Coffee Shop Recipes: Sweet Potato Latte
We love offering something a little different than the typical “PSL” this time of year—try a sweet potato latte, instead. This sweet potato sauce recipe creates amazingly rich drinks. It’s almost like drinking a liquid sweet potato pie! While our recipe uses canned sweet potatoes for convenience, you can certainly use fresh. This recipe can easily be scaled up to a larger batch size.
How to Make Sweet Potato Sauce
Supply List:
- Fine mesh sieve
- Medium saucepan
- Funnel
- Glass bottle
- Whisk
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups canned sweet potato puree (15 oz can)
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.5 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 tbsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tbsp. butter
- 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tbsp. honey
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Steps:
- In a sauce pan bring water to a boil.
- Add brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until dissolved.
- Boil mixture for 15 minutes.
- Add canned sweet potatoes and whisk until smooth.
- Optional: for a finer texture, push the sauce through a sieve before placing in an air-tight container.
*This recipe will keep in the fridge for a week.
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Iced Sweet Potato Latte
- 2 oz sweet potato sauce
- Double shot of espresso
- 6 oz whole milk
In a glass, mix together 2 shots of espresso over the top of the sweet potato sauce. Mix espresso and sauce together with a whisk or spoon before adding your milk. Top with ice, and shake in shaker.
Hot Sweet Potato Latte
- 2 oz sweet potato sauce
- Double shot of espresso of espresso
- 6 oz whole milk
Mix espresso and sauce well before adding your milk. Top with steamed/textured milk and pour latte art if desired.
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