Hack: Starbucks Iced Shaken Espresso [Keurig® Style]

Like you, the first thing we look at when we walk into Starbucks® is the new releases. They are usually front and center, on a huge banner, and look delicious.Then we realize that they cost $5.00 and have way more calories than we need. Although they are fun to try, making these drinks at home is more our style. Including the latest – iced shaken espresso’s. There are four versions of the iced shaken espresso. In this article, we will teach you how to make them all with your Keurig® brewer!

Homemade Starbucks Iced Shaken Espresso Recipes

Iced Shaken Espresso

First up is our easy iced shaken espresso recipe. It is made with a few simple ingredients and of course, ours includes K-Cup® coffee pods. We chose to use Green Mountain Dark Magic as it makes a perfect espresso replacement. Cafe Bustelo espresso or any of the Starbucks® pods work too.

Ingredients

Simple Syrup

1 C water
1 C granulated sugar

Shaken Espresso

2 T simple syrup
2 espresso or Starbucks® K-Cup® coffee pods
2 T heavy cream

Instructions

Simple Syrup

Heat the water until just under a boil.
Pour in the sugar and stir until dissolved.
Let cool.

Shaken Espresso

Prepare both of your espresso K-Cup coffees on the lowest water setting of your Keurig brewer.
Fill a martini shaker with ice.
Pour the brewed coffee and simple syrup into the martini shaker.
Shake VERY well.
Pour into a cup (we recommend the Starbucks reusable cold drink cups).
Pour the cream slowly over the shaken espresso.

Iced Chocolate Almond Milk Shaken Espresso

Next up is a DIY iced chocolate almond milk shaken espresso. This version is just as easy to make but there are a few more ingredients that will appeal to the chocolate lover in us all. If you don’t have chocolate malt powder on hand, you can substitute Ovaltine or something similar.

homemade iced chocolate almond espresso recipe — Click for a printable recipe card

Ingredients

Make a size equivalent to Starbucks grande.

2 T chocolate malt powder
2 espresso or Starbucks® K-Cup® coffee pods
2 T almond milk

Instructions

Prepare both of your espresso K-Cup® coffees on the lowest water setting of your Keurig® brewer.
Fill a martini shaker with ice.
Pour the brewed coffee and chocolate malt powder into the martini shaker.
Shake VERY well.
Pour into a cup (we recommend the Starbucks reusable cold drink cups).
Pour the almond milk slowly over the shaken espresso.

Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso

Next, the sweetest of all is this homemade iced brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso. We love this version because it tastes decadent yet the ingredients are simple. This one gets a lot of attention because of the oat milk. We think you will find that it adds a pleasant taste and smooth texture!

Ingredients

Make a size equivalent to Starbucks grande.

Brown Sugar Syrup

1 C water
1 C brown sugar

Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso

2 T brown sugar syrup
2 espresso or Starbucks® K-Cup® coffee pods
2 T oat milk
dash of cinnamon
½ t vanilla

Instructions

Brown Sugar Syrup

Heat the water until just under a boil.
Pour in the brown sugar and stir until dissolved.
Let cool.

Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso

Prepare both of your espresso K-Cup® coffees on the lowest water setting of your Keurig® brewer.
Fill a martini shaker with ice.
Pour the brewed coffee, brown sugar syrup, and vanilla into the martini shaker.
Shake VERY well.
Pour into a cup (we recommend the Starbucks reusable cold drink cups).
Pour the oat milk slowly over the shaken espresso.
Top with a dash of cinnamon.

Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte

Finally, the latest arrival is the Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte. This one makes a perfect seasonal treat!

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Simple Syrup

¼ cup water
⅛ cup granulated sugar
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
¼ tsp. butter extract
¼ tsp. almond extract

Sugar Cookie Latte

ice
1 espresso or Starbucks® K-Cup® coffee pod
½ cup vanilla almond milk

Instructions

Sugar Cookie Simple Syrup

Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Stir constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, butter, and almond extracts to make a sugar cookie simple syrup.

Sugar Cookie Latte

Fill a large plastic cup with ice.
Pour the sugar cookie simple syrup over the ice.
Brew your Starbucks K-Cup® coffee pod directly into the same cup using the lowest water setting on your Keurig® machine.
Add the vanilla almond milk and stir well.

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