Hello lovelies, what would winter be without delicious, warming drinks. One of my highlights is a vegan gingerbread latte, and today I have a recipe for it for you. The gingerbread latte is super quick to make; I love the combination of espresso, oat milk and the fine spices that give this latte its very special note. I can tell you, the gingerbread latte is so easy and quick to make that you'll never want to drink one out again. At home with freshly baked cookies it's much cozier anyway.
Thanks to my dearly loved Sage the Oracle™ Touch* barista machine, every espresso, coffee and cappuccino simply turns out perfect, so I love trying new coffee creations. For the gingerbread latte I brewed fresh, strong espresso and also frothed a little oat milk. I can only absolutely recommend the machine — I've already written about it in more detail here. We use it daily, and for anyone thinking about getting a portafilter machine — this would make a great Christmas gift!
A delicious wintry coffee latte with gingerbread spice.
- 1 cup oat milk
- 2 tsp date syrup
- 1-2 tsp gingerbread spice
- frothed oat milk
- 2 espresso, freshly brewed
- 4 Tbsp whipped vegan cream (e.g. soy)
- 2-3 pinches cinnamon
- vegan speculoos cookies
Warm the oat milk with the date syrup and the spice until everything has dissolved well
Divide into 2 glasses
Pour a freshly brewed espresso into each
Add a little frothed milk on top
2 Tbsp of whipped cream each as a topping
Decorate with cinnamon and cookie crumbs and enjoy
When you make the latte yourself, you control how much sugar — or whether you add any at all. I rarely drink my coffee with sugar, so I only added a little date syrup to the milk. But one thing I can't do without for such a festive drink: a proper amount of whipped cream on top! It's just part of it, don't you think? Luckily there's great soy cream these days that whips up wonderfully.
On top of the cream I sprinkled more gingerbread spice and crumbled speculoos cookies, plus a few edible gold stars. After all, we drink with our eyes too, especially during Advent and the Christmas season.
I hope I've made you crave a gingerbread latte like this; "unfortunately" I was home alone that day and had to drink both right away — someone's got to make the sacrifice, after all :-).
Love, Verena
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**This blog post was created in collaboration with Sage Appliances — the recipes are my own. *
