Vegan Gingerbread Latte Recipe - Vegan Richa (2024)

FAQs

Can Starbucks gingerbread latte be made vegan? ›

You can make the Starbucks gingerbread latte vegan by opting for dairy free milk, and omitting the whipped cream.

Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai – This spicy dairy-free blend is a special latte for tea lovers. It's made with gingerbread syrup, chai concentrate, and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice. But take note that this drink isn't vegan. Their chai contains honey.

Make Gingerbread Syrup

Combine brown sugar, water, molasses, dark corn syrup, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg in a small pot and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat.

The standard Gingerbread Latte can be ordered vegan by removing the whip and opting for one of the many non-dairy milk alternatives. At the same time, the Oleato Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte is totally vegan as-is!

Ingredients. Milk, Brewed Espresso, Gingerbread Syrup [Sugar, Water, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid], Whipped Cream [Cream (Cream, Mono And Diglycerides, Carageenan), Vanilla Syrup (Sugar, Water, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid)], Nutmeg.

Is the Chai at Starbucks vegan? Well, the answer is yes and no. If you're ordering a Chai Latte, then it's a no-go because of the dairy.

The Caramel Brulée Latte technically cannot be vegan because the caramel brulée sauce contains skim milk powder. What you can do instead is replace the caramel brulée sauce with a combination of non-dairy caramel syrup and toffee nut syrup, hold the whipped cream, and replace the milk with a plant-based alternative.

Starbucks has set the standard with its line-up of delicious and seasonally inspired coffee beverages. Over the years, their holiday menu has included the Peppermint Mocha, Santa Claus Frappuccino, and Gingerbread Latte – the latter of which was unfortunately discontinued after 2019.

Monin Gingerbread Syrup contains only natural extracts with no artificial flavourings, no fat, no cholesterol. Vegan and vegetarian friendly.

Is Starbucks gingerbread syrup dairy free? ›

The Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai Latte is flavored with their chai concentrate (not vegan; it contains honey) and gingerbread syrup, both of which are dairy-free, and garnished with pumpkin spice.

The flavor surpasses the Starbucks version. I've gone to Starbucks a couple times for Gingerbread latte but the flavor of the Gingerbread is hardly there. I make iced coffee at home but with this syrup, it makes my homemade iced coffee better than a $6 dollar Starbucks drink.

Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods, typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses.

As do the addition of nutmeg or allspice and cloves, all very distinct by themselves. All four sweet spices of ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves, in descending order of the usual measured portion, come together into an spice amalgam that makes gingerbread smell like gingerbread.

The Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai Latte is flavored with their chai concentrate (not vegan; it contains honey) and gingerbread syrup, both of which are dairy-free, and garnished with pumpkin spice.

Starbucks in Europe has launched a limited edition Halloween drink called the Phantom Frappuccino. It's a chilled, blended drink made from coconut milk, mango and pineapple essence, Starbucks crème Frappuccino syrup, and what the brand calls "ghoulish lime slime."

And yet, the PSL remains one of the few drinks at the chain that is virtually impossible to veganize. Unfortunately, its star ingredient, the pumpkin spice sauce, contains dairy.

Vegan Hot Coffee Drinks

Americano – Espresso topped with hot water. Caffe Mocha – Ask for no whipped cream. Caramel Macchiato – Substitute caramel syrup for caramel sauce. Peppermint Mocha Latte – Order with no whipped cream or dark chocolate curls.