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Homemade caramel milk is quick and easy to make, requires only two ingredients, and tastes simply divine!
Enjoy this milk mix drink hot or cold - prepare it in just 15 minutes.
The caramel milk is perfect as a hot drink for breakfast or a delicious light dessert!
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🥘 Ingredients
- Milk
- Ultra-fine granulated sugar
- Frothy milk for garnish
- Chocolate sprinkles - optional
See the recipe card for quantities.
🔪 Instructions
Step 1
First of all, let's make the caramel from scratch. Fortunately, this is very easy.
Take a small saucepan and distribute the fine sugar evenly in it.
Caramelize the sugar over medium-low heat.
Here you mustn't turn the heat up too hot; otherwise, the sugar will get burnt and won't melt, giving it a very unpleasant taste.
So let the sugar melt slowly. You don't need to stir in between; wait for the sugar to liquefy.
Distribute the sugar evenly.
The sugar starts to liquefy.
Step 2
Once the sugar is liquid, carefully pour in the milk. Be careful here. The caramelized sugar is very hot, and the milk you add is much cooler. It may fizz and splash! Don't let that scare you, though!
Once the milk is in the pot, stir the milk until it has combined with the caramelized sugar. Dissolve it with the milk.
Nearly all the sugar has liquefied.
The caramel milk is ready!
You can tell by the golden brown color of the milk! Now your caramel milk is ready!!!! Yey!
Step 3
Pour the hot caramel milk into a drinking glass. Pour about 100 ml of milk into a cocktail shaker and froth the milk.
Using cold or warm milk, you can also froth the milk with a milk frother.
I took cold milk to bring my caramel milk to the drinking temperature faster.
Garnish the caramel milk with the foamed milk. Optionally, sprinkle some chocolate chips on top. Add a straw for the visual effect, and voilà! The delicious drink is ready to be enjoyed!
🥜 Substitutions
Easily make this yummy caramel drink lactose free by using lactose-free or plant-based milk.
🍑 Variations
If you want to spice up the flavor of your caramel milk, you can add spices and different syrups before serving. I'm more of a purist here, as I'm a massive fan of the taste of caramel and prefer to enjoy it without any additional flavors.
But for those eager to try, I can recommend the following combinations!
Spices
- Star anise
- Cardamom
- Licorice
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Cumin
Flavors
- Nuts
- Almonds
- Coconut
- Walnut
- Hazelnut
- Peanut
- Fruit
- Roast apple
- Cherry
- Banana
- Berries
- Apple
- Orange
- Lime
🍽 Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Wooden spoon
- Cocktail shaker or milk frother
- Glass for serving
- Drinking straw
🌡 Storage
You can store the finished caramel milk in the refrigerator for a day after cooling. However, since it is so easy to prepare, we recommend that this drink is better made fresh, as it simply tastes better that way!
💭 Top tip
If you don't have a cocktail shaker or a milk frother at home, you can use the easiest milk frothing method in the world: Shake the milk in the carton for one minute. This way, you'll have cold milk foam in no time at all.
📖 Recipe
Caramel Milk - 2 ingredients only!
Equipment
- Small Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
- Cocktail shaker or milk frother
- Glass for serving
- Drinking straw
Ingredients
- 250 ml Milk
- 25 g Ultra-fine granulated sugar
- 100 ml Frothy milk for garnish
- Chocolate sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Take a small saucepan and distribute the fine sugar evenly in it.25 g Ultra-fine granulated sugar
- Caramelize the sugar over medium-low heat.25 g Ultra-fine granulated sugar
- Once the sugar is liquid, carefully pour in the milk.250 ml Milk
- Stir the milk until it has combined with the caramelized sugar. Dissolve it with the milk.
- Pour the hot caramel milk into a drinking glass.
- Pour about 100 ml of milk into a cocktail shaker and froth the milk.
- Garnish the caramel milk with the foamed milk. Optionally, sprinkle some chocolate chips on top. Add a straw for the visual effect.100 ml Frothy milk, Chocolate sprinkles
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend using digital scales for more accurate results. I provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe, but please note that I haven't tested it using this method.
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
⛑️ Food Safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Rupali
My kids just love this drink for an after-school treat. Such a delightful recipe.
Deb
I love love love this recipe. Anything with caramelized anything is my favorite. My parents were visiting and they loved it too.
Kayla DiMaggio
This caramel milk was so delicious! I loved how easy it was to make!
Nancy
Who doesn’t love caramel milk. Everyone loved it at home and asked for it again this weekend!
Amy Liu Dong
Such an easy, delicious, and refreshing drink to make for everyone. I love it!
Giangi Townsend
I forgot how wonderful this drink was; thank you for bringing back so many fond memories of my childhood.
Jerika
Wow! Can't believe there are only 2 ingredients of this Homemade caramel milk.:) So easy and quick to make and so delish. Thanks!:)
Oscar
This was so good and delicious to drink. I loved how easy it was and that foam on top was spot on. Thanks for the recipe.
Liz
My kids love chocolate milk, so I had a feeling they'd be fans of caramel milk, too! They went crazy for your recipe. It was a tasty weekend treat!
Agnieszka
I love caramel and I made this when I experience a sudden caramel craving and didn't have anything even remotely sweet at my house. This milk definitely hit the spot! So delicious.
Megan Ellam
So good to do this without a ready-made syrup. Simple and delicious.
Molly Pisula
Never thought to do this before, but this looks so delicious! Love a hot drink that isn't coffee for afternoon drinking!
Nora
Thank you so much, Molly! Happy you like it!
Sara
This sounds amazing, but I've never heard of it before. Is this a drink that is common in Austria?
Nora
Thank you, Sara! Caramel milk is well known in Austria but is usually made with store-bought caramel syrup. Since I prefer to use homemade stuff as much as possible, this is a pleasant and simple change to the purchased syrup.
Freya
I’d never tried caramel milk before but now I can’t stop drinking it! I love all the different options for flavours too!
Jan
Oh man this just hit the spot on so many levels. I am a caramel addict and am going to be making this on the regular!
Marcellina
I love caramel milk but I usually make it with store bought syrup. I'm so glad to have come across this recipe. Only two ingredients and so simple!
Julia
Ooh we made this in the morning and added it to our coffee, made it so much more delicious!