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Orange Zest Vanilla Americano with Foamed Milk

A bright, toasty Americano with a whisper of orange and vanilla under a light cap of frothy skim milk.

Orange Zest Vanilla Americano with Foamed Milk

Ingredients

  • 4 shots120 gEspressofreshly pulled
  • 1¼ cups280 gWater
  • ⅔ cup (160 ml)160 gSkim milk
  • 2½ tsp16 gMaple syrup
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ½ tsp1 gLemon zestfinely grated
  • 1½ tbsp (20 ml)20 gOrange juice

Steps

  1. Pull the espresso and keep it warm while you heat the other ingredients.
  2. In a small pot, bring the water to a bare simmer over medium heat with the lemon zest, then remove from the heat and let it steep for 2 minutes.
  3. Stir the maple syrup, vanilla and orange juice into the hot zest water.
  4. Divide the espresso between two mugs, half in each, then pour half of the flavored hot water into each mug.
  5. Rinse the pot, add the skim milk and warm it over medium-low heat until steaming, about 2 minutes; do not boil.
  6. Whisk the hot skim milk vigorously in the pot or shake it in a sealed heatproof jar until foamy.
  7. Spoon half of the foamed milk onto each mug and serve hot.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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