Craving your go-to café drink without the café markup? This Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso layers bold espresso, caramelized brown sugar, warm cinnamon, and silky oat milk into a chic, latte-inspired sip you can shake up at home.

It’s cool, lightly sweet, and comes together in about 5 minutes—perfect for a refined pick-me-up any time of day.

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🛒 What You’ll Need

• 2 shots freshly brewed espresso
• 1–2 tbsp brown sugar syrup
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ cup oat milk
• Ice
• Extra cinnamon for topping (optional)

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Quick brown sugar syrup: Stir together equal parts brown sugar and hot water until completely dissolved, then let cool before using.

☕ How to Make It

1. Brew your espresso. Pull two fresh shots of espresso.
2. Sweeten and spice. While the espresso is still hot, stir in the brown sugar syrup and ground cinnamon until blended.
3. Shake it. Add the espresso mixture and a generous handful of ice to a cocktail shaker or tightly sealed jar. Shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds, until well chilled and frothy.
4. Pour and top. Fill a glass with fresh ice, strain in the shaken espresso, and finish with oat milk.
5. Serve. Dust with a pinch of extra cinnamon, if you like, and enjoy immediately.

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🤍 Make It Your Own

• Sweeter: Stir in an extra teaspoon of brown sugar syrup.
• More cinnamon: Add an extra pinch for a cozier, spiced profile.
• Creamier: Use barista-style oat milk for extra body and foam.
• Stronger: Add an additional shot of espresso.

☕ The Secret to an Elevated Homemade Shaken Espresso

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Fresh, well-extracted espresso is everything. A solid espresso machine and freshly ground beans give you a richer, more complex base for this drink, while shaking the hot espresso with ice before adding the oat milk creates that signature frothy, café-style texture at home.

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