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I know it’s mid-March but I’m still in the mood for hot drinks to warm up. One day, I was craving Oreos, and I was thinking “what would a latte with Oreos be like?
Well, if you’re combining a favorite cookie with coffee and steamed milk, then what more can you ask for? As I keep making new coffee recipes, I keep finding a new favorite!
Have you ever had an Oreo latte at a coffee shop? Most likely you have not, but if you have, then please let me know! I guarantee that this recipe will give you so much confidence to get creative with coffee recipes! You’ll save tons of money by coming up with your own creations and not having to rely on paying big bucks at the coffee shops if you want a special treat. If you’ve already been having a blast with cookies and cream recipes, such as my Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, No-Bake Oreo Mud Pie, or Double Stuffed Cookie Oreo Cookies and Cream Pancakes, then use up those Oreo cookies and don’t let them go stale in your pantry (unless you just eat them all plain - no judgment here!)! As I discuss in my Make Cooking Fun! free guide, having a theme and having an awareness of the ingredients in your kitchen can truly spark your creativity. In this case, you can really be on the ball with some epic cookies and cream recipes! The best part of this cookies and cream latte is that it really only takes about 5 minutes to make and it’s super simple! Keep on reading to find out how!
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What’s a Latte?▼
A latte is a drink that is made with espresso or strong brewed coffee, steamed milk, and milk foam. Unlike a cappuccino, the milk is blended with the coffee, and our milk foam on top is thin. A cappuccino has the three elements equally distributed and distinctly layered, which gives a cappuccino a more prominent coffee flavor. Additionally, this is probably why you don’t top cappuccinos with whipped cream - the milk foam on top is very fluffy and thick!
As you’ll see with this latte, we’re going to make this latte extra awesome because our steamed milk will contain crushed Oreo cookies that will be blended with the milk! This ensures you get that fantastic rich cookies and cream flavor in every sip, plus there’s more Oreo goodness on top, so you won’t be missing out at all and it’ll be great to the last sip!
Tools Needed to Make This Oreo Latte Recipe
Tips for a Rich & Creamy Oreo Latte!
- Make sure you don't bring the milk to a boil, it only needs to be steamed for this recipe. Look for steam rising from the milk to know when it’s ready. Monitor closely to ensure the milk doesn’t boil over.
- The sweetness level in the latte can be easily adjusted by adding more or less of the sugar in the latte.
- The best alternative to a freshly made espresso is to prepare coffee using a French press. This results in a richer, stronger coffee since the coffee has the chance to steep and release more flavor, when compared to coffee made from a filtered method.
- Serve immediately to enjoy the perfect milk foam!
Ingredients for Oreo Latte
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- Oreo cookies: They can be your favorite kind of Oreo, such as golden, or gluten-free as I did here. The cream may not matter since we’re going to crush them, but we will also have one on top so pick your favorite. You can even mix and match!
- Milk: Any milk of your choice.
- Vanilla extract
- Coffee
- Whipped cream
How to Make a Fantastic Oreo Latte
Crush the oreo cookies until crumbly.
Heat the milk in a saucepan with the crumbled oreos until steaming. The milk should start to change color.
Once steaming, add the vanilla and mix.
With an electric frother or a whisk start to froth the milk and incorporate the oreos with the milk.
In the meanwhile prepare the coffee using a French press or use an espresso machine to prepare strong shots of espresso.
Add the coffee to the serving cups/glasses and then top with the frothed oreo milk and fill the cups/glasses.
Top with whipped cream and an oreo.
Can I make this an Oreo Iced Latte?▼
If you want to enjoy this drink in the summer or you’re just in the mood to have some cold coffee (I always say that it’s always a good time for good food!), then you can certainly enjoy your Oreo latte iced! All you need to do is follow the recipe by adding the crushed Oreos with the steamed milk while brewing your coffee. When the coffee or espresso is ready, place ice cubes into a shaker and pour your brewed coffee or espresso, followed by the milk. Shake it all up, then pour this into your cup and garnish with a nice dollop of whipped cream and the Oreo cookie. Enjoy!
Crushing the Oreos, and Whether to Strain
How finely you crush the four cookies decides what kind of drink you end up with, and it is the one step worth slowing down for. Coarse, gravelly pieces sink straight to the bottom of the saucepan, catch on the frother and give you a gritty last mouthful. Work them down in the mortar and pestle to something closer to a damp sand, and they suspend through the milk instead, which is what turns it that pale cookies-and-cream color as it heats. Leave the white filling in. It melts into the milk and is doing most of the sweetening here, which is worth knowing if you are the sort to scrape it out first.
If you would rather drink something completely smooth, pour the steamed milk through a fine sieve before you froth it. You lose a little body and some of the color, but you keep all of the flavor and there is nothing left to settle. I leave mine unstrained because the texture is half the point. And if you want the chocolate side pushed further, a teaspoon of cocoa powder whisked into the milk as it warms deepens it noticeably. That is not in the recipe as written, but it is the easiest change you can make to it.
Choosing Your Milk for the Best Foam
Any milk works, as the ingredients note says, but they do not all froth the same and the foam is what makes this feel like a coffee-shop drink rather than chocolate milk with coffee in it. Whole milk is the easiest to get right: the fat gives you a glossy, stable foam that holds the whipped cream and the cookie on top. Skim froths up higher but drier, and it collapses faster. Among the non-dairy options, a barista-style oat milk is far and away the best behaved, because the added protein gives the bubbles something to hold onto. Almond and rice milks are thin and tend to separate once the crushed cookies go in. Whatever you use, the tip above is the one that matters most: steam it, never boil it. Milk that has caught a boil will not froth properly no matter what you do to it afterward.
Easy Variations to Try
Four cookies and a cup of coffee is a very forgiving base:
- Any Oreo works. Golden Oreos give you a vanilla-forward, butterscotch sort of latte; mint and peanut butter varieties both come through clearly; and gluten-free Oreos, which is what I used here, behave identically to the originals.
- For a kids version, skip the coffee entirely and serve the steamed, frothed Oreo milk on its own with the whipped cream and the cookie on top. It is essentially a cookies-and-cream steamer and it disappears fast.
- Decaf espresso or decaf coffee makes this an evening drink without changing anything else.
- Want it less sweet? Use three cookies instead of four rather than reaching for anything else. The sweetness in this drink comes almost entirely from the cookies, so that is the dial to turn.
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