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Homemade Instant Latte [Video Recipe]

Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on May 13, 2016

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With this coffee shop Style Homemade Instant Latte Recipe, you’ll never need to nip out to the coffee shop in the mornings (or whenever) to grab an expensive latte! This instant latte can be made in minutes with 2-3 store-cupboard ingredients, and has a delicious flavour and foamed milk.

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Hi friends!

I don’t know about you, but I’m NOT a morning person. I’m more of a night owl and I usually head off to bed between around midnight – 1am.

Mind you, anyone that heads to bed at that time isn’t going to be a morning person, right? 😆

I just can’t seem to adjust my body clock and if I wake up any earlier in the day to try to change things, I still end up not being tired at the usual times ‘normal’ people go to bed!

This means that I definitely need a little perking up in the mornings. Sure, you could run out to snag a coffee from your local coffee shop, but if you’re anything like me, I can’t even begin to work on getting ready or heading out until I’ve at least woken up properly.

Let’s take today as an example. I had to get up early because we had workmen coming in to fix and replace floor boards in one of the bedrooms. I didn’t have anything to perk me up and wanted to stay close-by in case they needed me. That meant hanging around in my bedroom. So I lay in bed watching TV while the loud crashes and bangs occurred in the next room.

Before I even knew it, I was asleep (loud bangs n’ all!) I don’t even know how I managed that, but that’s what happens when you don’t get your coffee fix!

Since I’m a danger to myself and others’ around me in my zombie-like state in the mornings, this means getting a latte fix at home is the best course of action. Usually a regular ol’ instant coffee at home doesn’t even come close to the taste from a coffee shop.

That is until I decided to do something about that…

And this Coffee Shop Style Homemade Latte is about to change all that!

It’s a barista style latte complete with that delicious coffee taste and foamed milk without the need for any special coffee machines or a milk foamer (see the tips below in the recipe), and uses just 2-3 store-cupboard and inexpensive ingredients.

You’ll never need to pop out first thing in the morning for your latte fix again!

Yield: 1 extra large mug (or 2 standard mugs)

Homemade Instant Latte

This barista style Homemade Instant Latte recipe can be made in minutes and looks and tastes like a coffee shop style latte.

Prep Time 3 minutes

Ingredients

Foamed milk

20g (scant ¼ cup) milk powder
150ml (6 fl oz) hot (but not boiling) water

Coffee

½ tbsp good quality instant coffee
1-2 tsp sugar, optional
100ml (3.5 fl oz) boiling water or hot water

Instructions

Boil the kettle ensuring you have at least 250ml (just over 1 cup) of water. If you have a kettle that allows you to adjust the temperature, set it to around 90-95°C (195-205°F), and measure out hot water into two small jugs, set aside.
Add the milk powder to a large jug and slowly pour in 150ml (6 fl oz) hot water into the milk powder, stirring to ensure no lumps form. Using a milk foamer, foam the milk by adding the wand in the milk at around 30-40 degree angle, foaming the top before submerging as it starts foaming to get rid of any large air bubbles - this usually takes around 1-2 minutes (see the video if you're unsure). If you don't have a milk foamer, you can either use a hand or electric whisk, or add the milk powder and water into a large mason jar and shake constantly for 30-seconds to 1-minute.
Pour the foamed milk into an extra large mug or equally between two standard mugs. You will have a little foam in the jug afterwards. Reserve the foam until later.
In the jug with 100ml (3.5 fl oz) water, add the instant coffee and sugar (optional), and stir well to dissolve. Carefully pour the coffee mixture into the extra large mug or equally between two standard sized mugs.
Immediately top with the reserved milk foam. You can also sprinkle some instant chocolate over the foamed milk at this point, if desired.
Serve immediately.

Notes

Tips:

Don't like milk powder or don't have any to hand? No problem, substitute the hot water on the foamed milk for regular milk and omit the milk powder. Also, if using regular milk, it's best to foam the milk whilst still cold from the fridge - it stabilises better when foamed before, for some reason. Just heat it in the microwave until hot for about 30-seconds 1-minute, depending on your microwaves powder.
Don't have a milk foamer? You can either use a hand or electric whisk to foam, or add the milk powder and water into a large mason jar and shake constantly for 30-seconds to 1-minute.

Coffee Shop Style Homemade Instant Latte Recipe by Sweet2EatBaking.com | No need to nip to the shop for your latte fix! This instant latte is made in minutes with 2-3 ingredients, has a delicious flavour and foamed milk!

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Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on May 13, 2016

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5 Comments on “Homemade Instant Latte [Video Recipe]”

Happy Valley Chow — May 14, 2016 @9:04 pm Reply

Those look fantastic! Love the recipe and I love the video as well. Great job, PINNED!
ashley - baker by nature — May 20, 2016 @3:53 pm Reply

Love the video! Now... I need a latte
Sabrina — May 20, 2016 @8:03 pm Reply

Wow, what a clever idea! Saved and pinned!
Frank J Smith — July 17, 2017 @6:27 am Reply

I really do not know how to thank you, Lisa. I am a great coffee lover and was looking for an instant latte recipe and stumbled across your site.
I didn’t wait any longer and tried my luck soon after stopping by your site. guess what, it came out good!!
BTW, I love the video as well. Great Job.
Laura Will — February 25, 2022 @5:26 pm Reply

What a creative idea! Following and save this recipe and i wish to try this one day at my free time!