Cinnamon Dolce Syrup (Starbucks-style coffee syrup with vanilla & brown sugar)
Cinnamon dolce syrup is a warming sweet blend of cinnamon spice, brown sugar and vanilla. This easy cinnamon syrup for coffee works wonderfully in lattes and iced coffees, bringing cosy café style to your homemade drinks. Makes approx 360ml.
Servings: 18 servings (20ml)
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
- 150 g Caster Sugar
- 50 g Dark Brown Sugar
- 200 ml Water
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks each 15cm long
- 1½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt Flakes
Instructions
- Roughly crush the cinnamon sticks using a pestle and mortar (do not grind them to a powder though).2 Cinnamon Sticks
- Put the caster sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and water into a saucepan.150 g Caster Sugar, 50 g Dark Brown Sugar, 2 Cinnamon Sticks, ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt Flakes, 200 ml Water
- Heat gently to dissolve the sugar then turn up the heat until simmering point is reached. Immediately remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.1½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- Leave the syrup to infuse for 2 hours. Strain through a fined meshed sieve (or a nut bag).
- Decant into a sealable bottle or jar and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Notes
- Don't skimp on the infusion time: To get a punchy cinnamon syrup you need to let the ingredients sit together for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Don't let the syrup boil: If the syrup boils it will thicken and be harder to blend into drinks (especially cold drinks).
- Strain carefully: To avoid gritty grains of cinnamon ending up in your drink take care to strain your cinnamon coffee syrup properly. If you have a nut bag I highly recommend passing the syrup through this. Failing that, pass it through a fine-meshed sieve.
- Using cinnamon powder: Use 2-3 teaspoons cinnamon powder in place of the cinnamon sticks in this recipe and infuse for 30 minutes instead of 2 hours. You will need to strain the syrup through a nutbag or some muslin to remove the powder once the syrup is ready.
Variations
- Double the flavour: If you only like a half measure of syrup in your coffee consider doubling up on the cinnamon and vanilla to ensure these flavours still shine in your coffee.
- Omit the vanilla: Leaving it out will give you a straight cinnamon syrup for coffee.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 0.03g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg
