The babyccino (coffee free cappuccino for the kiddos) is a favourite with the little ones who want to be part of the coffee club and with parents who long for a few moments of peace while they enjoy their cup of java.
What is a Babyccino
A babyccino pronounced baby-chino, is essentially a Cappuccino minus the coffee. It’s a cupful of frothy milk goodness sometimes served with marshmallows and sprinkles.
When my little one was about 2 years old we had a playdate at a local cafe with a very good friend who was visiting Budapest. It was then I was introduced to the babyccino. My daughter loved it so much that I started making it at home.
We love having babyccinos with scones or sweet potato quick bread.
How to make a Babyccino at home
Since the only ingredient you need to make a Babyccino is milk let’s make sure you get it right. You may use whatever type of milk you fancy, be it homemade nut milk or other but the one requirement is – it has to be frothy.
You will need
- A milk frother to froth the milk
- Sprinkles & marshmallows to make it more fun (optional)
4 ways to froth milk with and without a frother
Using a milk frother
Nespresso Aeroccino Plus Milk Frother – heats and froths milk
I know there are a lot of cheaper milk frothers out there but the Nespresso Aeroccino has many advantages over them.
- You can froth any type of milk with this frother, dairy and nut milk alike foam beautifully.
- It creates hot or cold froth in an instant
- The foam does not collapse as it sometimes does with with a steam wand.
- You can add a shot of pure vanilla extract to the milk before you froth it for tasty flavoured foam.
I just cannot recommend it more… By the way Nespresso isn’t paying me to say all this.. 😉
Froth milk without a milk frother using the following methods. You will need to heat up the milk on the stovetop or microwave before frothing.
- Handheld Milk Frother – Pour pre heated milk into your coffee mug, immerse frother in milk and whisk until frothy.
- Immersion blender – Pour pre heated milk into your coffee mug, immerse blender in milk and blend until frothy.
- French press – Pour pre heated milk into your french press and close the lid. Push down on the plunger about 20-30 times until the milk is frothy.
- Shake it till you make it – Pour pre heated milk into a glass jar, no more than halfway. Shake the jar vigorously until the milk is frothy.
Now that you know how to make a basic babyccino at home let’s level it up a bit for the mini foodies.
Flavored Babyccinos
Chocolate Babyccino
Place 2 blocks of 70% chocolate in the bottom of a microwave safe coffee cup and melt it in the microwave. Add your milk froth on top and serve. You could use chocolate syrup as well but those are usually full of sugar so I tend to avoid them.
Blueberry Lavender Babyccino
Place 2 tablespoons of Homemade Blueberry Lavender Syrup in the bottom of a coffee cup and add your milk froth on top. Serve.
Do you think your little ones would enjoy a Babyccino?
Please share this post to give your family and friends a chance to try it out too.
Babyccino
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk of choice we like homemade nut Milk
- 1 tablespoon melted chocolate or chocolate syrup (for chocolate version)
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Froth milk using your milk frother
- For chocolate version – place 2 blocks of 70% chocolate in the bottom of a coffee cup and melt in the microwave.
- Pour frothed milk and foam into the cup
- Top with sprinkles
This is awesome! I don’t drink coffee so this would be perfect for us!
Thanks Britney. Yes it’s perfect for kids and grown ups as well.. 🙂
This is perfect!!!!!!
My daughter loves coffee so I can trick her with this haha
Nice one Terri!
woow…so nice…I will try to serve this to my 3-years old baby girl:)
I’m sure she’ll love it Tea!
Gosh she is adorable! Love the photos + such a cute idea. Thanks for sharing.
Such great photos!!! You make it look delectable.
Thanks Andrea! I try.. 🙂
Ohhh! Ok – so my oldest and your daughter sound SO much alike – they would be great friends 🙂 She is going to love this 🙂
Thanks Renee!! That must mean that you also have your hands full!!.. 😉
So very cute! The post, the babycino and your daughter!
Thanks so much Linda!
Oh my gosh, cutest post! Love this! SO charming and heart-warming, everything about it. <3
Thank you Megan!
This is the cutest idea! I love it!! I am definitely going to do this with my four-year-old 🙂
Great photos, too!
Thanks Andrea! I’m sure he/she will love it!.. 🙂
So cute! I know my daughter would love one, too!
Thanks Ariana! At least we know what to make if we ever get together for a playdate.. 🙂
Ha. I think my son is weird because he’s loved coffee ever since he could ask for food. He wanted to try whatever daddy was having, so he tried coffee and loved it. So now my recently turned 4 year old now comes home from school and asks for me to make him coffee sometimes. (I make decaf because he’s already spunky enough!) I’m sure he’d love this too, though. 😉
Awww Tracy that’s so awesome though. I only acquired the taste for coffee as an adult. My 1st time was in Italy when I had an espresso, I was hooked after that!
How cute! What a great idea.
Thank you Chloe!
What a great idea!!! My dad used to make me hot chocolate and frothed the milk so it was foamy. Good memories.. 🙂
Thanks Loriel! I hope my little one will also have these memories as she grows older.. 🙂
Thank you so much for joining us on #PureBlogLove link party I am so excited to see this lovely recipe !My kids will be impressed with this gorgeous homemade Babyccino! Join us again next Thursday @ 8 pm est through-out the weekend on themccallumsshamrockpatch.com
Thank you Heidy! I really hope they like it.. 🙂 See you next Thursday for sure!!
So cute! Thanks for sharing it on Waste Not Want Not Wednesday, I’ve pinned it 🙂
Thank you Danielle!
This is such a cute post! My daughter saw the photos and now wants some!!! Can’t wait to try it!
Excellent! Thanks Heather May!!
The kids will love this!
Thanks Cindy!
My daughter would love this! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!
Thank you Jacqui! Next week for sure!.. 🙂
That is an awesome and cute idea. I will make it for my niece. I assume she will be trilled :). And you daughter is soooo beautiful!
Thank you so much Dasha! I hope she will like it.. 🙂
Recommendations for dye free sprinkles? Is there such thing as real food sprinkles?
Hi Jen, I’ve since found dye free sprinkles online here – http://amzn.to/1EZUGAI If you’re interested in making your own my friend Tracy has a great tutorial on her blog for diy natural food coloring and sugar crystals. You can find it here – http://thethingswellmake.com/diy-natural-food-coloring-and-homemade-colored-sugar-crystals/