The barista introduces a series called "Latte DIY or Buy" and shows how to make a Big Easy latte at home. She uses cold brew concentrate, chicory syrup, black walnut bitters, whole milk, heavy cream, and salt. She makes the drink, tastes it, and decides that it is worth making at home.
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Episode 3 of asking: Are You Sure You Want to Make This at Home? Big Easy
Chicory Syrup Recipe
35g roasted chicory root (we use a brand called Frontier from our local health food store)
200ml water
200g sugar (we use raw cane sugar, but any type should work)
1 Tablespoon vanilla paste (optional)
Combine sugar, water, and chicory in a pot over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes or until syrup you get a clean swipe on the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Cool, strain, and store in the your fridge.
Drink build:
In a 16oz glass add ice, ~6oz coldbrew concentrate, 30g syrup, 2 dashes black walnut bitters, ~4oz milk, 1oz heavy cream, top with a few twists of smoked black salt
Transcript
Welcome to Better DIY or Buy, a series where we show you how to make our most popular drinks and ask, do you really wanna make this at home? Tier making a Big Easy. I feel like I've done this like 10 times on camera, but it's just that good. First, we're gonna use our cold brew concentrate made in house. This is with our superconductor blend, also roasted down the street by us, no to flex. I'm gonna do six ounces of this. I know how to measure with my eyes, but do not do this at home. Next, I'm gonna add some of our chicory syrup, which is made out of chicory root, sugar, and water. 30 grams of this, black walnut better, couple shakes of this in there, there, and then we're gonna stir it up. Where the hell? I'm gonna crack open a fresh whole milk almost all the way to the top here, leaving some room for heavy cream. We're gonna top it with some of this. We got this at Aldi. I don't play about Aldi. And then we're gonna top it with some salt. Whenever people ask me what this tastes like, I say smokey and salty. Okay. The counter wants some too. Fucking delicious. My verdict is in, you do wanna make this at home. This one's a really easy syrup to make. You don't need an espresso machine, so you're saving like probably, like, $30, and it's really good. So, so you've got my permission. Go ahead and save yourself $7.50 and make this at home. I'll just be here all by myself. It's fine.
