How to Make the Starbucks Pistachio Latte at Home (Starbucks Copycat)

With its cozy flavors of sweet pistachio and rich brown butter, make this Starbucks Copycat Pistachio Latte recipe at home with all natural ingredients – no chemical flavorings!

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Featuring espresso shots, steamed milk, a syrup made with real pistachios, and a salted brown butter topping.

If you’re a fan of the Starbucks Pistachio Latte, you’ll love the creamy, dreamy deliciousness of this make at home copycat!  

Starbucks Pistachio Latte Ingredients

According to their website, the pistachio latte from Starbucks contains: milk, pistachio sauce, espresso, and a salted brown butter cookie flavored topping.

I’ve created a recipe that doesn’t require any artificially flavored syrups that leave a chemical aftertaste.

Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe:

• Espresso – 1-2 shots from an espresso machine, a French press, or instant espresso. You can also use strong brewed coffee.

• Pistachio syrup – My DIY Homemade Pistachio Syrup is a pistachio infused simple syrup with all-natural flavors. It gives a wonderful pistachio flavor to the latte that can’t be matched by artificial flavorings, and it’s easy to make.

I’ve also included a sugar-free version if you want enjoy your cuppa without all the sugar.

Starbucks at Home recommends adding a little almond extract in the pistachio syrup so I’ve added that as an optional ingredient.

• Milk – you can use any kind of milk you like from whole milk, low-fat milk, coconut milk, oat milk, to almond milk.

• Salted browned butter – half of the salted brown butter is stirred into the espresso and the other half is mixed with brown sugar and sprinkled on top.

• Brown sugar – for the salted brown butter topping.

How to make Pistachio Latte

Step 1: Brown the butter

• Heat the butter in a light-colored pan over medium heat. Stir frequently until it melts, foams, and the solids start to turn golden.
• Remove from heat and set aside half to stir into the espresso.

• Stir brown sugar into the other half to make the topping and set aside.

Step 2: Prepare the espresso

• Prepare the espresso using an espresso machine, a French press, or instant espresso. You can also use strong brewed coffee. Add half of the browned butter.

Step 3: Steam and froth the milk

• Heat the milk to about 150 F. (It will start to steam and feel warm to the touch) Add the pistachio syrup and froth with a handheld milk frother. (If you don’t have a frother, you can use an immersion blender or put the milk in a jar and shake until foamy.)

• Pour on top of the espresso.

Step 4: Sprinkle on the topping

• Top the pistachio latte with the salted brown butter topping and enjoy!

Iced Pistachio Latte

Use cold milk instead of steamed and pour over a glass of ice. I leave the brown butter out when iced because it hardens in the icy drink.

Vegan Latte

For a vegan version, use a non-dairy milk and vegan butter.

Recipe

How to Make the Starbucks Pistachio Latte at Home (Starbucks Copycat)

Kelly

Make this Starbucks Copycat Pistachio Latte recipe at home with its cozy flavors of sweet pistachio and rich brown butter.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1 serving

Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 teaspoons salted butter
• 1 - 2 shots espresso 1 oz each
• 2 tablespoons pistachio syrup or to taste
• 8 oz whole milk
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions

 

Brown the butter:

• Heat the butter in a light-colored pan over medium heat. Stir frequently until it melts, foams, and the solids start to turn golden.
• Remove from heat and set aside half to stir into the espresso.
• Stir brown sugar into the other half to make the topping and set aside.

Prepare the espresso

• Prepare the espresso using an espresso machine, a French press, or instant espresso. You can also use strong brewed coffee. Add half of the browned butter.

Steam and froth the milk

• Heat the milk to about 150 F. (It will start to steam and feel warm to the touch.) Add the pistachio syrup, and froth with a handheld milk frother. (If you don’t have a frother, you can use an immersion blender or put the milk in a jar and shake until foamy.)
• Pour on top of the espresso.

Sprinkle on the topping

• Top the pistachio latte with the salted brown butter topping and enjoy!

Notes

Iced Pistachio Latte

• To make an iced Pistachio Latte, use cold milk instead of steamed and pour over a glass of ice. I leave the brown butter out when iced because it hardens in the icy drink.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 8gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 179mgPotassium: 408mgSugar: 44gVitamin A: 617IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 290mgIron: 2mg

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