The most important innovation in coffee since the PSL
Stop the presses. Stop what you’re doing. Stop the terrible TV show you’ve been binge watching. This is important.
You can make a Butterbeer latte.
I can’t believe we’ve spent so long waxing poetic our love for all that is pumpkin spiced and caffeinated when this has been lying in wait for us, quietly sitting until we stumbled upon its magic.
I will admit, I am more than a little obsessed with Harry Potter. And yes, I’m also a huge fan of caffeine. But this is more than a simple love for ginger wizards and drinks that keep my battery running past 3:00 p.m. This is magic; pure, unadulterated, Harry-Potter-inspired coffee drink magic.
I demand that Starbucks begin serving this drink. Immediately. Yesterday. I deserve to make my questionable mid-afternoon coffee purchases in the most informed and enabled manner possible.
Okay, rant over, recipe following.
Butterbeer Latte Recipe
(single serving)
You’ll need:
1/2 c. milk
1 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. brewed coffee
Directions:
Heat the brown sugar and butter in a pan over medium heat; stir often, and keep heating the combination until it starts to caramelize. You will notice large bubbles forming on the surface. At this point, slowly add the milk and coffee and stir until the mixtures combine completely. If you notice that the brown sugar and butter seem to solidify upon the addition of the liquids, don’t worry – just keep stirring the mixture over medium heat, and the magic will do the rest. Finally, add the vanilla and cinnamon, and then drink the most magic of elixirs.
Do you detest coffee? Not a problem: simply take out the 1/2 c. of caffeination and add another 1/2 c. of milk (but seriously, who are you and why don’t you like fun?).
Do you like to walk on the wild side? Perhaps an alcoholic Butterbeer latte is for you! Simply add a small shot of spiced rum, Southern Comfort, Kahlua, or Bailey’s to the recipe if you like to travel the delicate line between work appropriate and inappropriate.