A brown sugar latte is a hot espresso drink sweetened with brown sugar syrup instead of white sugar or flavoured syrups. The brown sugar adds a molasses-like caramel undertone that makes an ordinary latte noticeably richer and more complex. It takes about 5 minutes to make once you have the syrup ready. Brown Sugar Latte vs. Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso These are two different drinks that are easy to confuse: ...
Brown sugar shaken espresso is espresso shaken over ice with brown sugar syrup and cinnamon, then topped with oat milk — the result is a frothy, caramel-forward iced coffee that takes 5 minutes to make at home for a fraction of the Starbucks price. Starbucks calls theirs the “Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso” — a Blonde Roast espresso drink shaken with brown sugar and cinnamon, topped with oat milk. The home version is identical in concept but better in two ways: you control the sweetness, and you use real espresso instead of chain-volume shot quality. ...