Ingredients
Scale
Cherry syrup:
- 2 cups cherries, pitted
- 1 cup sugar
Cherry mint lattes:
- Fresh mint leaves (as much as you’d like!)
- 2-3 tablespoons cherry syrup
- 1 cup milk (any kind!)
- 1 shot of espresso
Instructions
- Make the cherry syrup:
- Add cherries to blender and blend until liquid.
- Pour into a small saucepan and add sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and let cool.
- Make iced cherry latte:
- Tear mint leaves and add to bottom of glass or shaker. Muddle a bit to bruise mint and bring out some flavor.
- Add ice, cherry syrup, coffee and milk. Shake or stir together!
Notes
You can definitely do this with regular coffee instead of espresso. I love it with cold brew, and just use a 50-50 mix of cold brew and milk. Everything else stays the same.
You don’t need to shake this latte, but it does help to incorporate the cherry syrup (which is thicker than most simple syrups). I also love how frothy it makes the finished drink!
If you really want to up the ante, add a tiny bit of vanilla (extract or syrup!) for the BEST flavor.
- Cook Time: 5 minutes