Craving a Salted Caramel Mocha, but not near a Starbucks? Then make my version of their delicious, sweet and salty drink in under 10 minutes!
There was a time when I could not even manage one mouthful of coffee.
What the heck was wrong with me?! I loved the smell, but that was it.
Then something magic happened and suddenly I could drink a pretty weak coffee, then it got stronger and stronger. And now I’m addicted and can’t get through a day without a mug of freshly brewed coffee.
And if I walk past a Starbucks? I HAVE to go in and either have a Caramel Macchiato, Pumpkin Spice Latte or a Peppermint Mocha. I’m a creature of habit. Depending on the season I like to stick to the same drink.
My Dad will tell you I grew up, that’s why I like coffee now. But maybe not, I still don’t like Mushrooms and he told me my entire childhood that I’d grow up and like them! 😉
Anyway. I’ve seen and heard about the Salted Caramel Mocha for such a long time, but it has toffee nut syrup, so even though some people say there aren’t any nuts in it, I still like to err on the side of caution. I spend half my life at the Doctors or hospital anyway, so I’d rather avoid going any more than I already have to.
So, what’s a girl to do when she just has to try caramel, salt, coffee and chocolate together?
Make her own of course!
I started my Saturday with this blissful, rich and coffee spiked drink and it was DIVINE.
To start, you need a shot of freshly brewed coffee… OK, tell a lie, I actually had a double shot. It was a Saturday morning.
You can have one shot or two, it depends on how much you love your coffee. 🙂
Then I started making some cocoa. I placed milk, cocoa powder and sugar into a saucepan and brought it to a simmer.
Once the cocoa mixture was warm, I placed some salted caramel sauce into the bottom of a mug and mixed it whilst slowly pouring in the shot of coffee.
Continuing stirring, you then add the cocoa mix and stir until smooth and combined.
There’s your drink. Pretty darn amazing on its own. But, because it was the weekend I felt like it needed something extra… an extravagant top.
I don’t normally like cream, but with this drink, it totally pushed it over the edge awesome. I used squirty cream, then drizzled more salted caramel sauce on top and finished it with some sprinkles.
Then I face planted the whole thing. So. That was a morning.
So, there we have it; a Starbuck’s copycat Salted Caramel Mocha, in under 10 minutes.
Salted Caramel Mocha
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp aslted caramel sauce*
- 1-2 shots freshly brewed Espresso; 30ml per shot
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup (240ml) milk
- Sweetener/sugar to taste; I used 2tbsp sugar
- Squirty cream, sprinkles and more salted caramel to garnish, optional
Instructions
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Place salted caramel sauce into the bottom of your mug and slowly add in the shot of Espresso, whilst stirring the mixture together. Leave to one side.
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Place cocoa powder, milk and sugar into a small saucepan, over a low-medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently until your mixture is smooth with no lumps of cocoa powder.
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Remove from heat and gradually pour into the mug with your caramel and coffee mixture, stirring to combine as you pour the milk mix in.
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To garnish (optional): Squirt desired amount of cream on top of your mocha, then drizzle some extra salted caramel sauce on top. Finish with some chocolate sprinkles and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
*I used an ice cream topping Salted Caramel Sauce
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Heather says
15.10.15 at 2:42 pmWhat time should I be over to drink? It looks DELISH – love it!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:45 pmHaha, any time, my door is always open! Thanks so much Heather! 🙂
nelle monaco says
15.10.15 at 3:23 pmevery time i visit your blog, my mouth waters!!! your recipes and photos are the best- this is right up my alley! yum 🙂
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:52 pmThanks so much! 🙂
Lisa K says
15.10.15 at 3:29 pmThis recipe is a little dangerous! 😉 Looks tasty and simple to prepare, so thanks for the great idea!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:53 pmVery dangerous lol! Thanks so much Lisa! 😀
Alessandra says
15.10.15 at 3:40 pmThis looks delicious! It’ll sure save me a lot of money at Starbucks – it’s one of my favorite flavors, but they run out of the salted caramel all the time.
Alessandra | The PumpUp Blog
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:53 pmUgh, hate it when they run out! Such an anti-climax! I thought it would save me money, but now I keep getting PSLs!
