This McCafé copycat recipe is designed for home cooks who appreciate the sweet, dessert-forward profile of commercial drive-thru coffee and want to trim their monthly discretionary spending. If you enjoy batch-prepping blended drinks for your household, keeping a container of sweetened condensed milk and espresso powder in the pantry gives you complete flavor consistency on demand.
Conversely, black-coffee enthusiasts looking for delicate, single-origin terroir will be disappointed. This drink is intentionally sweet, creamy, and indulgent. If you own an entry-level blender running under 400 watts with dull utility blades, achieving this velvety texture without leftover chunks of ice will test your patience. Hand crush your ice in a clean kitchen towel before loading modest blenders, or stick to commercial alternatives.
