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Copycat Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte

This chilled latte is out of this world luscious. Best part is, you can easily make it at home for a fraction of the cost if you were to buy one in your local Starbucks. Enjoy every last sip!
Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword cinnamon, cinnamon dolce latte, Copycat Starbucks, iced beverages, Latte, Starbucks
Servings 1
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brewed espresso or coffee, decaf works well too
  • 1 tbsp homemade cinnamon dolce syrup, see simple recipe below Or bottled, can use vanilla syrup with 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream or half and half
  • handful of ice cubes
  • whipped cream for topping
  • cinnamon or cinnamon sugar for topping

Recipe for Cinnamon Syrup - Store covered in fridge up to 2 weeks

  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • small pinch sea or kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Recipe for homemade cinnamon syrup...

    1.In a small saucepan, bring water, cinnamon, sugar and salt to a boil. Stir and keep stirring until sugar dissolves completely. This should take just a few minutes.

    2.Let reduce to about half. It will be thicker when reduced.

    3.Take off heat, stir in vanilla. Pour into a heatproof bowl or container. Leave out on counter then put in fridge to cool. (Can be stored in sealed container up to 2 weeks in fridge)

    Recipe for Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latter

    4.Brew coffee strong, let cool off just a bit by placing in freezer or fridge for a few minutes. Add syrup to bottom of cup. Pour coffee over then heavy cream, or half and half, or milk of choice. Stir.

    5.Add ice, stir again. Top off with whip cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon or cinnamon sugar. Enjoy!