Samantha says
15.10.15 at 3:42 pmThis is a great recipe and it looks so so good.. Oh my goodness! Saving this one 🙂
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:55 pmThanks so much Samantha! 🙂
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction says
15.10.15 at 5:01 pmI’m not a coffee person, but I think I could gulp this salted caramel mocha down! Looks so good!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:56 pmIt’s an easy way into coffee haha, not too overpowering!! Thanks Marsha! 🙂
tots2travel says
15.10.15 at 7:40 pmThat’s serious. That sounds so frickin’ good!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:57 pmThanks so much!! 😀
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
16.10.15 at 12:54 pmOh GOSH. I’ve had the SB’s caramel maccihato and the mocha before but never both of them smashed into one amazing drink! This seriously looks SO darn awesome, Annie! I can never get enough salted caramel in my life. 🙂
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:58 pmThanks so much Sarah! I’m the same, salted caramel is so addictive!!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
16.10.15 at 2:46 pmOh, yes! I can’t resist a salted caramel mocha and wish I had this right now. Happy Friday, Annie!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 2:00 pmThanks so much Ashley! 🙂
Chelsie says
16.10.15 at 5:44 pmI love all salted-caramel flavored things! Also, your food photography is fantastic!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 2:02 pmThank you so much Chelsie! 🙂
Julia (@Imagelicious) says
16.10.15 at 9:00 pmOh, wow, this is so decadent!! Delicious!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 2:03 pmThanks so much Julia! 😀
Michelle @ My Gluten-free Kitchen says
16.10.15 at 9:08 pmThis looks like the perfect treat for this Friday, or next Monday, or anytime! Yum!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:45 pmDefinitely anytime! Or is that just because I’m a coffee addict haha?!
Anna @ Sunny Side Ups says
17.10.15 at 12:33 amGah! So yummy!! This looks a little too dangerous for the coffee addict in me…;) Now that you’ve got me making this at home though, I’ll be saving the $$ by not going to Starbucks…so it’s ok to have one like every day, right?
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:46 pmI like the way you think! I’ve certainly been having way too many, but saving $!
Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen says
17.10.15 at 7:35 amSince there is still no Starbucks here in Italy this is something I will have to try for sure. Looks delicious.
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:46 pmThanks so much Rosemary! 🙂
Dee says
17.10.15 at 7:46 amSalted caramel and peppermint mochas are the only drinks I order from Starbucks, but this looks so good, that I’m going to try making my own!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:47 pmOh, that Peppermint Mocha; OMG it’s amazing!! That’s all I get at Christmas, thanks Dee! 🙂
Tammy says
17.10.15 at 3:03 pmI loved this recipe. I’m such a coffee hog. I am featuring this on Wonderful Wednesday blog hop this week. Thanks for sharing
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:47 pmThanks so much for the feature Tammy! 🙂
Wajeeha says
18.10.15 at 12:01 pmCan we be best friends? This looks so delicious…I’m off to the kitchen to make this! 🙂
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:47 pmOF course! Thanks so much Wajeeha! 🙂
Jenn says
18.10.15 at 6:57 pmLooks amazing to me. I will definitely be giving this a shot. I totally understand about growing into coffee. I couldn’t drink it until I had a job that required me to work the midnight shift while going to school all day. I learned first to tolerate coffee and then later to love it.
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:48 pmI went through those phases too! Buy yup, I am totally addicted now haha, thank Jenn! 🙂
Ariel says
18.10.15 at 7:45 pmThis looks FANTASTIC! 🙂 I would definitely love one of these today that’s for sure! Thanks for sharing this!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:48 pmThank you so much Ariel! 🙂
Sandra says
19.10.15 at 6:20 pmThis puts my cup of green tea to shame!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:49 pmHaha, it is rather decadent! But I do love a mug of tea too!
Stacey says
20.10.15 at 12:07 amThis looks unbelievably rich and delicious. 🙂 mmmm…
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:49 pmThanks so much Stacey! 🙂
Olivia @ Olivia's Cuisine says
20.10.15 at 3:24 amOh how I wish I could have a mug of this delicious coffee. And it’s 10:23pm… lol I just gotta have one now!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:49 pmI believe in coffee all day every day LOL, so 10pm or 10am, I want coffee! 😀
Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat says
20.10.15 at 3:10 pmThis looks so delicious, I could almost taste it! Seriously, I want to ditch my black coffee right now and try one of these!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:50 pmThanks so much Sherri! 😀
Raquel says
20.10.15 at 4:21 pmWow! This looks scrumptious! I think I am drooling over my keyboard. Found you from Kathe’s party. Pinning!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:50 pmThanks so much for sharing Raquel! 🙂
Kimberly says
21.10.15 at 1:40 amI have just three words for this recipe … YES, YES, YES!
Seriously, it’s getting chilly where I live so this would be the perfect evening treat!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:50 pmSame here, it’s definitely a great way to warm up! 😀
Helen Fern says
21.10.15 at 3:54 pmoh Yum!! Great idea! Visiting from the Wake Up Wednesday hop!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:51 pmThanks so much Helen! 😀
Steph @ Steph in Thyme says
22.10.15 at 8:08 pmDreamy! I love salted caramel and mocha…brilliant combining the two together!!
Annie S says
24.10.15 at 1:51 pmThanks so much Steph! 😀
Gwen says
27.10.15 at 1:48 pmHI Annie! I just wanted to let you know that you are this week’s MEGA Rockstar from Creativity Unleashed! I will be shouting you out on all my social media outlets and will have tons of pins going up tonight on my biggest boards starting around 7:00EST. I’ll also be featuring you in my weekly newsletter on Friday. I hope you get LOTS of love this week! You totally deserve it, girl!!!
Miranda @ Crafty Housewife says
28.10.15 at 5:43 pmThis looks amazing! I can’t wait to try to make my own salted caramel mocha.