Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g
Anyone who drinks coffee black should walk straight past. This is a caramel milk drink first and a coffee second, and pretending otherwise only leads to disappointment on both counts. Its hour is late afternoon, when a proper cup would keep you up and nothing sweet is to hand; it does the job of a biscuit as much as the job of a coffee. The sweetness is sealed in with the milk, so what you see on the box is what arrives in the cup. Contains milk. T Discs fit Tassimo machines only, and six discs do not make six drinks.
Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, in brief.
Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte is a Costa recipe licensed into the Tassimo system, picked into the teas.co.uk selection as the sweet, milky afternoon drink in that range rather than as a coffee to judge black.
Machine fit: Tassimo T Discs. Not Nespresso, not Dolce Gusto, not any other system, because the printed barcode is part of the format.
Contains milk. Caramel recipes and allergy notes can be updated; read the current UK carton before ordering.
You pay the basket total shown at checkout.
The number on the box is the number of drinks: each drink is built from one milk disc and one coffee disc, and the box holds both.
Tassimo milk drinks are a two disc build. One disc carries the milk preparation and one carries the coffee, and the machine runs them in sequence into the same cup. The box in front of you does.
Curator notes: the caramel, milk and sweetness profile we describe is our own editorial opinion of the current six pod box, against Costa's published notes. Costa Caramel Latte has a usual dispatch window of 1 to 2 working days.
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The second thing to understand is the barcode, which is the part that makes Tassimo different from every other pod system. Each disc carries a printed code, and the machine reads it before it brews anything. The code sets the water volume, the temperature and the flow, so the recipe is fixed at the factory rather than chosen at the counter.
The Barcode Is The Recipe
On most pod machines you have at least one lever: a short button and a long button, or a dial. On a Tassimo you effectively have none. The disc gives the orders and the machine follows them, which is a real help if you want the identical drink each time and a real nuisance if you like to tinker.
That has three practical consequences worth knowing before you buy. You cannot make this drink stronger by pressing anything, because the volume is not yours to set. You cannot use these discs in a Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or any other machine, because the barcode is part of the format rather than a bonus feature. And you should not scratch, wet or peel the printed code, because a machine that cannot read it will not brew.
What you can change is the cup. A smaller cup makes the same drink read richer because it concentrates the head; a larger one spreads it thinner. And you can change what goes in afterwards, which is where most of the recipe tab below comes from.
Packaging: Caramel Latte discs, the card outer and any film may each need a separate disposal route, and certain pod ranges take used discs back; check what the current UK pack says, then what your council accepts.
Sweet, Milky And Unashamed
This is a flavoured milk coffee and it does not pretend otherwise. Caramel is named on the front of the pack, the milk element is built into the drink rather than added by you, and the result sits much closer to a high street treat than to a mug of black coffee. Taken on its own terms, that is an entirely reasonable thing to want on a cold afternoon.
It does mean two things are true that are not true of a plain coffee. The drink contains milk, so it is not suitable for anyone avoiding dairy, and the full allergen statement is on the pack. And because the sweetness is built in, this is not a coffee you can dial back; if you find caramel drinks too sweet in a cafe you will find this one too sweet as well.
Our own view is that the caramel here works best when it is given something to push against. A pinch of salt in the cup, a square of dark chocolate alongside, or the drink poured over ice rather than served steaming all pull it back from cloying, and all three are in the recipes below.
Getting a Consistent Cup
- Keep the barcode clean: do not scratch, wet or peel it. A machine that cannot read the code will not brew.
- Descale on schedule: scale drops the brewing temperature, and a lukewarm milk drink is a bad one.
- Warm the cup: run a blank of hot water through first and tip it away.
- Stir it: the discs land in sequence and sit in layers until you mix them.
- Machine fit: Tassimo machines only. These discs will not work in a Nespresso, a Dolce Gusto or any other system.
- Best with: dark chocolate, a plain biscuit, shortbread, or on its own mid-afternoon.
Ingredients And Suitability
What is in it: a two part build of a milk preparation and a coffee, with caramel flavour named on the front of the pack. The full ingredient list, including the sugar content, is printed on the current UK pack.
Contains milk. This is a dairy drink and is not suitable for anyone avoiding milk. The full allergen statement is printed on the current box.
Drink count: six drinks, the number on the box.
Price: we are not publishing a per-drink figure for this pack. The price in your basket at checkout is the price.
Ingredients and dietary suitability: Costa's published ingredient list for the Caramel Latte names milk. Caramel recipes and allergy notes can be updated; read the current UK carton before ordering.
Caffeine: contains caffeine. Those who react to caffeine may prefer an earlier cup to an evening one, and in pregnancy the NHS's current guidance is the one to follow.
Child Safety: Store the discs, and position the machine, out of children's reach.
Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Tassimo
Packaging: Six Tassimo T Discs weighing 173.4g in total, used two per drink: one milk disc and one coffee disc.
Our commitment to the planet
Sourcing and packaging details are printed on the current UK pack; the brand page carries the fuller story.
