5 Asian-Inspired Fall Drinks You’ll Want to Try at Home! 🍵🍂

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2 Video Views·Sep 14, 2026

Fall is here 🍂 which means cozy drinks, cozy vibes, and… overpriced coffee shop menus. In this video I’ll be showing you how to make some of my favorite Asian-inspired fall drinks at home– without the $8 price tag!

Try them out and let me know which one’s your favorite!
- Annie

RECIPES:

Pumpkin Spice Vietnamese Coffee
– Pumpkin Sauce:
•½ cup pumpkin purée
•½ cup milk
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• ⅛ tsp cinnamon, ginger powder, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves
• condensed milk
– Pumpkin coldfoam: (3:2:1 ratio): 3 tbsp heavy cream, 2 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp pumpkin sauce
– Viet Coffee:
• ~ 2tbsp dark roast coffee grounds
• brewed with phin or espresso

Black Sesame Maple Latte
• 1 tsp black sesame paste
• 1 cup milk of choice
• maple syrup (to taste)
• 1 shot espresso
– Cold Foam (3:2:1 ratio): 3 tbsp heavy cream, 2 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp sesame paste, drizzle of maple syrup
• Black sesame seeds (for garnish)

Sweet Potato Hojicha Latte
• 85g roasted sweet potato (375ºF for 30–40 min, until soft)
• ½ cup milk of choice
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
– Hojicha
• 4g hojicha powder
• Hot water (just enough to whisk hojicha)
– Kinako powder (for garnish)

Chestnut Matcha Latte
– Chestnut Sauce
• 50g roasted and peeled chestnuts (425ºF for 20–25 min if raw, or use pre-roasted for ease)
• ½ cup milk of choice
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
– Matcha
• 4g matcha powder
• Hot water (just enough to whisk matcha)
– Chestnut Cold Foam: 3 tbsp heavy cream, 2 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp chestnut sauce
– Kinako powder (for garnish)

Ginger Yuzu Apple Cider
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 knob fresh ginger (peeled + sliced)
• 2 tbsp yuzu extract
• Dash of cinnamon + nutmeg
• ½ cup water
– Ginger slices or ginger candy (for garnish)
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