At the start of fall, we brought you a how-to guide on making your own pumpkin spice latte just like the baristas at Starbucks do it. As we approach winter and the holiday season, Starbucks is rolling out its signature holiday drinks.Related video above: Gifts coffee lovers will love a latteLattes are made festive this time of year with flavors like caramel brûlée, peppermint mocha, gingerbread and chestnut praline. Whether hot or iced, you can enjoy a cup of holiday happiness at home with a few simple ingredients.Let's start with the basics:How is a latte different from a regular cup of coffee?By definition, a latte is a beverage made from espresso (a shot of strong coffee) and hot, steamed milk. It's milkier than a cappuccino, which is espresso and milk foam.At their core, most Starbucks holiday beverages are lattes with an espresso shot, a festive-flavored syrup, hot steamed milk and a topper like cinnamon, sprinkles or whipped cream on top of the beverage.What equipment do you need to make a latte at home? If you want to dive all the way in and invest in an espresso machine at home, there are great, more affordable options.Trusted brand De'Longhi offers an at-home espresso machine called the Stilosa that is equipped with a milk steaming wand — and it's available on Amazon for $83.99. It does not have a coffee grinder, but all you would need to make your at-home latte is a pre-ground espresso-roast coffee, whatever milk you prefer and your homemade pumpkin spice syrup.For a cheaper option to make at-home espresso, a Moka pot is an excellent alternative. The Moka pot is a stovetop espresso maker, commonly used in Italian homes. It has three parts: a bottom chamber for water, a middle chamber for coffee grounds, and a top chamber for brewed coffee. The pot works by heating water in the bottom chamber, which creates steam pressure that forces the water through the coffee grounds in the middle chamber and into the top chamber. This brewing method is called percolation. Moka pots range from $11 to about $50 from Target and Amazon.It's easy to use! Fill up the bottom section with water, add ground coffee to the middle section, screw the top on, place your pot on the stove and then fire up the stove. Once you hear a bubbling sound, your pot has finished brewing, and viola, your at-home espresso has been made.To get your milk nice and frothy, invest in a simple milk frother — use it to froth your milk first then heat it in the microwave to your desired temperature. Amazon has a milk frother available for $7.99 — which means you can easily get all of the machinery you need to make an at-home latte for under $50. You would spend much more than $50 each month if you were to buy a latte every weekday on your way to work.If you wanted a plain, unflavored latte, all you would have to do from here is pour your Moka espresso into a mug and then top it with the frothed milk. But today, we're talking about fun and exciting holiday drinks.We're going to break down the recipes for two of our favorite flavor syrups. Let's get into it! Peppermint mochaThe classic peppermint mocha is the easiest drink to do at home because you can buy two simple ingredients to make it happen. You just need a quality chocolate syrup and a peppermint syrup. We recommend the Ghirardelli Chocolate Sauce and the Torani Peppermint syrup.Mix the two syrups to your desired level of sweetness, we recommend starting with small amounts and adding more if your drink is not sweet enough, as the two syrups can make the latte very sugary very quickly. To make it exactly like the Starbucks version, top with your favorite whipped cream and use the chocolate sauce to add a chocolate drizzle on top. You can also get creative and add festive peppermint sprinkles or small chocolate curls.Caramel brûléeThis latte features a sweet and smoky taste, reminiscent of caramelized sugar, which sets it apart from Starbucks' standard caramel offerings. The blog Happy Healthy Motivated has a great at-home recipe for the syrup that does involve some mixing and cooking, but it's not too complicated.You will need 1/2 cup of your favorite kind of milk, 2 tablespoons caramel sauce, 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup, whipped cream and extra caramel sauce for drizzling.Follow these simple steps to make the sauce:Pour the milk into a saucepan. Place over a high heat and whisk constantly until frothy and the milk just begins to boil.Take the pan off the heat and stir in the caramel sauce and vanilla syrupAdd the sauce mixture to your latte to taste and top with whipped cream and caramel drizzleTo make this drink similar to the Starbucks version, which is topped with crunchy caramel bits, get a fun topper like these Salted Caramel Crunch Toppings from Amazon.Enjoy your festive beverages!For more coverage of holiday season must-haves, click here.