What's a shaken espresso?

It's freshly brewed espresso shaken with ice and syrup, the same way you would shake a cocktail. It adds air into the coffee and makes it frothy without having to froth the milk.

How many shots of espresso does Starbucks use?

Their Tall size has 2 shots of espresso, a Grande has 3, and a Venti has 4.

Can I use regular brewed coffee or cold brew?

I recommend using only fresh espresso if possible. It's much stronger than regular brewed coffee, which could make the drink taste much weaker. Regular coffee also doesn't froth the same way when shaken.

Is this recipe vegan? Is the original at Starbucks vegan?

Yes and yes! Both this recipe and the original Starbucks versions are completely vegan. They both use oat milk.

Can I just use cinnamon syrup instead of ground cinnamon?

The original drink has cinnamon powder shaken with the rest of the ingredients, so that's what I used in this recipe. The slight grittiness of the cinnamon never bothered me, but if it bothers you, feel free to use syrup or add a stick of cinnamon to the brown sugar syrup when making it! You may need to adjust the brown sugar syrup amount if you're adding cinnamon syrup as well.

Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso

Name: Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; heaping 1 cup ice (plus more as needed); 2-3 shots of freshly brewed espresso; 2 tbsp brown sugar syrup; ¼-½ cup oat milk; A dash of cinnamon*

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Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso

Recipe by Veronika Sykorova

This copycat Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso tastes better than Starbucks, and it's so easy to make at home! It uses homemade brown sugar syrup, and the shaken espresso has just a few simple ingredients and comes together in less than 5 minutes!

Total Time10 minutes
Yield1 drink (1 2/3 cup of syrup) 1x
DietVegan

Ingredients

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Brown Sugar Syrup

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso

heaping 1 cup ice (plus more as needed)
2-3 shots of freshly brewed espresso
2 tbsp brown sugar syrup
1/4-1/2 cup oat milk
A dash of cinnamon*

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Instructions

Brown Sugar Syrup

In a small saucepan, mix together the brown sugar and water. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat while stirring consistently just until the sugar dissolves.
Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Take the syrup off the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Pour into a heatproof glass jar and set aside to cool.

Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso

Add a heaping cup of ice to a large mason jar (I use a 32-oz jar, but a smaller one works too).
Pour 2-3 shots of freshly brewed espresso over the ice.
Add brown sugar syrup and a dash of cinnamon.
Close the jar and shake it vigorously for about 5-10 seconds or until the espresso is very frothy.
Pour the frothy espresso, including the ice, into a tall glass. Add more ice here if needed.
Slowly top up with oat milk to create a layered effect.
Sprinkle with more cinnamon if desired and enjoy!

Equipment

espresso machine

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Notes

Syrup - Check out my post for Brown Sugar Simple Syrup with more info and tips. Store the syrup in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for 2-4 months. If you don't want ground cinnamon in your coffee, add a cinnamon stick when simmering the syrup. The syrup makes about 12 servings (2 tbsp per serving).

Starbucks cup sizes - Different Starbucks cup sizes have different amounts of coffee and syrup. Their shaken espresso pumps of syrup are half pumps. The regular pump is about ½ tbsp. I find the Starbucks syrup sweeter because it uses regular cane sugar along with brown sugar, and this recipe only has brown sugar, so I use more of it.

Here are the exact Starbucks measurements:

Tall - 2 shots espresso, 3 pumps of syrup (approx. ½-1 tbsp)
Grande - 3 shots, 4 pumps (1-2 tbsp)
Venti - 4 shots, 6 pumps (2-3 tbsp)

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Category: Coffee, Drink
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American

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