Copycat Starbucks Apple Crisp Macchiato Recipe
Ingredients
For the Apple Brown Sugar Syrup - makes approx 3/4 cup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- pinch kosher salt
For the Spiced Apple Drizzle - makes approx 1/2 cup
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- pinch kosher salt
For the Starbucks Apple Crisp Macchiato
- 1/2 to 1 ounce apple brown sugar syrup
- 1 cup milk or unsweetened oat milk
- 2 shots espresso (or 2 fl oz brewed coffee, or 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder)
- 1/2 to 1 ounce spiced apple drizzle
Instructions
For the Apple Brown Sugar Syrup
- Combine the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until simmering. Cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool. Store extra syrup in the refrigerator for up to a month.
For the Spiced Apple Drizzle
- Combine the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until boiling. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the liquid has reduced by half, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool. The drizzle will thicken to a caramel-like consistency as it cools. Store extra drizzle in the refrigerator for up to a month.
- For the Starbucks Apple Crisp Macchiato
- Place the apple brown sugar syrup in the bottom of a mug.
- Heat the milk or oat milk in the microwave or on the stovetop until steaming. Froth it with a milk frother for about 20 seconds, until foamy. Pour the milk into the mug and spoon the foam on top.
- Pour the espresso over the foam without stirring.
- Drizzle the spiced apple drizzle on top in a crisscross pattern. Serve immediately.