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Winter after the holidays is an interesting time, to say the least. The hustle and bustle has come to an end, the air is cold, and the days seem gloomy. Add some joy into these slow, chilly days with some winter drinks from our cozy winter drinks menu.
I am going to show you how you can skip the lines at Starbucks and Dunkin and make your very own warm winter drink from home with our cozy winter drink menu.
Cafe Ole
This winter coffee drink is very simple and incredibly delicious to add to your cozy winter drinks menu.
The cafe ole is a perfect blend of drip coffee and hot, frothed milk. To make this drink, it only takes 6 oz of drip coffee and 6 oz of frothed milk.
Ingredients:
6 oz of drip coffee
6 oz of frothed milk
How To:
Step 1. Brew pot of coffee
Step 2. Heat 6 oz of milk on stove to desired temperature
Step 3. Pour 6 oz of milk into cup and froth
Step 4. Pour 6 oz of coffee into your favorite mug
Step 5. Pour, hot, foamy milk over coffee
Step 6. Add sweetener of choice, mix, and enjoy
Chai Latte
The Chai Latte that hot winter drink that tastes like a cinnamon roll.
The chai latte is a delicious mix of chai powder and hot milk. A simple drink, filled with the tastiest flavors. To make this drink you only need chai powder, water, and milk.
Ingredients:
3 tbs of chai powder
12 oz of milk
A tad of hot water (just enough to mix chai into a thick paste)
How To:
Step 1. Mix 1 tbs of chai powder per 4 oz of water till combined/melted in your favorite coffee mug
Step 2. Heat 12 oz of milk on stove until desired temperature
Step 3. Froth milk
Step 4. Pour frothed milk on top of chai mixture and mix until combined
Step 5. Enjoy drinking your cinnamon roll in a mug
London Fog
The London Fog is the best winter drink for all the tea lovers out there
It’s a tasteful combination of earl gray black tea, mixed with vanilla and hot milk.
Ingredients:
2-4 oz of earl gray tea
Vanilla syrup (desired amount)
12 oz of milk
How To:
Step 1. Steep condensed earl gray tea (2-4 oz)
Step 2. Add in desired amount of vanilla syrup
Step 3. Heat 12 oz of milk and froth
Step 4. Pour frothed milk over tea and stir
Step 5. Cozy up and enjoy
Cold Brew Float
Who said cozy can’t be a little bit chilly? If you like an iced drink all year round, then, the cold brew float is another deliciously comforting winter coffee drink, perfect for you.
The cold brew float is for those of us who enjoy ice cream all year round! If you have ever tried coffee ice cream and loved it, this drink is for you. A yummy combination of vanilla ice cream, French vanilla syrup and cold brew.
Ingrediants:
12 oz of cold brew
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
2 pumps of French vanilla syrup
2 pumps of hazelnut syrup
How to:
Step 1. Make 12 oz of cold brew
Step 2. Mix 2 pumps of French vanilla syrup and 2 pumps of hazelnut syrup into cold brew
Step 3. Scoop two scoops of vanilla ice cream into a mug
Step 4. Pour cold brew over vanilla ice cream and enjoy
Maple Vanilla Matcha
To wrap up our cozy winter drinks menu, I introduce a matcha drink recipe called Maple Vanilla Matcha.
The maple vanilla matcha puts a fun twist on the green tea that we are normally used to. The flavors of maple and vanilla are a nice, sweet surprise to the classic green drink.
Ingredients:
3 tbs of matcha powder
2 pumps of vanilla syrup
1 tbs of maple syrup
12 oz of milk
A tad of hot water (just enough to mix matcha powder into a thick paste)
How to:
Step 1. Mix 3 oz of matcha power with hot water in your favorite mug until it mixes into a thick paste
Step 2. Add in 2 pumps of vanilla syrup and 1 tbs of maple syrup into matcha mixture
Step 3. Heat 12 oz of milk on stove until desired temperature
Step 4. Pour milk over matcha mixture, mix and enjoy
I hope that you enjoy these 5 drinks on our cozy winter drinks menu.I hope you consider easing into the new year with a relaxed pace, even if that means making one of these cozy winter drinks from home and snuggling up on the couch.
