
I was so excited when Starbucks did their vanilla campaign. I love vanilla anything, and usually order a vanilla soy latte. I fell in love with the vanilla spice latte, but it is gone already! I think that was only around for a month. I loved them so much that I had to create a copycat version. I think that I like mine better. The vanilla spice syrup keeps for a few weeks in the fridge and would make a really nice Christmas gift. I know that a latte is usually made with espresso, but I just use a dark roast coffee. Bodum sent me a french press and milk frother to use and I am thrilled with how easy it was to get a coffee shop quality latte from my kitchen. I don’t drink milk, so I used Almond Breeze, and the result was a light and frothy latte. A treat on a cold, winter afternoon.
1 cup water
1 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
3 cardamom pods
2 cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla bean, split and seeded
Nutmeg
4 Tablespoons coarse ground coffee
16-ounces very hot (but not boiling) water
1 cup Almond Breeze Almond Milk
In a medium saucepan, combine water and sugar. Crush cardamom pods and add to the pot. Break the cinnamon sticks in half, add the vanilla bean and grate some nutmeg into the mixture.
Bring to a boil, cook until the sugar is dissolved. Let the syrup come to room temperature.
I transferred the syrup to a mason jar to cool because I needed my saucepan for something else.
Pour the syrup through a sieve. Pour into a bottle. I like to keep the vanilla bean in the bottle, I think that it looks pretty.
Add the coffee to the bottom of the french press.
Pour water over the beans and stir with a wooden spoon. Top with the plunger, but do not press it down yet.
Let the coffee sit for 4 minutes. Press the plunger down.
Fill the frother with cold almond milk to the fill line. Microwave for 30 to 60 seconds.
Froth until the milk triples in volume.
Add a Tablespoon or two of vanilla spice syrup to the bottom of the cup. Fill halfway with coffee.
Fill the rest of the cup with frothed milk.
Grate nutmeg on top. Or add a dash of extra cinnamon.

Vanilla Spice Latte
Vanilla Spice Latte - Make a vanilla spice syrup so you can start your day with a vanilla spice latte. Skip the coffee shop and stay home instead.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
- 3 cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeded
- Nutmeg
- 4 Tablespoons coarse ground coffee
- 16-ounces very hot (but not boiling) water
- Almond Breeze Almond Milk
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine water and sugar. Crush cardamom pods and add to the pot. Break the cinnamon sticks in half, add the vanilla bean and grate some nutmeg into the mixture.
- Bring to a boil, cook until the sugar is dissolved. Let the syrup come to room temperature. Pour the syrup through a sieve. Pour into a bottle. I like to keep the vanilla bean in the bottle, I think that it looks pretty.
- Add the coffee to the bottom of the french press. Pour water over the beans and stir with a wooden spoon. Top with the plunger, but do not press it down yet. Let the coffee sit for 4 minutes. Press the plunger down.
- Fill the frother with cold almond milk to the fill line. Microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. Froth until the milk triples in volume.
- Add a Tablespoon or two of vanilla spice syrup to the bottom of the cup. Fill halfway with coffee. Fill the rest of the cup with frothed milk. Grate nutmeg on top.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g
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Jody
Tuesday 20th of October 2015
This is off the chain good!! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! Keep them comin! :)
bakedbree
Tuesday 27th of October 2015
I'm so glad!
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