Much more intense in taste than a traditional coffee, cappuccino is considered stronger than drip coffee but has so much less caffeine and as we celebrate Cappuccino Day on November 8 this year, we landed with a jackpot of 4 homemade cappuccino recipes to enjoy the beverage. Made with smaller amount of steamed milk and a thick layer of foam, cappuccino is an espresso-based coffee that can significantly prevent the oxidization of bad cholesterol, lowers the chances of a stroke by 20 per cent and prevent heart problems as per studies.
Check out these 4 simple and interesting twisted recipes for cappuccino that can be made easily at home and require very less and easily available ingredients.
1. Toffee Nut Cappuccino
Strong foamy cappuccino with richness of caramel and nutty flavour of hazelnut, combined with espresso its taste like nutty toffee.
Ingredients:
30ml Espresso (You can use Moka Pot Coffee)
10ml Hazelnut Syrup
10ml Caramel Sauce
150ml milk
Garnish: caramel swirl (drizzle), hazelnuts, whipped cream
Topping Ideas:
Caramel swirl (drizzle)
Hazelnuts
Whipped cream
Method:
Take a shot of espresso in a serving cup. Add hazelnut flavour and caramel sauce and stir it well.
Steam milk in pitcher if you have espresso machine or you can use electric hand blender to froth steamed milk to make nice foamy texture.
Pour steamed milk into serving cup and garnish with whipped cream, caramel sauce and hazelnut (optional).
2. Lavender Cappuccino
This cappuccino is simply the best evening coffee, with sweet fragrance of lavender and smooth taste of white chocolate makes it a perfect hot coffee.
Ingredients:
30ml Espresso (You can use Moka Pot Coffee)
10ml Lavender Syrup
15gm White Chocolate
150ml Milk
Topping Ideas:
White Chocolate grated
Few drops of lavender syrup
Whipped cream
Method:
Take a shot of espresso in a serving cup.
Add lavender syrup and white chocolate slab and stir it well.
Steam milk in pitcher if you have espresso machine or you can use electric hand blender to froth steamed milk to make nice foamy texture.
Pour steamed milk into serving cup, and garnish with whipped cream, White Chocolate grated and few drops of lavender syrup.
3. Iced Cinnamon Cappuccino
I like my coffee to be basic with freshly brewed espresso just some milk and lots of milk foam and on the rocks. Oh yes, this tastes exactly like your classic cappuccino with cinnamon. Add simple syrup/ vanilla syrup as per your taste for sweetness.