The taste profile
How does it compare
There is no extraction to get right here, because the machine has already been told what to do. What is left is the order of the discs, the cup and the state of the machine.
The Standard Build
The Salted Version
Made with this tea
The Standard Build
How to make The Standard Build with Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte.
- 1 Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte serving, both discs
- Fresh water in the tank
- A warmed 250ml to 300ml cup
- Warm the cup by running the machine once with no disc, then empty it.
- Run the discs in the order printed on the box, both into the same cup.
- Stir once. The two discs land in layers and will not mix on their own.
What you'll end up with: The drink as the recipe intends it: sweet, milky and warm, with the coffee sitting behind the caramel. This is the baseline to judge the rest against.
The Salted Caramel Version
How to make The Salted Caramel Version with Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte.
- 1 Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte serving
- A pinch of fine sea salt
- A warmed cup
- Brew the drink exactly as normal into a warmed cup.
- Add a pinch of fine sea salt while it is still hot and stir it through.
- Taste before adding any more. A little goes a long way.
What you'll end up with: The same drink pulled back from cloying. Salt suppresses the perception of sweetness, so the caramel reads as caramel rather than as sugar. It is the cheapest upgrade available here.
Iced Caramel Latte
How to make Iced Caramel Latte with Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte.
- 1 Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte serving
- A tall glass, crammed full of ice
- A splash of cold milk, optional
- Fill a tall glass with ice, stacked right up to the rim. Three cubes will not do it.
- Brew both discs straight over the ice rather than into a mug.
- Stir hard and top with a splash of cold milk if you want it longer.
What you'll end up with: A cleaner, less sweet drink than the hot version, because cold suppresses sweetness on the tongue. Brewing hot and adding ice afterwards gives you a lukewarm sweet drink instead.
Caramel Affogato
How to make Caramel Affogato with Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte.
- 1 Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte serving
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- Grated dark chocolate
- Scoop the ice cream into a cold bowl.
- Brew the drink straight over it while it is properly hot.
- Finish with grated dark chocolate and eat it at once.
What you'll end up with: A pudding rather than a drink. The dark chocolate is doing the same job as the salt in the second recipe: giving the caramel something bitter to push against.
Blended Caramel Frappé
How to make Blended Caramel Frappé with Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte.
- 1 Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte serving, cooled
- 8 to 10 ice cubes
- 50ml cold milk
- Brew the drink into a jug and let it cool for ten minutes, or chill it.
- Blend with the ice and the cold milk until smooth and thick.
- Pour into a tall glass and drink straight away, before it separates.
What you'll end up with: The high street blended drink at home. Cooling the coffee first is the step people skip; blending it hot melts the ice and you end up with a thin milkshake.
Brewing the perfect cup
Inside the pack
| Typical values per 100ml, as published | Per 100ml |
|---|---|
| Energy | 26 kcal |
| Fat | 1.2g |
| of which saturates | 0.87g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.3g |
| of which sugars | 3.3g |
| Fibre | 0.10g |
| Protein | 0.26g |
| Salt | 0.12g |
Ingredients and allergens. Costa's published ingredient list for the Caramel Latte names milk. Caramel recipes and allergy notes can be updated; read the current UK carton before ordering.
Ingredients, as published for this product: Cream (from Milk) (29%), Sugar, Roast and Ground Coffee¹ (22%), Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Milk Minerals, Salt, Thickener (E414), Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (E331), ¹Rainforest Alliance Certified.
Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. Read the Caramel Latte box itself; it overrides anything written here.
| Component | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Two discs per drink | One disc carries the milk preparation and one the coffee. The machine runs them in sequence into the same cup. |
| Net weight | 173.4g | The pack total, confirmed by the title and the published listing name. A milk disc is far heavier than a coffee disc, so the weight does not divide evenly. |
| Caramel | Named on the pack | A flavoured drink rather than a plain coffee. The full ingredient list and the sugar content are printed on the current UK pack. |
| Milk | Contains milk | The dairy element is part of the drink rather than something you add. Not suitable for anyone avoiding milk. |
Pack: Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g; a caffeinated milk drink for Tassimo machines. Use the discs up before the carton's printed best before date.
Sourcing & blend. Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g is a Costa recipe licensed into the Tassimo system, which is the usual route by which a high street coffee name reaches a home machine. The defining feature of that system is the printed barcode on each disc: the machine reads it before it brews and sets the water volume, temperature and flow from it, so the recipe is fixed at the factory. That is what makes the drink repeatable, and it is also why there is nothing to adjust at the machine.
What's in Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g, and what isn't:
- In: a milk preparation and a coffee, with caramel flavour named on the front of the pack. The full declaration is on the pack.
- Contains milk: the dairy element is built into the drink. Not suitable for anyone avoiding milk, and not a vegan product.
- Sweetened: the sweetness is part of the recipe and is not adjustable at the machine. This is a treat drink rather than a plain coffee.
- Not decaffeinated: this is a caffeinated drink.
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Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Tassimo Costa Caramel Latte Coffee, 6 Pods 173.4g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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