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Easy Caramel Latte

08/30/21 | Beverages, Breakfast, Recipe for One, Recipes

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A Caramel Latte is one of the easiest sweet coffee recipes to make at home. All you need is 4 ingredients and about 5 minutes. 

It’s very nearly fall. And you know what that means. Time for sweet and warming coffee drinks!

Today’s recipe is perfect for chilly fall mornings if you’ve already reached your Pumpkin Spice Latte quota for the year, a Caramel Latte.

Caramel lattes are one of the easiest sweet coffee recipes to make at home. All you need is caramel, coffee or espresso, a little sugar, and milk.

Caramel latte in a glass cup.

Ingredient Notes

  • Coffee: True lattes are made with espresso, but most people don’t have espresso makers in their kitchen, so this recipe uses brewed coffee. You can use whatever coffee you have on hand, brewed strong for a more intense coffee flavor. If you’d like to use a shot of espresso instead of coffee, not a problem. Increase the milk in the recipe to 3/4 cup and replace the coffee with a shot of espresso.
  • Caramel sauce: Almost any caramel sauce will work in this recipe. If caramel sauce isn’t something you keep stocked, pick some up the next time you’re at the store or make my quick shortcut caramel sauce. 
  • Milk: Starbucks uses 2% milk in their coffee drinks by default, but you can use any milk you’d like including non-dairy milks. The higher fat your milk, the creamier your drink will be.
  • Cream: If you don’t keep cream on hand, you can leave it out, but I love adding a little splash for extra richness. Half and half also works well. You’ll definitely have some leftover heavy cream, so check out my post What to Do With Leftover Whipping Cream for storage tips and recipe ideas for the leftovers.

Store-bought Caramel Alternatives

If you don’t have any caramel sauce on hand, you have a couple make-at-home alternatives:

Shortcut Caramel: This recipe uses brown sugar, so it’s not a classic caramel, but it’s very quick and easy (and delicious).
Dulce de Leche: Have a can of condensed milk on hand and don’t mind waiting a couple hours? Make some dulce de leche and use it in place of caramel to make a dulce de leche latte.
Caramel Sauce: And if you want a real, classic caramel, go ahead and give this recipe a try.

How to Make a Caramel Latte

Caramel being poured into milk for a caramel latte.

1. In a small pot (a butter warmer works well), combine milk, caramel, and sugar and heat over medium heat until milk is steaming and sugar and caramel are completely dissolved. Whisk vigorously until foamy or you can use a handheld milk frother if you have one.

Milk being frothed with a milk frother for a caramel latte.

2. Pour 1/2 cup of strong coffee into an 8-ounce mug and then pour in the caramel mixture. Give a little stir, and taste. If it’s not quite sweet enough, add a little more sugar. Then top with whipped cream and more caramel sauce if desired and enjoy!

Milk being poured into a caramel latte.

FAQ

Can I make an iced version of this latte?

Absolutely. Go check out my Iced Caramel Latte recipe for detailed instructions (plus how to make it into a frappuccino). The ratios are all the same, but the preparation method is a little different. 

Is there caffeine in a caramel latte?

Yes. A coffeehouse latte made with a single shot of espresso contains about 60-100mg of caffeine. This recipe has about 48mg. 

Can I double this recipe?

Sure. This recipe doubles or triples with no preparation changes needed. To change the recipe yield, hover over the serving size in the recipe card below or click if you’re on mobile, and slide the slider.

Close up photo of a caramel latte.

Can I make a caramel latte in the microwave?

You can! Heat your milk in the microwave until steaming and then stir in the caramel and sugar until they completely dissolve into the milk.

You can either add the coffee directly to the milk or pour your coffee into a separate mug, foam the milk and caramel mixture using a handheld milk frother, and pour the foamed milk over the coffee.

Looking for More Warming Recipes for Fall?

  • Homemade Mocha
  • White Chocolate Mocha
  • Easy Hot Chocolate
  • White Hot Chocolate
  • Salted Caramel Mocha
  • Cinnamon Dolce Latte

Recipe Notes

  • This recipe makes a 1-cup (8-ounce) latte. If you want to fill an oversized cup, 1 1/2 or double the recipe.
Caramel latte in a glass cup.

