Recipe
5 Seasonal Drinks You Can Make in a Keurig
With so many new (and colorful) seasonal drinks available at Starbucks and PJ's, it may be hard to fight the urge to splurge on the newest drink addition, but there are tons of budget-friendly and convenient ideas for fancy DIY drinks. With these five simple seasonal drinks for your Keurig, you can be a dorm room barista.
Traditional Latte
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 coffee K-cup your choice
- Water to fill the reservoir in your Keurig
- Milk or milk alternative
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After you’ve got the latte technique down, you can experiment with different coffee flavors or teas to add your own twist.
Pumpkin Spice, of course, is a must for the fall season. Purchasing Pumpkin Spice flavored K-cups for your Keurig may be a little splurge, but they are definitely worth it to spice up your coffee routine.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Spice coffee K-cup
- Milk or milk alternative
- Extras: cinnamon caramel sauce vanilla extract / vanilla creamer
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Pumpkin Spice, of course, is a must for the fall season. Purchasing Pumpkin Spice flavored K-cups for your Keurig may be a little splurge, but they are definitely worth it to spice up your coffee routine.
Mocha (Nutella) Latte
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 coffee K-cup
- Milk or milk alternative
- 2 spoonfuls Nutella
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Many people get confused about what is actually in a mocha latte, and usually, it’s just chocolate syrup. If you want to change it up or are a Nutella enthusiast like me, try this recipe.
Chai Latte
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 chai tea bag or k-cup
- Hot water
- Milk or milk alternative
- Honey or raw sugar
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A Chai Latte is a nice alternative to coffee if you are looking for something a little less bold. The spices in Chai tea like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves are also really good for your immune system, which comes in handy at the start of the flu season.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 hot chocolate K-cup
- 2 crushed peppermints rounds discs or 1/2 a candy
- Mini chocolate chips
- Optional: Marshmallows or whipped cream
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If you don’t like coffee or tea but still want to add a twist on your traditional hot chocolate, using peppermints can be very refreshing and the minty smell and flavor might even help you focus during your late night study sessions. You can use any mints you find, whether they are candy canes or the round discs you get when leaving a restaurant. Grab a few and save them up for your future cups of Peppermint Hot Chocolate.
With all these recipes at your fingertips, you will have the whole dorm knocking on your door at the smell of delicious, Starbucks-worthy drinks.