More About The Starbucks How to Make Latte Art at Home Recipe
It’s time to take your latte game to the next level. Follow this guide to steam, froth and pour your way to latte art that’s worthy of your favorite café drink. Once you’ve mastered how to make latte art at home, try creating different shapes like hearts, flowers or any other beautiful patterns you feel inspired to make.
Make espresso shots.
We recommend brewing Starbucks® Espresso Roast Whole Bean coffee via an espresso machine. If you don’t have an espresso machine, you can use a stovetop moka pot to make espresso-like coffee. To learn more, read our stovetop moka pot guide here.
You can also brew Starbucks® by Nespresso® Espresso Roast capsules for authentic café-style espresso.
Fill pitcher with cold milk to the bottom of pour spout dent.
Aerate milk for about 3 seconds by keeping the tip of the wand near the surface of the milk. You should hear a paper-tearing sound.
Submerge wand toward bottom of pitcher to get milk to spin in a whirlpool motion. Make sure the wand is in the middle of the pitcher to help swirl the milk completely.
Heat milk to 150°F. Use a thermometer, or stop when you can’t touch the pitcher for more than an instant.
“Groom” the milk by tapping pitcher on counter and swirling gently by hand. This will pop any big bubbles and maintain micro-foam.
Pour high to start. Tilt coffee cup as you pour a pencil-thin stream of milk into the center of the espresso.
Pour low when your cup is half full, and pour just a little faster to help guide the foam out of the pitcher.
Focus on the middle of the mug as the foam begins to fall. Continue to focus on the middle until a dot begins to form.
To make a heart, slowly tilt the pitcher back and pull stream through the center. For a rosette, once the dot starts to form, continue to gently rock the pitcher side to side while increasing the volume of the pour. The side to side motion will create the rosette design. Once you reach the far end of the mug and the top of the rosette, start pouring a little less milk and pull the stream through the center.
Finish. Slowly tilt pitcher back and draw the stream back through center of the design. Snap a picture of your hard work, and take a sip.
Ingredients
Directions
Make espresso shots.
We recommend brewing Starbucks® Espresso Roast Whole Bean coffee via an espresso machine. If you don’t have an espresso machine, you can use a stovetop moka pot to make espresso-like coffee. To learn more, read our stovetop moka pot guide here.
You can also brew Starbucks® by Nespresso® Espresso Roast capsules for authentic café-style espresso.
Fill pitcher with cold milk to the bottom of pour spout dent.
Aerate milk for about 3 seconds by keeping the tip of the wand near the surface of the milk. You should hear a paper-tearing sound.
Submerge wand toward bottom of pitcher to get milk to spin in a whirlpool motion. Make sure the wand is in the middle of the pitcher to help swirl the milk completely.
Heat milk to 150°F. Use a thermometer, or stop when you can’t touch the pitcher for more than an instant.
“Groom” the milk by tapping pitcher on counter and swirling gently by hand. This will pop any big bubbles and maintain micro-foam.
Pour high to start. Tilt coffee cup as you pour a pencil-thin stream of milk into the center of the espresso.
Pour low when your cup is half full, and pour just a little faster to help guide the foam out of the pitcher.
Focus on the middle of the mug as the foam begins to fall. Continue to focus on the middle until a dot begins to form.
To make a heart, slowly tilt the pitcher back and pull stream through the center. For a rosette, once the dot starts to form, continue to gently rock the pitcher side to side while increasing the volume of the pour. The side to side motion will create the rosette design. Once you reach the far end of the mug and the top of the rosette, start pouring a little less milk and pull the stream through the center.
Finish. Slowly tilt pitcher back and draw the stream back through center of the design. Snap a picture of your hard work, and take a sip.