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Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso

Published: Oct 5, 2021 ยท Modified: Apr 1, 2022 by Jessica Mode ยท This content may include affiliate links.

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Recreate a copycat oatmilk shaken espresso at home with a few simple ingredients, including a delicious homemade brown sugar syrup. This recipe can be made in under 10 minutes and tastes even better than the one you get from Starbucks.

Starbucks oat milk shaken espresso next to homemade version.

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This brown sugar latte recipe has to win the award for the prettiest coffee drink! The golden color that forms when the oat milk hits the espresso is absolutely beautiful!

The brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso is a drink from Starbucks that isn't overly sweet. You can definitely taste the espresso, with a finishing flavor of dark sugar and cinnamon. The plus of making this drink at home is that you can customize the drink to your liking - more or less sweetness, cinnamon, or oatmilk.

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  • Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso

What You'll Learn In This Recipe

By making this delicious espresso drink, you'll learn a few things:

  • The types of espresso or cold brew you can use.
  • A recipe for making your very own brown sugar syrup. Don't worry, simple syrup whips up in under 5 minutes.
  • How to customize the shaken espresso to your liking.

Ingredients You Need

espresso, brown sugar syrup, oatmilk, and ground cinnamon with labels.

There are only a few ingredients needed to recreate this Starbucks drink at home:

  • Brown sugar syrup: Starbucks has an amazing simple syrup made with sugar and maple syrup. It's the sweetener used in this oatmilk shaken espresso. I've got a homemade recipe so that you can make it at home!
  • Espresso: Starbucks uses a blonde espresso for this recipe (it's a lighter roasted version of the traditional dark bean espresso). However, you can use whatever beans you have on hand to make the espresso. I sometimes even use my Nespresso machine with the altissio pods, or I'll substitute with cold brew coffee.
  • Ground cinnamon: Cinnamon is part of the rich flavor in this drink. Feel free to use it as a garnish as well!
  • Oatmilk: Oatmilk has quickly become the new plant-based milk that everyone is obsessed with! It adds a rich, creamy touch to this coffee drink. I love Planet Oat and Oatly

How To Make This Recipe

four numbered photos showing how to make a brown sugar shaken espresso.
  1. The sweetener used for this drink is brown sugar syrup. The first step is to make the homemade syrup. This is what makes the drink tastes like the Starbucks version. It only takes five minutes to make the syrup, so don't skip this step.
  2. Next, brew the espresso, then add the brown sugar syrup, espresso, cinnamon, and some ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 seconds until the coffee is cooled and foamy.
  3. Once chilled, pour the drink into a 12 ounce glass filled with ice.
  4. Top with about ยฝ inch of oatmilk.

Expert Tips

Want to make this drink in a larger size? Here are the ratios you'll use.

For a tall (12 ounces), use the recipe card below.

For a grande (16 ounces), use 4 ounces of espresso, 1 ounce of syrup, 3 shakes of cinnamon, and oatmilk to top.

For a venti (24 ounces), use 5 ounces of espresso, 1 ยผ ounces of syrup 4 shakes of cinnamon, and oatmilk to top.

Recipe Frequently Asked Questions

I don't have espresso. What can I substitute it for?

In a pinch, you can make the brown sugar drink with cold brew coffee. It won't taste exactly like the Starbucks version, but still very delicious!

I don't have oatmilk. What can I substitute it for?

You're welcome to use unsweetened, plain almond milk as a substitution.

This brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso isn't sweet enough for me.

The Starbucks version isn't overly sweet! However, you're welcome to add more syrup to sweeten the drink to your liking.

two cold espresso coffee drinks in tall glass.

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homemade and Starbucks brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso.

Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso

Recreate a copycat oatmilk shaken espresso at home with a few simple ingredients, including a delicious homemade brown sugar syrup. This recipe can be made in under 10 minutes and tastes even better than the one you get from Starbucks.
Author: Jessica Mode
4.86 from 7 votes
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Active Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 1 (12 ounce) glass
Calories 70 kcal

Equipment

  • cocktail shaker

Ingredients
  

  • ยพ ounce brown sugar syrup (see recipe)
  • 3 ounces espresso
  • 2 shakes ground cinnamon
  • oatmilk to top

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the brown sugar syrup.
  • Add brown sugar syrup, espresso, cinnamon, and ยฝ cup of ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 seconds. Pour ice and drink into a 12 ounce glass.
  • Top glass with ยฝ inch of oatmilk. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 24mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Maggie

    November 28, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    5 stars
    Omg this tastes EXACTLY like the Starbucks version! I will for sure be making this again - it's the best copycat recipe I've tried!

    Reply
  2. Sharon

    July 10, 2022 at 8:37 am

    5 stars
    Iโ€™ve been making these knowing something was missingโ€ฆit was the maple syrup! My milk would always fall straight to the bottom. And the taste was so slightly off. Using the maple syrup made all the difference, thank you!

    Reply
    • Jessica Mode

      July 10, 2022 at 8:40 am

      Yay! So glad this worked for you! Thanks for making the recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Melissa Hembrough

    May 23, 2023 at 3:16 pm

    4 stars
    What am I doing wrong?? Iโ€™ve been trying desperately to make my fav Starbucks drink at home. I was so excited for this one and yet, it still isnโ€™t right. I followed the syrup recipe and the drink recipe exact. Today was the best result yet but it still isnโ€™t right. I really donโ€™t taste the brown sugar, which is my favorite part of Starbucks drink. I know, you arenโ€™t here to watch me make it so you canโ€™t actually help. Ugh! I make vanilla & caramel lattes at home and those do taste exactly like Sbux. Iโ€™m so determined to get this right!

    Reply
    • Martha

      December 09, 2023 at 10:02 pm

      Let me know if you ever find out please! Iโ€™ve been through 3 syrup recipes.

      Reply
      • Jessica Mode

        December 10, 2023 at 1:35 pm

        Hi Martha! The brown sugar syrup recipe was tested side by side with the Starbucks version (I taste tested it so many times hahah). I hope it worked for you ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply

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