
Starbucks uses 2% milk for most of their drinks. (They’ll sell it to you if they have enough in stock.) Or, just get a bottle of vanilla syrup online or by going into Starbucks locations and asking if they can sell you the vanilla syrup. Unlike the caramel sauce, vanilla syrup is SUPER easy to make at home so definitely go for homemade if you can. You can also use caramel syrup, which doesn’t contain dairy, but it’s not as rich in flavor as caramel sauce. It’s a little tricky to make at home since it requires a candy thermometer so I just buy it instead of making it from scratch. Nespresso Original: Starbucks Espresso Roast

Use their espresso roast or a dark roasted coffee. Starbucks uses their signature espresso to make the drink. RELATED: Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha Copycat Ingredient Notes It has 350 calories and 225 mg of caffeine.Ĭommon customizations include ordering this drink upside down (ingredients are put into the cup in reverse order) or with extra caramel drizzle. Venti (24 ounces) contains 5 pumps of vanilla syrup and 3 shots of espresso. It has 250 calories and 150 mg of caffeine. Grande (16 ounces) contains 3 pumps of vanilla syrup and 2 shots of espresso. It has 180 calories and 75 mg of caffeine. Tall (12 ounces) contains 2 pumps of vanilla syrup and 1 shot of espresso. Iced Caramel Macchiato can be ordered in 3 drink sizes: tall, grande, and venti. Caramel sauce is added to the top of the drink in a crosshatch design ( 7 times vertically across the surface of the drink, 7 times horizontally, then 2 circles around the edge of the cup). One of the most popular drinks at Starbucks, the Iced Caramel Macchiato is made with their signature espresso, vanilla syrup, 2% milk, and ice. RELATED: 19 Starbucks Caramel Drinks (Including Secret Menu) Iced Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks I’ve taken Starbucks’ exact recipe and recreated it so it can be made at home in an espresso maker or a Nespresso.Making a drink with the same flavors and ingredients, but with the espresso on the bottom and adding the milk on top, turns the drink into an Iced Vanilla Latte with caramel drizzle.For a drink to be an Iced Caramel Macchiato, the milk has to be at the bottom, and the espresso on top. What’s unique about this drink is how it’s made with the vanilla syrup and milk on the bottom, then the shots of espresso sitting on top of the milk and ice, and finally, a drizzle of caramel.The only part of the drink that’s caramel is the drizzle on top. Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiato is a vanilla flavored espresso drink with cold milk, ice, and caramel drizzle.


Shares of Starbucks have risen more than 7% this year, giving it a market value of $136 billion. In Starbucks' fiscal third quarter, cold beverages accounted for 74% of total U.S. Last year, the pumpkin cream cold brew even outsold the pumpkin spice latte. Starbucks customers have also been ordering more cold drinks year-round in recent years, even as they brace for cooler temperatures during the fall. Rival Dunkin', which is privately owned by Inspire Brands, launched Apple Cranberry Refreshers as part of its autumn lineup in mid-August. He added that fruit flavors like apple work well in both cold and hot beverages, which is key as Starbucks and other coffee chains roll out their fall menus earlier every year. "Pumpkin spice is now a default option on fall menus, so foodservice operators have to find new flavors to set themselves apart, which is why we see additional flavors like chai and apple trending in the fall," Datassential trendologist Mike Kostyo said. According to market research firm Datassential, apples are one of America's favorite fruits, and apple or apple flavors appear on 58% of U.S. The company said its research and development team was inspired to explore fall flavors beyond pumpkin for the new drink, landing on spicy baked apple. Customers can have the beverage either hot or iced. This version is made with apple and brown sugar flavors and topped with a caramelized apple drizzle, made with apple puree.

The macchiato, an espresso drink with a splash of foam on top, has been on Starbucks' menu for more than four decades.
