Make your own homemade vegan gingerbread latte at home and save your money! All you need to prepare this delicious, cozy holiday drink is a handful of simple ingredients and a few minutes, plus, it’s so EASY to make! This Starbucks copycat recipe is the perfect way to warm up on a cold day (and it will save you a trip to the coffee shop!).
Brew coffee or espresso, pour it into a mug and set aside.
Add the dairy-free milk, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to a small pot and whisk until everything is combined.
Place the pot over medium-high heat and heat for 2 ½ - 3 minutes until the mixture is steaming. Whisk occasionally, don't allow it to boil.
Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
Place a small strainer over the mug with the coffee and pour the milk mixture into the mug. Add the sweetener, stir, taste, and adjust as necessary.
Heat the foaming milk and using a milk frother, froth the milk until it's foamy. Pour onto the top of the drink.
Sprinkle cinnamon or ground nutmeg on top of the milk foam for garnish (optional).
Notes
Please read all of the information and FAQ info above, as well as the notes below before making this recipe.
This recipe makes 1 ½ cups of gingerbread latte. Halve, double, triple, or quadruple as needed. If you need to make a large amount, multiply the recipe by the number of servings required and it can either be made as the recipe is written or warmed slowly in a slow cooker / crockpot.
For the best results, use unsweetened, unflavoured dairy-free milk to control the flavour and sweetness. If all you have is sweetened milk, you will need to adjust the sweetener you add accordingly.
If you don't have maple syrup, sugar can be used such as brown, coconut, cane, or white.
Keep a close eye on the milk mixture while it's heating, milk can scorch and boil over quickly, so only heat until it's steaming and remove it from the heat before it starts to boil.
For an extra creamy drink, use your milk frother or a whisk to froth the drink after you pour it into the mug and before you pour the foam on top.
To make it in the microwave, do step 1, then mix all the ingredients you would have added to the pot in a mug and microwave in 25-30 second intervals, whisking in between each interval, until it's steaming. Keep a close eye on it so it doesn't boil. Proceed with step 4. You can also reheat it using this same method.
Nutrition info is for the full recipe prepared as written using unsweetened, unflavoured almond milk and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup as a sweetener. The data below is only to be used as a rough guide. Click to learn how nutrition info is determined on this website.