Homemade Iced Caramel Macchiato

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This Homemade Iced Caramel Macchiato is just like your favorite coffee house drink, but easily made in the comfort of your own home. Flavors of vanilla and caramel, a touch of cinnamon, and, of course, the all important caffeine kick. It’s the perfect start to your day or afternoon pick-me-up.

Many years ago, back when I ditched the dairy, I learned to love my coffee black. I just could not find a plant based milk or creamer that I enjoyed in my morning cup of joe.

Silk’s new Almond Creamers are the answer to our non-dairy creamy coffee dreams. I was so excited about these new creamers that I ran to the kitchen and created a coffee house style Homemade Iced Caramel Macchiato. 

You guys are going to love love love this drink!

Silk Almond Milk Creamers

These Silk Almond Milk Creamers are thick, creamy, sweet and so yummy! They come in 3 dreamy flavors of Vanilla, Caramel, and Hazelnut. I’ve tried them in a steaming hot mug of coffee and I’ve tried them in a cold glass of iced coffee too – both love at first sip.

Not only are they Non-Dairy, but they are Non-GMO and gluten free, too. They are also free from carrageenan, which is near impossible to find in plant based milks and creamers. Lower in fat and sugar than traditional creamers, these new Silk Almond Creamers are a great option.

Which flavor would you try first?

Easy To Find Ingredients

I love that these Silk Creamers are easy to find. I don’t like to make a trip to a specialty store if I don’t have to. I do the majority of my shopping at Walmart because it’s close-by, reasonably priced, and full of options for eating well. I think most people can say there is a Walmart near them too.

Silk Creamers and Non-Dairy Milks can be found in the refrigerated cases in the dairy aisle. Do yourself a favor and buy more than one because you’re going to fall in love with them too.

If you love coffee, don’t miss these other amazing vegan coffee recipes!

• Coffee Granola
• Homemade Vanilla Nut Coffee Creamer
• Harvest Oat Pumpkin Latte
• Dairy Free Pumpkin Spice Creamer
• Pumpkin Spiced Iced Latte

What Is A Macchiato?

A macchiato is an Italian drink that is basically just foamed milk and espresso. Macchiato means “marked.” Sometimes this is done by pouring the espresso into the milk and sometimes it’s done the other way around – pouring the milk into the espresso. Either way, you are “marking” or “staining” the color with your second pour.

When you order a macchiato in a US coffee house, it’s likely to come with caramel syrup, too. While that’s not traditional in Italy, it is darn good! Here you can also get them hot or iced. We like our options here in the U.S.A.

I use the Silk Caramel Almond Creamer in this Homemade Iced Caramel Macchiato recipe blended with a good dash of cinnamon which ends up being just slightly lighter than the color of the coffee, so you won’t see much “marking” when you pour this. But we don’t really care about that, we just care how it tastes and let me tell you, it’s delightful!

And, yes, we are using a caramel drizzle – a homemade date syrup drizzle to be exact, which tastes just like caramel!

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• Easy Watermelon Juice
• Tart Cherry Sparkling Lemonade
• Coconut Water Smoothie 
• Strawberry Beet Smoothie

Like I said above, a macchiato is traditionally made with espresso, not drip coffee. But, don’t listen to those folks that try to tell you that you can’t make a good macchiato with strong coffee because I’m here to prove that you can.

It might not be a traditional style, but when you are a busy working mom just trying to get through your day, do you really care how authentic your caffeine kick is? I know I don’t.

But, hey, if you are all about making espresso at home, then by all means, use a shot or two of that instead. Me? I tend to use the leftover coffee that I brewed in the morning and never got around to drinking because…life.

Now, all that being said, I definitely recommend using a coffee that you enjoy drinking and feel free to brew it stronger than normal if you like. But I guarantee you’re going to love this drink even if you use regular strength drip coffee.