Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso

Name: Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 2 shots espresso (or 1/2 cup strong cold brew); 2 × 10 mg scoops pure sucralose (20 mg); 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp vanilla extract; 1–2 drops maple extract (the 'brown sugar' note — optional but worth it); 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk; 1 cup ice, plus more to serve

The coffeehouse shaken espresso — brown-sugar flavor, 0g sugar, about 25 calories.

5 min1 servings~25 cal0g sugar2g carbs

Brown sugar is just sugar plus molasses flavor — so we split the job: cinnamon, vanilla, and a drop of maple extract carry the flavor, and 20 mg of pure sucralose carries the sweetness. Shaken hard over ice, topped with almond milk.

Sucralose Dose

2 × 10 mg scoops (20 mg total)

≈ 1 tbsp of sugar

SCOOP MATH: 1 × 10 MG SCOOP ≈ 1.5 TSP SUGAR // 1 × 100 MG SCOOP ≈ 5 TBSP SUGAR // 333 MG ≈ 1 CUP.

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Ingredients — 1 servings

2 shots espresso (or 1/2 cup strong cold brew)
2 × 10 mg scoops pure sucralose (20 mg)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1–2 drops maple extract (the 'brown sugar' note — optional but worth it)
3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 cup ice, plus more to serve

Method — 4 steps

Pull the espresso (hot is fine — see the heat note).
Add espresso, sucralose, cinnamon, vanilla, and maple extract to a shaker or lidded jar with 1 cup of ice.
Shake hard for 15–20 seconds until frothy and cold.
Pour over fresh ice, top with the almond milk, and give it one lazy stir.

Heat Check

Hot espresso is safely below sucralose's ~120 °C limit — dissolving it in hot drinks is fine. The no-go zone is dry, high-heat baking, and there's none of that here.

Tips

Want it coffeehouse-sweet? Add a third 10 mg scoop (≈ 1.5 tbsp sugar total).
The cinnamon needs the shake — it disperses into the foam instead of clumping.
Swap the almond milk for 2 tbsp heavy cream for a richer top layer (adds ~100 calories, still 0g added sugar).

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