This iced shaken espresso with hazelnut syrup and oat milk is one of my favorite shaken coffees. It's indulging, has caffeine and it's perfect for those long dragging days! You can make this iced coffee at home for a fraction of the price of storebought versions.
Make 2 shots of espresso, let it cool for a minute or so as you set up the rest of the ingredients.
Add 2 ozs of hazelnut syrup on a mason jar or cocktail shaker. Pour the espresso shots on top and add some ice. Close the mason jar or cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds until espresso mix with syrup becomes a little frothy.
Grab a serving glass cup for the drink. Add ice to the cup then pour the contents of the mason jar over the ice.
If you like your drink to have some foam on top, get 2 ozs of oat milk and froth it with a frother or an Aeroccino machine. Pour over the glass with ice and espresso.
Finally fill up the empty space on the glass cup with cold oat milk. Stir, mix and sip:). Enjoy!
Notes
Make one serving at a time, even if you're making the same drink for more than one person.
Feel free to adapt the recipe and equipment you use to what you have available. This way of making this iced shaken espresso drink is the way I have found convenient for me because of coffee machines and what I have been using for years.
You can replace oat milk with almond milk or regular milk. Soy milk and coconut milk would work too, but I haven't personally tested with those so don't know how it affects taste.
You can use decaf pods if you like the taste of this shaken espresso but don't want to overdo the caffeine.
One ounce of espresso is about 1 shot of espresso. So you'd need about 2 espresso shots for this drink (equivalent of a grande drink at Starbucks).
I can't emphasize enough to pick a good quality coffee! Pick your favorite coffee for espresso, but you won't regret picking a good quality coffee.