Rose Latte

Skip the coffee shop, and make this delicious Rose Latte Recipe with homemade rose syrup, steamed milk, and a coffee base. Everyone's favorite plant makes for a lovely, delicate, and flavorful coffee drink filled with rose flavor. It's quick, easy, and the perfect way to treat yourself!

Roses aren't only for Valentine's Day, and this rose latte is not your regular cup of coffee! Treat yourself to a delicious homemade latte with a lovely floral note.

If you're looking for more delicious coffee recipes, be sure to check out this honey lavender latte, this hot miel honey latte with cinnamon, or this sweet cream cold foam for your iced coffee.

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• ❤️Why you'll love this
• ☕️Ingredients
• ✏️Ingredient Notes
• 📖Instructions
• ✨Variations
• ☕️Equipment
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• 🥣Storage
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• 📖 Recipe

❤️Why you'll love this

• Simple ingredients: Believe it or not, there are only 5 ingredients to make this lovely floral delight!
• Reduced sugar option: We eat a low sugar diet, so we use a sugar replacement for the simple syrup. It's also super simple to use regular sugar if you prefer!
• No special equipment needed: While an espresso machine is great to have, you don't need anything fancy to make this drink.
• Packed with flavor: The flavor of this drink is so unique and totally captivating, yet so simple.

☕️Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you will need.

✏️Ingredient Notes

Here is a list of ingredients, you can see the recipe card for quantities.

• Edible rose petals or rosebuds - Make sure to use something like these rose buds or these rose petals that are food safe! Many roses are grown using pesticides, so that's definitely not something you want to ingest.
• Water - To make the rose simple syrup.
• Sweetener of choice - We sweeten our homemade syrup simple syrup with a sugar free sweetener called allulose.
• Milk of choice - Anything you prefer will work here. We use whole milk by Fairlife, which is lactose free and low in carbs and sugar. It's ultra-filtered and absolutely delicious.
• Strong coffee - Espresso, or strong brewed coffee can be used.

📖Instructions

Add water, rosebuds, and sweetener to a small saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat, and allow to steep for about 10-15 minutes. Strain away buds and discard. Now your syrup is ready to use!

*Please note: you may need to add more water if a lot evaporates.

In a mug, pour in espresso or strong brewed coffee.

Pour in rose simple syrup to taste.

Froth warm milk using a hand frother or other preferred method. Pour milk into the mug.

Garnish with rose petals or buds.

Enjoy!

✨Variations

Here's a few ways to alter the drink.

• Traditional simple syrup - You can make the rose syrup with cane sugar instead of a sugar substitute if you aren't too concerned with your sugar intake.
• Vegan - This drink can easily be made plant based with your favorite nut milk, like almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk.
• Make it pink - You could add a bit of beetroot powder to your milk, but it may alter the flavor slightly. You could also use a little food coloring to create a pleasant and pink drink!
• Try it iced - Use iced coffee simply pour this drink over ice for warmer days with frothed milk and enjoy!

☕️Equipment

Luckily, this recipe is pretty standard and you actually don't need any special equipment to make it! Here's some different tools you can use.

• Espresso machine - Okay, so this is 100% our preferred method, so you can get the best shots of delicious espresso, and perfectly steamed milk. We just recently took the leap however, so don't worry if you don't have one. Many people use a Nespresso machine & love them, but we don't have one ourselves.
• Hand frother - You can definitely use this handy tool with warmed milk to create a nice foamy milk for your coffee. Just warm milk in a small saucepan on the stove, then froth it with your handheld frother. These tools are affordable and work great!
• Pour over or french press - Are both perfectly good options for making high quality, delicious coffee drinks at home. For either of these methods, you will want to use about 4 ounces of strong brewed coffee to substitute for 2 ounces of espresso.
• Beverage thermometer- can be helpful to make sure your milk is 165°F, the perfect temperature for steaming, but again, this is optional.
• You can also use a mason jar with a lid to make steamed milk if you don't have a handheld frother. Simply heat milk over low heat in a small saucepan on the stove, place it in the jar, and then use an oven mitt to shake the jar until nice and creamy. If the milk isn't hot enough to your liking after shaking, remove the lid and microwave the jar until foam rises to the top.

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🥣Storage

We don't recommend fully preparing this drink ahead of time, but you make the rose simple syrup up to a month in advance.

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