Woo Hoo Wednesday-Pumpkin Steamers

I am not a coffee drinker, but I still love me some Starbucks.

When I lived in Portland, I was usually within walking distance to about 4 of them at any given time.

Unfortunately we moved to a town that does not have a "real" Starbucks.

Are you kidding me? A town in Oregon that is not over-run by them?

Alas, it is true.

So how do I indulge my pumpkin steamer cravings in October and November, and my gingerbread steamer cravings in December? Or what if you have a Starbucks on every corner but are trying to cut back on your spending?

Luckily I have a friend...a friend who works as a big shot at Starbucks...and he let me in on the how-to for these yummy little treats.

And guess what? So easy, so simple, and it will only cost you pennies instead of dollars for one!

Here's the recipe...

• 1 cup milk
• 1 TBS & 1/2 of Toriani flavored syrup (pumpkin, gingerbread, peppermint, eggnog, caramel...some of our favorites.)

1. Warm milk on stove while whisking it, to make it frothy, or microwave, you won't have that whipped taste, but it is faster! (Even better? Above said friend got me a cocoa latte maker for Christmas one year, and it heats it all up while whipping it, and then dispenses it all frothy-ahhh yeah! :)
   
2. Add syrup and stir in till mixed well
3. Top with whipped cream

mmmmm...Tasty, easy and warms you right up!