| I don't know about anyone else, but when it comes | | | | wasn't long before he came upon a web site that |
| to a latte, I'll only settle for the best. I guess that's | | | | ultimately lead us to a recipe book, and it in . . . the |
| why stopping by Starbucks became a routine for me | | | | actual Starbucks latte recipe, along with other |
| and my husband. However, when we heard that our | | | | authentic Starbucks recipes. But wait, it gets even |
| local Starbucks was shutting down, we took a good | | | | better. This recipe book houses hundreds of other |
| look at how much we had been spending there, and | | | | famous restaurant recipes that everyone would love |
| instead of searching for the next closest Starbucks, | | | | to have in the palm of their hand. Finally, we can stop |
| we went in search of the Starbucks latte recipe | | | | running out every time we want a great latte, |
| instead. | | | | because now we can make a quality cup right here |
| At first we had reservations about looking for the | | | | at home. |
| recipe. My husband and I discussed the idea as if we | | | | Ingredients |
| were trying to decide rather bring a new child into | | | | * 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin |
| the world or not. Would be satisfied with the latte if | | | | * 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored syrup |
| it were made in our own kitchen? Wouldn't it be nice | | | | * 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice |
| to make it for guest? How great would it be to have | | | | * 1 cup milk |
| the option to make it whenever we wanted? It | | | | * 3 ounces espresso (1-2 shots) |
| would cost us less money, but what if we needed a | | | | Directions |
| special coffee maker in order to make lattes at | | | | 1. In a small saucepan, stir pumpkin puree into milk. |
| home? They can cost a lot. After much | | | | 2. Add vanilla syrup and pumpkin pie spice. |
| consideration, we decided that even if we did need a | | | | 3. Heat gently, continuing to stirring occasionally just |
| new coffee maker, we could have bought one with | | | | until steaming and foam begins to appear. |
| the amount of money we had spent buying these | | | | 4. Pour pumpkin flavored milk into a tall mug and pour |
| lattes after awhile. Hence, the search was on. | | | | espresso over. |
| My husband, who has become quite the internet | | | | 5. Top with whip cream and a dash of pumpkin pie |
| surfer, plugged "latte recipe" into the search engine | | | | spice. |
| and he found plenty, but we knew that in order to | | | | 6. Note: If you like it slightly sweeter; add a bit of |
| maintain high quality it had to be the Starbucks | | | | vanilla flavored coffee cream. |
| recipe, and none other, so he kept on looking. It | | | | |