I always wanted a coffee maker that was efficient, aesthetically pleasing to our home decor, and made amazing coffee. Most importantly, I wanted something simple.
A little over a month ago, we had a chance to do a coffee tasting with the head of coffee of Nespresso, Karsten Ranitzsch for a live demo event! Not only we got to check out the beautiful interiors of the Nespresso Boutique, We also had a tasting of their new Limited Edition Grand Cru capsule flavors Tribute to Milano and Tribute to Palermo in their new Vertuoline Evoluo which can make coffee and espresso!
Since then, we’ve been playing with our Nespresso Vertuoline Evoluo and gotten our morning routines down to a science. Wake up, feed Ramen, and brew large-cup coffee or espresso at the touch of a button. Simple.
DIY Recipes
So we decided to get a little creative and start making simple, DIY recipes for both the coffee purist and sweet tooth! We personally love double shots in our drinks, so feel free to mix this with single shot espresso as well.
This particular blend is probably the smoothest of the four and Abel’s favorite. I mean, dulce de leche goes with almost anything.
Grab a cappuccino cup and add two small spoons of dulce de leche, three if you like it more on the smoother side vs. punch. Get your coffee and milk froth separately, pour the coffee in, then the froth. Add the chocolate syrup and chocolate pieces if so desired…which you should.
Tasting Notes: Stir before drinking, so take your photos beforehand!
Iced Vanilla Coffee with Caramel Milk Froth
This is the most decadent recipe we could handle. It’s a mini-affogato with a caramel twist.
Start with a separate small glass to mix your caramel syrup and milk froth. Then get your espresso in the cappuccino glass, and add the caramel-froth mix on top. Save the ice cream scoop for the very end. Add chocolate chips stat.
Tasting Notes: Stir gently. Ice cream may melt fast, but how can that be a bad thing? 🙂
Okay, this one’s a bit more of a bitter profile, but the coconut flakes and whatever else you add on to the drink help give it a more texture and flavor outside the bean itself.
This recipe calls for a shaker, but getting a tall glass and a bigger cup on top makes a decent easy shaker. We throw our two shots of espresso, some crushed ice, and coconut syrup together and shake it up. Pour it all into a tall glass, followed by some hot milk and the froth on top.
Tasting Notes: Chocolate chunks/walnuts can be sprinkled with this drink! Also, be somewhat generous with the coconut syrup if you want that taste to come through.
This is a special recipe we made in-house as there’s a growing trend of espresso tonic drinks, so this one holds close to Chef Melis.
It’s a simple 4:1 ratio of San Pellegrino to your espresso. Pour your San Pellegrino over ice in first, then slowly pour the espresso on top. Garnish a big orange peel on top. Light and refreshing!
Tasting Notes: Seriously, get a big orange peel in there. You won’t regret it.
All of these recipes take at most five minutes with the Nespresso Vertuoline and the Aeroccino+ milk frother! I hope you enjoy making these for family and friends as much as we enjoyed making it for our dear readers.
Wishing everyone an amazing & well-caffeinated weekend! xx
Thank you Nespresso for sponsoring this post.
sanssouci says:
Perfect detail for the weekend. Your post made my day, great job love!
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Melis says:
Aww thanks hun! Happy weekend! xx
BMew says:
Excellent post, Chef Melis! oxox
Melis says:
Thanks chef Mew, kudos to you as well! <3
Sunny Mac says:
Love the last recipe! Very creative =)
Melis says:
Aww thank you so much Sunny! Hope all is well xx
Sam says:
This sounds perfect for me – I can’t go a morning without 2 cups of coffee! These creations look so yummy! xx
Sam // Samantha Betteridge
Melis says:
Hehe thanks so much Sam! Glad you like them!
Ela says:
As a coffee lover I must say, all these look so good!
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Melis says:
Thank you Ela!
xx Melis
Siffat Haider says:
All of this looks so delicious, especially the cappuccino dulce de leche!
xo
Siffat
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Melis says:
Thanks so much babe! xx
Sunita says:
Great photos!xxx
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Melis says:
Thank you, Sunita!
jillian says:
I want one of those Nespresso makers so bad! those drinks look delish.
xo, jill
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Melis says:
Thank you Jillian! xx
Cielo says:
Love coffee! Such a great post! Everything looks so yummy!
– Cielo
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Melis says:
Thank you Cielo! xx
Melis
Mallory says:
Those drinks look heavenly. I have the Nescafe Dolce Gusto, but this machine looks so much chicer and produces those drink! Wow.
Mallory
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Melis says:
Aww thank you Mallory, glad you enjoyed it recipes!
xx Melis
Violette says:
I think coffees are something so important to start your day perfectly, and if I could do these ones by myself the days coud not be better!! I only have an ‘Aeroccino’ to get a milk foam on my coffee. I have to admit I couldn’t live without!! Haha! Thanks for sharing you DIY! Happy Monday x
V.
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Melis says:
Thank you so much Violette!! Aeroccino for sure is amazing, I’m obsessed with it as well haha! Have a wonderful week love xx
Gemma says:
Great post I love Nespresso posts as I have one myself! Gemma xx
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Melis says:
Thank you Gemma, that’s awesome! xx
Rachel says:
This is great, it’s like having your own cafe at home.
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Melis says:
Thank you Rachel, it really is!
Erica says:
I love nespresso! We have the one with the milk so you can make little lattes 🙂 These are such great DIY drinks tho, thank you so sharing! x
Erica
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Melis says:
Ahh that’s awesome! So nice to be able to make them at home 🙂 Have a great one Erica!
xx Melis
Alanda says:
This is the perfect post for us coffee lovers. Though I wish my coffees I made at home looked like yours babe seriously wow
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xxxx
Melis says:
Thank you so much babe!!
Marcia says:
Loving these very much!
Agnes says:
This is the perfect post for us coffee lovers.
Anna says:
Whoa this is every coffee lover’s dream! Looks super delicious. Especially love the sound of the Iced Vanilla Coffee because I am a huge fan of vanilla anything! 🙂
Anna xx
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Kira says:
Beautiful! I’ve been wanting this machine for a long time!
Kira
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Cara says:
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Love it! Fantastic!
Cassandra says:
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Love this simple yet elegant look!
Anne Cohen says:
Great post! Beautiful
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