate chips (optional)

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Method of preparation:

• Take a coffee mug and add mocha sauce and mint syrup.
• Prepare your espresso. When ready, pour into a mug and stir. Make sure the espresso, mint syrup, and mocha sauce are thoroughly mixed.
• Pour in the milk. Add ice, then garnish with whipped cream and chocolate chips.

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