Caramel Macchiato Creamer Recipe

Skip the drive thru and make this caramel macchiato recipe from home! If you’re a fan of sweet coffee-based drinks, this recipe is for you. Made with heavy cream, milk, buttery caramel, real maple syrup, and a pinch of salt, it’s rich, decadent, and will soon be stocked year-round in your fridge.

Caramel macchiato: a classic, right? Every coffee shop makes this delicious, sweet, buttery drink, and now YOU can make it from home! You just need 5 simple ingredients and a jar with a lid to pull it off. It couldn’t be easier!

If you’re looking for more delicious coffee creamer recipes, we’ve got a bunch! This cinnamon dolce latte, peppermint mocha creamer, gingerbread coffee creamer, pistachio latte creamer, and brown sugar creamer are all easy to make and are sure to elevate your morning cup of coffee.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It’s a classic recipe made at home – everyone loves a good ole coffee shop caramel macchiato, and this one is SO EASY to pull off at home!
• It’s customizable – swap the heavy cream for half and half, the whole milk for any milk you love, and adjust the maple syrup to your desired sweetness.

Caramel Macchiato Recipe Ingredients

Five simple ingredients stand between you and the caramel macchiato coffee creamer of your dreams! Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.

• Heavy whipping cream – though this recipe calls for heavy cream, adding to the decadent creaminess of the drink, you can absolutely use half and half in its place.
• Whole milk – similar to above, feel free to use 2% or skim milk here, but know that you’ll get the creamiest result with whole milk.
• Maple syrup – add more or less maple syrup to the recipe to suit your desired sweetness.
• Caramel sauce – we used a store-bought caramel sauce here, but if you have a caramel recipe that you love, feel free to use it instead!

A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Recipe Variations and Modifications

• Swap the milks – we chose whole milk for this recipe, but you can truly use whatever you have on hand. Half and half, 2%, oat milk, and almond milk will all work.
• Make it dairy-free – to make this creamer dairy-free, use dairy-free heavy cream (Silk and Califia Farms both make one) or canned coconut milk in place of the heavy whipping cream and oat milk or almond milk in place of the whole milk.