Pumpkin Spice Latte {Starbucks Copycat}

Everyone has been raving about Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte this year! But why go out and buy one when you can make your own at home at a less expensive cost! This Starbucks copycat recipe of their Pumpkin Spice Latte is very similar to the real one! Try it out and let me know what you think! Happy Fall! 

Ingredients: 

2 cups milk (either half & half, whole milk, reduced fat or skim) 

2 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree

1-2 tablespoons of sugar

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1-4 shots of espresso OR 1-4 ounce of strong coffee
whip cream (optional topping)

Directions:

Brew your espresso or strong coffee. To make strong coffee you can double the amount of coffee grounds that you normally use. 

In a small sauce pan, combine your milk, pumpkin puree, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Heat until simmering, but do not boil. Remove from heat, and stir in the vanilla. Using a blender or milk steamer and blend or steam until frothy.

Pour 1 cup of the pumpkin milk into a coffee cup and add 1-4 shots of espresso OR 1-4 ounces of strong coffee. Top with whip cream and dust with additional pumpkin pie spice.  





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Italian Cream Soda

 

A sweet flavored soda type drink with a splash of cream at the top, topped with whip cream and a cherry, if you like! This drink is kid friendly, it is festive and this is a tasty and cheap drink to make for parties! Enjoy one this summer! I love these with fruit flavored syrups (cherry or strawberry), but any flavor will work. You can even experiment and mix flavors together.

Ingredients:

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water (1/2 bottle per drink)

Half & Half

Syrup (Tornani Coffee Syrup or Snow Cone Syrup, any flavor)

Ice

Whip Cream

Cherries

Directions:

1. Add about 3 tablespoons of syrup to the bottom of each glass

2. Fill the glass about 2/3 of the way full, making sure the syrup is mixed with the sparkling water and leaving room for ice and the cream.

3. Put in a few pieces of ice

4. Just before serving, put a SMALL splash of half & half on the top. 

5. Top with whip cream and a cherry!

Enjoy! :) 

Photo Source: butterwithasideofbread.com

Star Spangled Spritzer

 

A refreshing, and delicious summer cocktail. This is one can either be an adult cocktail or a kid-friendly spritzer! It is tasty and will make a great addition to any summer BBQ, or 4th of July Party!

Ingredients:

2 oz. of Gernadine (Pomegranate flavored syrup)

3 oz. of Orange Pineapple Juice Blend

3 oz of Sparkling White Wine or Ginger Ale

Watermelon for garnish (star shape optional)

Directions:

1. Pour the Grenadine, Orange Pineapple Juice Blend, and Sparkling White Wine or Ginger Ale into a glass

2. Garnish with a star shaped piece of watermelon

Enjoy! :)

Source: celebratingeverydaylife.com

Summer Berry Spritzer

 

This Summer Berry Spritzer is a fun, festive drink to add to any occasion! It is the perfect drink to have all summer long! It can be made kid-friendly by using the Seltzer or add a punch for adults by using the Sparkling Wine! This is a summer must try cocktail! 

Ingredients:

3 cups of Blackberries

1 cup of Raspberries

1/2 cups of Simple Syrup

1/2 cups of White Grape Juice

1/3 cup of Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

Ice

Seltzer or Sparkling Wine

Patriotic Fruit Skewers

Directions: 

1. Place the blackberries, raspberries, simple syrup, white grape juice and lemon juice into a blender and puree until smooth. Run the mixture through a strainer to remove and seeds or clumps of fruit. 

2. Fill 8 cups with ice and divide the fruit mixture evenly between the glasses

3. Fill the glasses to the top with the seltzer or wine, and garnish with fruit skewers

Enjoy! :)

Source: marthastewart.com

Red, White and Blue Layered Drinks

Happy 4th   of July!

Can’t beat the heat? Give the kids one of these festive 4^th of July drinks! They are so easy to make and they will sure make a great addition to any 4^th of July party!

 Ingredients:

1 cup of Red CranApple Juice

1 cup of White Sobe Pina Colada Flavored Juice

1 cup of Blue G2 Gatorade

Ice 

Directions: 

1. Fill the glass 1/3 of the way with the red juice

2. Fill to the top with ice

3. Slowly pour the remaining drinks DIRECTLY on top of a piece of ice

4. Garnish with fun decorations and straws 

*TIP: Use empty Starbucks refrigerated Frapaccino bottles to look like the picture*

Enjoy! :)

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