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Coffee Drinks for Cool Fall Days in the Texas Hill Country

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When the weather turns chilly, break out the coffee drinks. These recipes give you more options than you’ll find at your local coffeehouse, and by making the drinks yourself, you can customize exactly what goes into them. Why not get a good coffee maker, become your own barista, and try these pinnable coffee drinks this fall?

1. Hot Vanilla Caramel Latte

Coffee drinks Vanilla Caramel Latte

Photo: Pinterest/Valya’s Taste of Home

Save money and make a hot vanilla caramel latte at home. With Valya’s Taste of Home recipe, you won’t have to purchase coffee drinks like this one for $5 apiece. Best of all, you get to choose the type of milk used. Whether you want organic, soy, almond, lactose-free, or another type of milk, use it in this easily customized coffee recipe. Since the coffee creamer also comes from a handmade recipe, you can adapt that, too, to your dietary needs or tastes.

2. Better Than Starbucks Caramel Macchiato

Coffee drinks better than Starbucks caramel macchiato

Photo: Pinterest/Tracy – Baking Mischief

Few things compare to freshly made caramel, and the inclusion of homemade caramel sauce makes this recipe from Baking Mischief stand out from coffee drinks from Starbucks. Unlike overly sweet coffee house concoctions, this homemade drink lets you adjust the flavor to your preference, and the fresh caramel sauce on top tastes better than anything from a bottle. The caramel sauce recipe produces enough for four drinks, so quadruple the coffee recipe to serve a group.

3. Vegan Mexican Mocha

Coffee Drinks Recipes Vegan Mexican Mocha

Photo: Pinterest/Life Currents

You might have thought mocha had to have dairy in it. Let Life Currents’ recipe for vegan Mexican mocha change your mind. This chocolate and coffee drink uses coconut milk for creaminess and flavor. Mexican chocolate tablets give this drink its distinctive flavor, and in the Texas Hill Country, you can purchase those tablets at almost any supermarket in the hot cocoa section. When you crave chocolate and still want a caffeine boost, try coffee drinks like this rich mocha.

4. Simple Maple Latte

Simple Maple Latte

Photo: Pinterest/Meghan – Fox and Briar

If Dunkin’ Donuts’ new maple pecan iced coffee gives a clue as to the popular tastes of fall for 2017, maple will be trendy. But you don’t have to find a donut shop to get maple-flavored coffee. Use your own coffee maker and syrup to brew your own at home with Fox and Briar’s recipe. Though, for the best flavor, skip the generic pancake syrup and use real maple syrup in this drink.

5. Pumpkin Spice Latte

Coffee Drinks

Photo: Pinterest/cincyshopper.com

What would a listing of coffee drinks be without the fall favorite, pumpkin spice lattes? This recipe comes from Cincyshopper.com, and it clones the original drink from Starbucks. If your local coffee shop has sold out, make your own at home to quell the craving.