Just realize: They call coffee, but unless I order black coffee, anything else feel like milkshake.

And those milkshake are so much sugar with flavor, that make me addict to like tobacco.

I better quit starbuck and save some cash.

  • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    I’m a big fan of their shaken oatmilk espresso drinks.

    I realized at a certain point that I could buy a bottle of syrup, a cheap espresso machine, espresso ground coffee, and oatmilk, and this would all pay for itself within a relatively small number of drinks. Like, I dunno, 30-40 drinks depending on the oatmilk and the syrup.

    I’ve gotten pretty good at making my own Starbucks-esque drinks, and it means I can control the sugar better.

      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        My most recent recipe:

        3 shots espresso
        1 pump Torani English Toffee
        2 pumps Torani Puremade Almond
        A decent amount of ice (I don’t measure this, I eyeball it)

        Shake well, then pour into a cup/glass

        Shake up your carton of oatmilk and fill the rest of the glass. It gets a nice foamy top and the oatmilk spreads beautifully down the glass.

        I use Oatly Full-Fat oatmilk (the Barista Edition is just too expensive and you don’t need it unless you’re doing hot drinks), but any other brand’s creamiest oatmilk will also work.

        Honestly pretty much any syrups that sound appealing to you will probably work well in this type of recipe.

        The one I was most proud of involved taro powder (for boba drinks) instead of syrup, and a pump of chai syrup, but it has a LOT of sugar.

        As far as suggestions for a cheap espresso machine…I haven’t had amazing luck, because you get what you pay for. I’m on my second and at some point will probably replace it with a more expensive one. But they last long enough to pay for themselves. Also the cheap ones are good for beginners, pressurized portafilters make it really easy to get right.