Bulk up sales with resolution-
friendly recipes.
New Year’s resolutions are coming in hot, icing out sweeter fare as customers turn over a new (lettuce) leaf of healthy eating. So how can baristas cater to health-minded customers without losing sales–or compromising their brand? Read on for recipes that keep things light and tasty.
Sugar-free Hazelnut Latte
Health nut, meet hazelnut. This recipe stays true to its nutty roots, while lightening things up with sugar-free syrups. Want to slash even more calories? Use an unsweetened alternative milk like almond milk.
Yield: 1, 8 oz. Drink
Ingredients:
- ¼ oz. of Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
- ¾ oz. of Torani Sugar Free Hazelnut Syrup
- 5 oz milk your choice (we like Califia Farms Unsweetened Barista Almond Milk)
- 2 shots of Espresso
Directions:
Combine ingredients, except milk, in a serving cup.
Stir and set aside.
Steam milk in pitcher.
Pour steamed milk into a serving cup, stirring gently. Serve and enjoy!
Skinny Peach Vanilla Refresher
Here’s the skinny: some customers want to cut caffeine as well as calories. This refresher lives up to the name with less caffeine than coffee, along with sugar-free goodness brimming with fruity flavor.
Yield: 1 12-16 oz. drink
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz. Monin Sugar Free Peach Syrup
- ¼ oz. Monin Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
- 1 oz. Skinny Pink Lotus Energy Concentrate
- 8 oz. club soda
Directions:
Place ice in a serving glass
Pour syrups and concentrate in to a glass
Pour in club soda and stir to combine
Serve and enjoy!
Skinny Salted Caramel Pistachio Latte
Salty or sweet? Yes. And yes. Dive into creamy pistachio, unsweetened caramel syrup, and a pinch of sea salt for a latte that’s light on sugar but heavy on flavor.
Yield: 1 10 oz. Drink
Ingredients:
- .5 oz Routin 1883 Sugar Free Caramel Syrup
- 8 oz Táche Unsweetened Barista Pistachio Nut Milk
- 2 shots espresso
- Pinch of salt
Directions:
Pour syrup into a serving cup.
Steam milk in pitcher.
Pour steamed milk into a serving cup, stirring gently.
Add a pinch of sea salt for a delightful salty-sweet flavor.
(Optional) Garnish with crushed pistachios.