Although an iced coffee drink enthusiast, I usually shy away from the pre-made drinks at any coffeeshop. I like my coffee with one sugar at most, and those pre-made drinks are often SO sweet for my personal preferences. But I recently tried the Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso from Starbucks and Y'ALL - it's AMAZING.
Turns out, iced shaken espresso drinks are really simple to make at home, and for a fraction of the price. All you need is a way to make espresso shots (for me, a Nespresso Machine), and a few simple ingredients ( creamy oat milk, homemade simple syrup made with brown sugar, a dash of cinnamon) and VOILA: a Starbucks copycat recipe that tastes just like the real deal served in their coffee shops.
It tastes like an oatmeal cookie, but with coffee. And cold. It's just ... brilliant. And now I dream of it. I want it every morning.
Do you know what I DON'T want every morning? To deal with Starbucks. To pay $5.50 for a COFFEE. Hard pass.
So what's in the Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso?
- Espresso
- Brown Sugar Syrup
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla
- Full Fat Oat Milk
How to make a Starbucks Shaken Espresso?
Like a cocktail - you'll shake the espresso vigorously with ice in a cocktail shaker or a mason jar, then layer it over more ice with a flavored syrup ( as regular sugar doesn't really play nicely with iced drinks ), and top with full fat oat milk.
What kind of oatmilk does Starbucks use?
As mentioned above, Full Fat! As for brand, they use Oatly, which is my preferred brand at home as well.
As called out in the recipe card, Full Fat! As for brand, they use Oatly, which is my preferred brand at home as well.
The "full fat" part of the "full fat oat milk" is important! It's what gives the Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso from Starbucks that fantastic Iced Oatmeal Cookie latte flavor. If you can't find full fat, you can go with the Regular oat milk, but I do not recommend the light/low fat as it won't give you that rich creamy oat milk flavor.
If oat milk is not your milk of choice, some good plant-based milk alternatives are cashew milk and soy milk. If you aren't after a non-dairy milk option, cow milk is a great substitute as well. I do not recommend almond milk, as it tends to taste watery with this particularly rich espresso recipe.The "full fat" part of the "full fat oat milk" is important! It's what gives the Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso from Starbucks that fantastic Iced Oatmeal Cookie latte flavor. If you can't find full fat, you can go with the Regular oat milk, but I do not recommend the light/low fat as it won't give you that rich creamy oat milk flavor.
If oat milk is not your milk of choice, some good plant-based milk alternatives are cashew milk and soy milk. If you aren't after a non-dairy milk option, cow milk is a great substitute as well. I do not recommend almond milk, as it tends to taste watery with this particularly rich espresso recipe.
Other Starbucks Copycats you might like:
📖 Recipe
Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso - Starbucks Copycat
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup brown sugar I use dark brown sugar but light brown sugar is fine if it's all you have
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 ounces espresso (3 shots of espresso)
- 4 ounces Full Fat Oatly Oatmilk
Instructions
Make Brown Sugar Syrup
- Microwave the water to bring to a boil, or bring it to a boil on the stove in a small pan. Remove from the heat and stir in the brown sugar until it has completely dissolved.Stir the cinnamon and vanilla into the brown sugar syrup. The cinnamon will NOT dissolve.
Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
- Vigorously shake 3 ounces of espresso in either a cocktail shaker or a mason jar with the lid closed tightly. Fill a tall glass with ice, strain the espresso over the ice. If you used a mason jar to shake the espresso, simply open the jar and fill it up the rest of the way with ice.Pour 1 teaspoon of homemade brown sugar syrup over the espresso. Add more if you want it sweeter.Pour 3 to 4 ounces of oatmilk on top of that, and serve!
Tionna Abraham says
How would you atore the syrup after making it?
Kim C. says
Wow! Tried this today and it is SPOT ON! Thanks for sharing this!!
Angie says
This recipe tastes just like the Starbucks drink!! Thank you for sharing this.
One syrup recipe lasts me 3 drinks which is awesome.
John Smith says
Thanks for sharing unique recipe.
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