Easy Caramel Latte

A Caramel Latte is one of the easiest sweet coffee recipes to make at home. All you need is 4 ingredients and about 5 minutes.
5 from 18 votes
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Course: Beverage, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 1 cup
Calories: 148kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • ½ cup milk any percentage
  • 1 tablespoon caramel plus optional more for topping
  • 1 teaspoon (4g) granulated sugar or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream optional
  • ½ cup strong coffee
  • Whipped cream optional for topping

Instructions

  • In a small pot, over medium heat, combine milk, caramel, sugar, and optional heavy cream. Heat, whisking frequently until milk is just beginning to steam. If desired, whisk vigorously until milk is frothy.
  • Pour coffee into an 8-ounce mug, and stir in caramel mixture. Add more sugar to taste if needed. Top with optional whipped cream, and drizzle with more caramel if desired.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Approximate nutritional information was calculated using 2% milk and does not contain optional heavy cream or any toppings. 
This recipe makes a 1-cup (8-ounce) latte. If you want to fill an oversized cup, 1½ or double the recipe.
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Comments

  1. Lettie says

    July 5, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    5 stars
    I was just about to go buy coffee–I don’t believe I’d ever made a GOOD homemade coffee–when I decided to look up a recipe instead. Stumbled across this one and it took less than five minutes. To my surprise, it tasted BETTER than Starbucks. So glad I have a go-to now and can save money!

    Reply
  2. Basia P says

    March 5, 2023 at 8:39 am

    5 stars
    Coffee shop quality, this is now my go to coffee treat. Thanks for sharing this easy recipe.

    Reply
  3. Jessica says

    January 11, 2023 at 7:06 am

    Oh my goodness this is so good! I usually make my own caramel sauce and it tastes great but man it’s a pain and I always burn myself. But this morning I wanted a caramel latte and didn’t have any caramel sauce – so I used your recipe and it was perfect! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  4. Denise says

    November 21, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    5 stars
    This is SO good and easy! Thank you!!

    Reply
  5. bill godwin says

    August 23, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this. YUM!!

    Reply
  6. Karen says

    June 2, 2022 at 6:03 am

    5 stars
    Soooooooo good! Could you tell me his strong you make your coffee?? For example…1 tbl grounds to 1/2 cup water?

    Reply
  7. Debbie says

    January 30, 2022 at 7:45 am

    5 stars
    Can you microwave the milk mixture?

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 30, 2022 at 7:59 am

      Yes. Heat the milk in the microwave until it is steaming (watch it closely to make sure it doesn’t bubble over). Then stir in the sugar until it dissolves completely and then add the caramel.

      Reply
      • bill godwin says

        August 23, 2022 at 4:16 pm

        5 stars
        I heated the entire content in the microwave. As it was heating the caramel started to roll in the cup then blended all by itself. When I poured it in the cup all was poured without a trace

    • Bobbi says

      July 16, 2023 at 7:32 am

      5 stars
      I did. I took it out and stirred with a whisk 15 seconds. 39 seconds the last. Wored good for me

      Reply
  8. Jane says

    January 10, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    5 stars
    I’m only angry because I never thought of doing this, so easy and delicious.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      January 13, 2020 at 6:20 pm

      Lol! So glad you enjoyed it, Jane!!

      Reply
  9. Memoria says

    November 20, 2019 at 1:56 am

    This caramel caffè latte (b/c “latte” just means “milk” in Italian) looks amazing! I have some homemade caramel sitting in the fridge along with some homemade chocolate syrup. I think I’ll make a caramel mocha caffè latte (that’s a mouthful!) today! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  10. 'Becca Ashley says

    October 8, 2019 at 12:11 pm

    5 stars
    Oh, now you’re in trouble, Missy. I just made this, and it was FABULOUS! Twelve out of ten Goldblums. And that’s saying a lot, because. . .I don’t even like coffee! I made your quick caramel sauce, and it was perfection, too–another 12 out of 10 Goldblums. Keep up the stellar work!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      October 23, 2019 at 8:24 am

      LOL. So glad you enjoyed it, Becca!

      Reply
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