If you’re tired of the old milk and espresso combination for your morning jolt, we have some tips for you. One: Stop using old milk. Two: Check out these Starbucks secret menu lattes.
Now, you don’t want to walk into a Starbucks and yell for an off-menu drink by its TikTok name. That’s a surefire way to get a blank star and heavy sigh from your barista. Also, don’t you remember how to use your inside voice from elementary school?
To order a secret menu drink, you’ll need to know the recipe. So we’re giving you the keys to the (Starbucks) kingdom with these secret menu latte recipes.
Some of these are coffee based, while others feature matcha. Most of them taste great either hot or iced. And some of them are shockingly simple, while others, well…you might as well write down the instructions on a poster board. And shell out a nice tip for whoever is making it.
But what do they all have in common? They give the PSL a big run for her money. Hey, she had a good run!
14 Starbucks Secret Menu Latte Recipes
1. Upside Down Pumpkin Latte
- Order a Venti Iced Matcha Latte made with oat milk
- Ask for only 2 scoops of matcha
- Ask for 5 pumps of white mocha
- Top with pumpkin spice cold foam and caramel drizzle
- Sprinkle in 1 packet of salt
2. Moon Drink Latte
- Order a Grande Iced Matcha Latte made with coconut milk
- Ask for 2 pumps of chai
3. Cookie Butter Latte
- Order an Iced Chai Latte made with oat milk
- Add brown sugar syrup
- Top with vanilla sweet cream cold foam
4. Snickerdoodle Iced Latte
- Order a Tall Blonde Iced Latte made with almond milk
- Ask for 2 pumps of sugar-free vanilla syrup
- Ask for 1 pump of cinnamon dolce syrup
- Ask for extra cinnamon powder mixed in
5. Cinderella Latte
- Order a Grande Latte
- Ask for 2 pumps of pumpkin syrup and white chocolate mocha
6. Blondie Latte
- Order a Blonde Vanilla Latte
- Ask for no vanilla syrup
- Ask for 3 pumps of toasted vanilla syrup
- Top with salted brown butter topping and whipped cream
7. Oatmeal Cookie Latte
- Order a Cinnamon Dolce Latte made with oat milk
- Ask for vanilla and brown sugar syrups
8. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Latte
- Order an Iced White Mocha
- Ask for cinnamon dolce syrup
- Top with cinnamon dolce topping and whipped cream
9. Cherry Blossom Iced Latte
- Order an Iced White Mocha
- Ask for raspberry syrup
- Top with vanilla sweet cream cold foam
- Ask for strawberry purée and 2 scoops of vanilla bean powder to be mixed into the foam
10. Pixie Dust Latte
- Order a Cinnamon Dolce Latte
- Ask to replace half of the cinnamon dolce syrup pumps with white chocolate mocha
- Top with cinnamon dolce topping
11. Raspberry Cheesecake Latte
- Order a Latte made with oat milk
- Ask for 3 pumps of caramel syrup
- Ask for 1 half pump of cinnamon dolce syrup and raspberry syrup
12. Strawberry Matcha Latte
- Order a Grande Iced Matcha Latte
- Ask for only a half scoop of matcha
- Ask for 4 pumps of vanilla syrup
- Top with sweet cream cold foam
- Ask for strawberry purée to be blended into the cold foam
13. Snow White Latte
- Order an Iced White Mocha
- Ask for apple brown sugar syrup
- Top with vanilla sweet cream cold foam
- Ask for cinnamon dolce topping to be blended into the cold foam
- Ask for apple drizzle and more cinnamon dolce topping on top
14. Birthday Cake Latte
- Order a Vanilla Latte made with almond milk
- Ask for 3 pumps of hazelnut
- Ask for one pump of raspberry
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