Hey Steemians!! Another Happy Sunday to you all!

I think we need a little latte, what do you think?

Because what better way to start the week, right?

And especially this time of year. I mean, it’s December, everything’s getting all Christmasy, and Baby, it’s cold outside….(for most of you anyway.)

Okay I admit it, I’ve slowly been becoming a coffee addict over the past year(ish) and now I think there is a distinct possibility that I’ll end up being one of those people who can’t function without it someday. This is something that would probably bother me more, depress me even, if I wasn’t currently buzzed on the Joe. Instead I’m rationalizing that I’d never want to exist in a world without it anyway so why worry about it? But yeah, I really love the stuff.

I always feel a little lazy when I’m sharing recipes for lattes and things like this because they’re so fast and simple it hardly counts as a recipe. On the other hand, I used homemade eggnog so that adds a little bit more complexity if you wanna try that too. Otherwise though, these takes about 5 minutes once you’ve made them once or twice, but probably closer to 10 the first time.

I honestly think even those of you who hate eggnog alone could still fall in love with a steaming hot mug of this ultimately festive morning sip! In the past I wasn’t a fan of eggnog myself, solely based on the name sounding gross, but then I tried it and realized that it was basically nutmeg infused melted ice cream and I was 100% sold from then on. I’ve been making it myself the last few years because it’s not something you can buy in Chile and it’s also way better. Oh, and did you know it’s an amazing thing to use as an ingredient?

RECIPE

For two Lattes:

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups strong black coffee
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus more for topping
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg, plus more for topping
3 tablespoons granular sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
3/4 cup whole milk
3/4 cup eggnog (I used homemade eggnog)
whipped cream for topping (optional)

Instructions

Whisk together all the ingredients (minus the whipped cream) in a small saucepan or tea kettle and set over medium high heat until hot and steaming.
Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream and/or a dash of cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. Most every time, I cross post on my personal blog which you can find in my INTRO POST.