Salted Caramel Pumpkin Latte Fall Flavored Coffee Drink

This super easy coffee drink is everything you need from the fall! This Salted Caramel Pumpkin Latte is so good and delicious!

Okay, friends. We all know that fall is at our doorsteps . The weather is changing, the leaves are falling off of trees and there’s a crispness in the air. But what about those days when it’s not quite cool enough for hot chocolate, but you don’t want to drink iced coffee?

The ingredient list for this easy coffee drink is super simple:

• 2 shots espresso
• 1 cup milk frothed
• 4 tablespoon pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon organic sugar
• whipped topping for topping
• caramel syrup for topping
• 1/3 teaspoon salt or sea salt for the top

2 shots espresso: Brewed strong. The espresso is the backbone of the drink and weak coffee will get lost behind the pumpkin and caramel. If you don’t have an espresso machine, use a moka pot, a Nespresso pod, or brew very strong drip coffee using twice the normal coffee-to-water ratio.

1 cup milk, frothed: Whole milk froths most easily and produces the most stable foam. 2% works. Oat milk froths well and is the best non-dairy option for this drink. Froth before pouring — frothed milk poured over the espresso-pumpkin mixture creates the latte layering effect rather than everything mixing immediately.

4 tablespoons pumpkin puree: Plain canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling. Goes in the cup first with the sugar, before the espresso, so it can incorporate into the hot liquid. Four tablespoons gives you a real pumpkin presence without crossing into dessert territory.

1 tablespoon organic sugar: Stirs in with the pumpkin. Organic fine-grain sugar dissolves most easily in hot espresso. Regular granulated white sugar works identically.

Caramel syrup: The drizzle on top alongside the whipped cream. Store-bought caramel sauce or Starbucks caramel syrup (the kind in the pump bottle) are both good options. This is where the salted caramel flavor primarily comes from, so use a caramel you actually like the taste of.

⅓ teaspoon salt or sea salt: Sprinkled on top after everything else. This is the ingredient that makes it a salted caramel latte rather than just a caramel latte — it balances the sweetness of the caramel and brings out the pumpkin flavor. Don’t be shy with it.

How Do You Make This Fall Latte?

Start by brewing your two shots of espresso. While that’s going, add the pumpkin puree and sugar directly into your mug — just dump them in the bottom before anything else goes in.

Pour the hot espresso over the pumpkin and sugar and stir well. This is the step that matters — the heat from the espresso is what dissolves the pumpkin and sugar into the liquid rather than leaving them as clumps at the bottom of the cup. Stir until it’s smooth and evenly combined with no visible pumpkin sitting separately.

Froth your milk. Whole milk or oat milk both work well — froth until you have a good amount of foam, then pour it into the mug over the espresso-pumpkin mixture. The frothed milk sits on top of the espresso rather than immediately mixing in, which gives you the layered latte look rather than a uniform brown drink.

Now the toppings, in order: whipped cream first, generously. Then a drizzle of caramel syrup over the whipped cream. Then the salt — a good sprinkle, more than feels like enough. The salt is what turns this from a caramel latte into a salted caramel latte and it genuinely changes the flavor against the sweetness of the caramel syrup. Don’t be timid with it.

Drink it immediately while the foam is still holding and the whipped cream hasn’t melted into the latte.

Maybe you feel like drinking a latte with pumpkin in it? Well this latte made with espresso , pumpkin and salted caramel sauce will satisfy your latte craving until it gets cold outside!

This easy coffee drink is made with super simple ingredients and you will make this multiple times a week.

There is nothing like grabbing a good book and hot coffee when it starts to get cold outside. And if you are one of those people who starts to go through latte withdrawal now that summer is ending then we have the perfect latte for you!

This homemade latte is made with warm spices and an amazing pumpkin flavor. This easy recipe will make you feel like your own barista.

The latte also has a salted caramel sauce that will make you want to drink more than one. You can add as little or as much salt as you like on top of the latte, but we recommend adding a lot because it blends so well with the pumpkin and coffee flavor.

The pumpkin puree goes directly into the cup with the sugar before the espresso is poured in — stirring it all together while the espresso is hot is what gets the pumpkin to dissolve and incorporate smoothly rather than sitting in clumps. Four tablespoons is enough to give you real pumpkin flavor without the drink tasting like a dessert. The salt on top is the step that makes this a salted caramel latte specifically rather than just a caramel latte — don’t skip it, and add more than you think you need because it balances the sweetness of the caramel syrup in a way that’s noticeably better than the unalted version.

If you don’t have an espresso machine, two tablespoons of very strong brewed coffee concentrate or a double shot from a Nespresso or Keurig espresso pod works fine. The milk frother makes a difference — frothed milk integrates into the drink differently than cold or heated milk. A handheld frother is about eight dollars and changes the whole texture of homemade lattes.

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