Hi Bold Bakers.
It is that time of the year when Starbucks starts to bring out there famous fall and
holiday drinks now I absolutely love them but wouldn’t it be even better if you can
make them at home by yourself?
Of course it would and that is what we are going to do today.
So I asked you bold bakers on Instagram and Facebook what Starbucks drinks I should make
and the requests came flooding in.
It picked the top three most requested and we are doing to start out by making a pumpkin
spice latte.
So in a sauce pan we are going to add in some brewed coffee.
Now you can also make freshly brewed coffee or you can also make coffee on instant granules
that works really well too.
Next we are doing to add in some milk.
I am using 2% milk here.
And you can also use a dairy free milk that will work really well too.
Now here I have a very important ingredient and it is a pumpkin pure.
Now I did a Bold Baking Basics video on how you can make this really easy at home.
Just a little secrete it is posted pumpkin that is all it is.
Next we are going to add in a little bit of sugar for sweetness now you can use any kind
of sugar you want coconut sugar stevia whatever works for you.
The next is an ingredient I love to use during the fall and that is a pumpkin pie spice,
now I have a recipe that is on how you can really easily make this by mixing a few spices
together and that is on my website.
Along with the recipes for the actual drinks.
it just gives you a lovely warm fall flavor.
Now all you have to do is turn your heat onto media and give it a little whisk around, and
just let all of these flavors and ingredients just mix together.
it just takes around two minutes.
These recipes will yield you one big mug, but if you want to make four or five, just
multiply the recipe it will work really well too.
This smells lovely it is simmering away I am going to turn off the heat.
Remove it and now it is ready for our mugs.
Fill your mug all the way to the top.
Then pipe on some whipped cream to garnish and then sprinkle over a little bit of extra
pumpkin pie spice.
Lets see if it tastes as good as it looks.
Oh yum.
It tastes like fall in a mug.
Onto our next drink.
So I got very excited when I saw a lot of people requesting my favorite flavor of Starbucks
drink which is a salted caramel hot chocolate.
Into our saucepan I would like to add in some milk.
I like to use full fat milk because it gives you extra creaminess and you can also use
a dairy free milk for this one too.
So to make a big and bold hot chocolate we do not use power we use the real deal chopped
chocolate.
This is very very important because you know those kind of Italian really think hot chocolates
you can get?
They use really chocolate.
Good quality.
So this is 72% coco solids I find that is a nice bit bitter and like rich sweetness.
You can also use 50% if you want.
Just trow that in there.
Make sure he is chopped up nice and small.
So the next ingredient we are going to add into the pot is my salted caramel sauce.
Just look at that.
I always have a jar of this in my fridge.
I recommend that you do too.
And we are going to put a big spoon full of this into our pot.
So normal during the holiday season I would almost have a salted caramel hot chocolate
every day.
I absolutely love them.
But of course now I can make them at home by myself.
And I know exactly what goes into them.
So give these ingredients a mix up on medium heat and then just like before we are going
to let it come to a simmer.
So once it comes to a simmer let it simmer for around two minutes.
This will help your hot chocolate really thicken up.
This is the hot chocolate that dreams are made of.
Okay this looks perfect I am going to turn off the heat.
And pour it into my mug.
Fill your mug all the way to the top and then garnish with some freshly whipped cream.
And caramel sauce all over the top.
The reason this is my favorite drink is because you can get the best of both worlds.
Chocolate and salted caramel all heated up and warmed together and then topped with whipped
cream.
I am not going to fill up on this guy because we have one more to go.
Into our sauce pan we are going to add in coffee, milk, and some chopped chocolate.
Over medium heat we are going to stir this and then bring it to a simmer.
So I mentioned that chocolate and peppermint works really well together but also coffee
and chocolate work really well together.
That is why I like to add it into my cakes and cupcake recipes.
Once it simmers for a minute or two we are going to turn off the heat and we are going
to add in out mint flavor.
Now you can use mint extract you can buy online or you can make your own because we made our
own extracts.
And what you want to do is just add that in.
And give him a little stir.
The beauty of making these yourselves is that we are not putting in those sugary syrups
or anything like that these are all natural ingredients.
If it tastes as good as it smells we are doing good.
Now this guy is ready to be poured into a mug.
Fill your mug all the way to the top.
And then decorate it with some freshly whipped cream, and crushed peppermint candies.
Oh my gosh this tastes like Christmas.
The mint and the chocolate it is just so decadent.
Weather you life peppermint, pumpkin, or salted caramel there is a drink here for everyone.
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