Sweet Potato Latte (Hot or Iced)

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Fusion, Italian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: serving

Calories: 137kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Easy espresso drink with the flavor of sweet potatoes, brown sugar, vanilla, and spice

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Equipment

1 Electric Frothing Wand or whisk
1 heat safe container
1 mug or highball glass for iced latte
1 straw optional

Ingredients

1 ½ ounce sweet potato syrup
2 shots espresso
½ cup milk
cinnamon optional
ice for iced option

Instructions

To Make a Hot Sweet Potato Latte

Brew espresso and pour into a mug.
Heat milk until steaming then remove from heat and carefully mix in sweet potato syrup using frothing wand or whisk to create foam.
Pour the steamed milk mixture over the espresso then sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy carefully.

To Make an Iced Sweet Potato Latte

Brew espresso and set aside.
Using frothing wand or whisk, mix milk and sweet potato syrup together then pour into glass filled ¾ full with ice.
Pour espresso into glass and stir. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and enjoy.

Notes

Making the Sweet Potato Syrup

Add 1 ½ cup brown sugar, 1 ½ cup water, ¾ cup sweet potato puree, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt in a saucepan over medium low heat.
Stir until all ingredients are dissolved.
Bring to a boil then remove from heat and allow to cool. Makes 14 servings.

Preparation

Instead of making the sweet potato syrup, you can mix in three teaspoons of sweet potato puree, pinches of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, sea salt, and a dash of vanilla extract with sweetener to taste. Feel free to use brown sugar or granulated sugar or the zero sugar sweetener of your choice or leave it unsweetened.

This latte recipe is quick enough that you only need a few minutes to make it fresh but if you want to prep this latte in advance, store it in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat or add ice just before serving.

Variations

To make an iced sweet potato shaken espresso, add all the ingredients to a shaker or mason jar with ice then seal it and shake vigorously until combined. This will give you the frothy mouth feel of a shaken espresso drink in just a few minutes!

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