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Iced white chocolate mocha latte in a tall glass held up against a light background
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White Chocolate Mocha Latte (Hot or Iced)

This white chocolate mocha latte recipe is a spot-on Starbucks copycat you can make hot or iced at home in just 5 minutes. Rich white chocolate sauce, espresso, and steamed or cold milk — that's it.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1-2 espresso shots Use however many you'd like depending on how strong you like your coffee.
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk use whichever milk you prefer. Starbucks uses 2% milk.
  • 2-4 tbsp white chocolate sauce (Fontana is what Starbucks uses; Ghirardelli is also great, taste and add more if you like your drink sweeter)
  • whipped cream optional

Instructions

Make the Starbucks hot white chocolate mocha

  • Add the white chocolate sauce to your serving mug.
    2-4 tbsp white chocolate sauce
  • Brew the espresso shots directly over that.
    1-2 espresso shots
  • Stir, then top with the steamed or frothed milk.
    3/4 cup 2% milk
  • Top with whipped cream if desired, extra white chocolate mocha sauce drizzles and enjoy.
    whipped cream

Make the Starbucks iced white chocolate mocha

  • Add the creamy white chocolate sauce to a serving glass and top it with the hot espresso shot.  Stir to combine.
  • Fill the glass with ice, then pour in the milk.
  • Give it a good stir then top with whipped cream if you'd like and extra white chocolate sauce drizzle.

Notes

No espresso machine? Use 1/4 cup of strong brewed coffee or dissolve 1-2 tsp of instant espresso powder in 2-3 tbsp of hot water.
Sauce swaps: Fontana is the closest to actual Starbucks. Ghirardelli gives a slightly sweeter, richer result. Torani and Monin are great everyday options.
Make it a sweet cream iced white mocha: swap the plain milk for vanilla sweet cream (equal parts heavy cream + 2% milk + a splash of vanilla syrup), poured on top of the ice.
Make it peppermint: add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract for a holiday-season white chocolate peppermint mocha.

Nutrition

Calories: 222Calories | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 1mg