Now that summer has officially ended it’s the perfect time to share five of our best autumn coffee recipes!
From spiced classics to underrated treats, dive into this list and find your new favourite coffee drink that you can make from home as the weather gets colder and the nights draw in - just be sure to make sure you let us know how you get on!
#1 Pumpkin Spice Latte
A well-known classic and one of the most popular drinks for this time of year. Here’s the ingredients that you will need:
1 1/2 tbsps of sugar
2 tbsps of pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup (4oz / 115g) brewed coffee
1/2 cups (4oz / 115g) milk
Once you’ve collected your ingredients, add them all to a saucepan.
Stir all of your ingredients in the pan until they simmer and then take your pan off heat and pour into a mug.
Then, decorate your drink with freshly whipped cream and a sprinkles of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. You can find the full recipe with instructions here, as well as a video showing you how to do it!
#2 Homemade Iced Maple Latte
This one can be made with or without ice - it’s up to you!
Let's start with the ingredients:
1 cup of milk
1-2 cups of ice
1 1/2 cups of coffee or espresso, at room temperature (if you want a warm latte, you can leave your coffee warm and omit the ice)
2 tbsps of pure maple syrup
In a jar with a lid, pour milk and shake vigorously back and forth for a minute, until foamy. Take off the lid and microwave for 15 seconds. Fill two large glasses with ice (optional).
Pour coffee evenly between the glasses. Drizzle in maple syrup between two cups.
If you like your lattes on the sweeter side, use a more maple syrup per cup.
Using a spoon, hold back the foam and pour a little milk into each glass. Then, take spoonfuls of the foam to add on top of the latte. Stir to combine and then it’s all yours to enjoy!
You can find the full recipe here.
#3 Gingerbread Spiced Coffee
This is a sweet, indulgent, warming drink for those who want a change from hot chocolate.
Let’s get stuck in with the ingredients for serving six:
175g of black treacle
4 tbsps of dark brown soft sugar
1⁄2 a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
3⁄4 of a teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1.5l of hot brewed coffee
250ml of single cream
100g of whipped cream
1 teaspoon of ground cloves
In a small bowl, mix together the black treacle, dark brown soft sugar, bicarb, ginger and cinnamon until well blended.
Cover all of this up and then refrigerate it for at least 10 minutes.
Add about 60ml of coffee to each cup, then stir in a tablespoon of the spice until dissolved.
Fill the cup to within an inch of the top with coffee. Stir in single cream to taste, then garnish with whipped cream and a light dusting of ground clove. Then you’re all set to enjoy your creation!
You can find the full recipe here with images and instructions.
#4 The Mocha
Treat yourself with a Mocha this autumn - we have found a recipe where you don’t even need a machine! Alternatively you can always order a mocha from your nearest Cafe2U van!
Here’s the ingredients to make a homemade mocha:
1 cup of milk
1 tbsp of cocoa powder
1 square of dark chocolate baking bar or 1 tbsp of dark chocolate chips for decoration
1 teaspoon of instant espresso powder or instant coffee
1 – 2 tbsp(s) of sugar
Firstly, heat your cup of milk over a pan on medium heat. Then your milk should start steaming, when this happens add your cocoa powder to the mix.
Now you can add your chocolate sprinkles or choc chips.
One of the final things to do is add your espresso powder into the mix. Once it’s all mixed pour into a mug and add some sugar!
You can find the full recipe here with pics!
#5 Red Velvet Latte
Not only is this latte appealing to the taste buds, but it’s probably the most visually appealing one on our list so far. A coffee that blends a delicious taste of vanilla and chocolate, here’s the ingredients you’ll be needing:
1 cup of whole milk
1 tbsp of sugar
3 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chunks
1/4 tsp of red food colouring
1/4 tsp of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of freshly brewed coffee
Put your milk and sugar into a medium sized saucepan. Bring your mix to a simmer on medium heat, keep stirring to dissolve the sugar in.
Remove your pan from the heat. Stir in the chocolate until it melts. Then add in your food colouring, coffee and vanilla - mix altogether.
Then your creation should be ready to serve - make sure you serve it up warm as that’s when it tastes the nicest!
Those are just a few of the recipes that you can enjoy this upcoming autumn and into winter! Let us know how you get on trying to make all of these delights, send your creations in via our social media channels.