Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso Recipe
You don’t need any special syrups to make this iced brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso recipe at home! With just three ingredients, ice, and something you can shake, you can have this lightly sweet cafe-quality drink ready in under 5 minutes.
Starbucks has been really expanding their selection of iced coffee drinks beyond the classic iced latte, and I’m absolutely here for it. While I love an iced latte from time to time, it can sometimes feel overly milky and leave a sticky feeling in my throat. Plus, I always have to ask them to halve the amount of syrup they add.
The newer drinks like sweet cream cold foam cold brew coffee (and seasonal variations like the pumpkin cream cold brew) and their shaken espresso drinks are delicious, refreshing, and not overly sweet to begin with. I’m in love.
The brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso is one of my favorites, especially because it’s so dang easy to recreate at home.
Why you’ll love this recipe:
Ingredients
Equipment
The only equipment you need for this drink is something with a lid you can shake your espresso in. This could be:
- A cocktail shaker.
- A mason jar.
- A lidded tumbler that closes in a leak-proof way (my favorite option, since I don’t have to wash an extra dish). I have one of the 12 oz. Stainless Steel Traveler Tumblers from Starbucks and I use it all the time for this.
How to Make an Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso
- Shake together espresso, brown sugar, and ice. The sugar will dissolve, the espresso will chill, and the mixture will become foamy.
- Fill ‘er up with oat milk. Either pour the foamy espresso and ice into another glass and top with oatmilk, or just pour oatmilk into your shaker container.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon, if you want. You can drink without stirring if you want to taste the bitter foam with the creamy oatmilk, or mix it up a little first.
That’s it. Seriously. It’s that easy. Go make it! And enjoy!
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Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso (Starbucks Copycat)
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker, mason jar, or leakproof tumbler
Ingredients
- 2 shots espresso freshly brewed (see note 1)
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar or 1 tablespoon brown sugar syrup (see note 2)
- 1 cup ice
- ½ cup oat milk extra creamy or barista style
- cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Add espresso and brown sugar or brown sugar syrup to a mason jar, cocktail shaker, or lidded leakproof tumbler with a cup of ice. Close the lid and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds or so. Pour into your glass, if you're using a separate glass. If you're using a tumbler (or drinking out of your mason jar) go to the next step!2 shots espresso, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, 1 cup ice
- Top with oat milk and sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.½ cup oat milk
- Enjoy!
Notes
- If you don’t have an espresso maker, I recommend Nespresso Gold Espresso Powder with Rich Crema. Use 2 teaspoons with 1/2 cup of hot water for your two shots of espresso.
- For a sweeter drink, use 3 teaspoons brown sugar or 1.5 tablespoons brown sugar syrup.
