If you have ever had Nutella, you know how good it is. Starbucks Nutella latte is better than the original Nutella. Let us find out what ingredients it takes to make the Nutella latte.

Many chocolate lovers get excited when they hear the word Nutella, and being a chocolate lover myself, I get very excited when I see or hear someone mention it. The perfect chocolate spread goes exceptionally well with almost everything you might think of. When I was young, my mother used to make the moistest chocolate cake, and instead of using buttercream as frosting, she used Nutella instead.

When I heard that Starbucks had a drink with a flavor profile similar to Nutella, I had to try it out, and I was just waiting for the perfect occasion to do that. The other day I was meeting up with a friend of mine when we decided to get some drinks from Starbucks, and I saw this as the perfect opportunity to try out the Nutella latte; this is all the information you need about this drink.

Brief history of the drink

Both the latte and Nutella have a strong Italian influence in their origin. Nutella was first invented by a company called Ferrero in Italy in the year 1964. It has been a popular item for most chocolate-based drinks and desserts, but in recent years with the rise of social media, its popularity has grown more and more. On the other hand, the latte was invented to keep the Italian customers of California state satisfied as they found the cappuccinos of that time a little bit too strong for their liking. When Starbucks started its operations in the 1970s, it had the latte as one of its menu items, but as the years have gone by, they have added and improved the latte flavors, and the Nutella latte is one of them.

Is the Starbucks Nutella latte still available at Starbucks?

The Nutella latte is available at all Starbucks shops in the United States and Canada. Its popularity has surpassed even the original latte and some other latte flavors. If you want to order the Nutella latte you have, you will not find it on Starbucks’ standard menu since it is a secret menu drink. For this reason, some baristas may not know how to brew the drink perfectly and may need extra instructions, such as what to add to the base drink.

Starbucks Nutella latte Overview

What’s in Starbucks Nutella latte – (ingredients)

Ingredients

What’s in the Nutella latte? If you look for the ingredients that go into the Nutella latte on Starbucks’ official menu, you will not find any conclusive answer, as there are many ways in which people like having the Nutella latte. But after doing some research, I found out that the Nutella latte is a cafe Misto with extra added ingredients.

Espresso: without any coffee latte just simply isn’t a latte. Starbucks uses a dark roast bean to brew its espresso for all its lattes. This gives the drink a richer and much stronger coffee flavor.
Milk: to cut down on the strength and bitterness of the espresso, Starbucks uses animal milk which tones down the flavor of the coffee to a somewhat mild flavor which most people like. Starbucks offers plant-based milk, which serves the same purpose but will change the drink’s taste slightly.
Mocha syrup: to give the drinks its signature chocolate flavor Starbucks uses dark mocha sauce, which is chocolate in liquid form, so that it can incorporate well into the drink. The sauce also adds a bit of sweetness to the drink; however, Starbucks offers a sugar-free option.
Hazelnut syrup: if you have ever had Nutella, you know it usually has a sweet, nutty flavor, and to mimic this perfectly, Starbucks uses hazelnut syrup. It also adds some much-needed sweetness to the drink.
Caramel syrup: Starbucks adds just a small amount of caramel to the Nutella latte to enhance its flavor slightly.

Starbucks Nutella latte: sizes, nutrition, caffeine & Calories

What sizes are available

The Nutella latte from Starbucks is available in; venti-size cups (24 fl oz), Grande size cups (16 fl oz), and tall-size cups (12 fl oz). However, the exact quantities may vary slightly since not every barista measures everything similarly.

Nutritional facts

Since this is a chocolate-based drink, many people tend to think that it is an unhealthy drink; plus, the stereotype that most people have that all Starbucks drinks are unhealthy makes most people think it is unhealthy. However, this is not the case, as you will see from the table below that gives close approximate values of each nutrient that is in the drink.

Calorie Content Number of calories from fat	118 38
Nutrient content (per Grande cup)	% Daily Value
Total fat 5 g Trans fat 0 g Saturated fat 3 g	6%% 0 % 12 %
Total carbohydrates 12 g Sugar 12 g Dietary fiber 0 g	6 %
Proteins 9 g	–
Cholesterol 17 mg	7 %
Sodium 112 mg	–
Caffeine 150 mg	–

Caffeine content

Since the Nutella latte is made from a cafe misto as its base drink, it has a significant amount of caffeine. In a regular serving of the Nutella latte, there is about 150 mg of caffeine, which makes it a significant amount of caffeine compared to other lattes at Starbucks. Hence if you have any dietary constraints, it would be best to consult your doctor.

Dairy content

Lattes usually have a large amount of milk compared to the other ingredients because it is the milk that is used to tone down the bitterness and strength of the espresso used in making the latte. Starbucks usually uses cow’s milk, but they can use plant-based milk instead, which will reduce the dairy content of the drink to zero.

So, what does the Starbucks Nutella latte taste like?

In my book, the Nutella latte has to be among the best-tasting drinks that Starbucks offers to its customers. Even though the drink has a significant amount of milk in it, the taste of the espresso is still very strong in it. It adds a subtle bitterness that helps tone down the creaminess of the milk, which many people do not like. The added mocha sauce gives the drink a very indulgent chocolate flavor, which I find quite enjoyable. The hazelnut and caramel syrups add great nutty notes to the drink and some sweetness.

Ways to Customize Starbucks Nutella latte at Starbucks – Starbucks NUTELLA LATTE variations.

Being a secret menu item, the Nutella latte has an infinite number of ways in which you can customize the drink. The first customization you can do is to change to plant-based milk from animal milk which they use by default to make the drink. Secondly, you could choose the sugar-free option of all the syrups and the mocha sauce, but I like having mine with a little bit of sugar which I think improves the flavor.

How to make Starbucks Nutella latte at home – Starbucks Nutella latte Copycat Recipe

Starbucks Nutella latte Copycat Recipe

Kai Jordan

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