Cinnamon Cappuccino Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the secret to a good cappuccino? ›

Bonus Tips For Making the Perfect Cappuccino

Froth your milk to a velvety texture, not too hot or too cold. Milk used in cappuccinos should be approximately 145 °F. Overheating the milk can give it a burnt taste and texture. Add fun latte art.

A cappuccino is an Italian coffee beverage with an espresso base. It is made from equal parts coffee, milk and foam for a perfectly balanced drink. Some will also top the drink with a sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate powder.

Add Premium French Vanilla Syrup into a cappuccino mug and set aside. Brew 2 shots of espresso and pour it into the cappuccino mug and stir. Steam your milk until hot and foamy then add into the cappuccino mug. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Differences between a latte and cappuccino

They are very different drinks though as the latte is creamier, with espresso and steamed milk mixed together to create a more subtle taste. A cappuccino on the other hand is much stronger with equal parts steamed and foamed milk.

A cappuccino can be made at home with an espresso machine and steam wand or frother. Brew 2 ounces espresso in an espresso machine, then steam 4 ounces milk under a steam wand until milk doubles in volume. Pour espresso into a coffee cup, then pour the steamed milk and froth over the top to make a homemade cappuccino!

For the most velvety, rich cappuccino, use whole milk. You can substitute low-fat milk, at the sacrifice of some smoothness. Foam produced from skim milk is light and meringue-like, quick to dissolve.

Arabica coffee beans are usually used for cappuccinos. Arabica beans have a more delicate and subtler flavor than robusta beans, with notes of fruit, flowers, and sugar.

With sprinkling powder from Cadbury or chocolate flakes from Poldermill, add a little shake of luxury to your hot drinks. We even have gold dust and cinnamon sprinkles to really make your drinks menu stand out from the crowd.

The top third of the cappuccino consists of milk foam, which you can decorate with art. You can make coffee art using the same milk or by sprinkling it with cinnamon or cocoa powder.

As you accelerate, the milk will hit the back of the cup and start naturally folding in on itself to create a pattern on the top. Dust the surface with a little cocoa powder if you like.

Which is healthier cappuccino or latte? ›

Typically, cappuccinos have less milk and thus fewer calories compared to lattes. For example, a 12-ounce cappuccino with whole milk contains around 130 calories, whereas a 12-ounce latte has roughly 210 calories.

Latte macchiato is made by “staining” the milk with espresso, resulting in a stronger coffee flavor than latte but milder than cappuccino. In terms of texture, cappuccino has a velvety feel, latte has a smooth creaminess, and macchiato has a more robust and intense texture due to the small amount of milk foam.

In comparison to a café latte, the perfect cappuccino has a more intense coffee flavor, as well as a creamier mouthfeel due to more presence of air in the milk foam. Not far off from an espresso macchiato, the cappuccino maintains a strong coffee flavor with a more pronounced milky sweetness.

A topping of foamed milk is there for texture and sweetness, so you want a bit of it to melt gloriously into your beverage. You can't do this if the foam is dry, experts say. Dry foam has a sort meringue-like texture that just sits on top of your drink; proper cappuccino foam should be shiny and visibly "wet" looking.

A cappuccino is the perfect balance of espresso, steamed milk and foam. This coffee is all about the structure and the even splitting of all elements into equal thirds. An expertly made cappuccino should be rich, but not acidic and have a mildly sweet flavouring from the milk.