Recipes· 1 min read
Cinnamon Dolce Latte
Cinnamon, brown sugar, and espresso with steamed milk — warm, spiced, and gently sweet.
House Blend Cafe· 2026-08-20
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The cinnamon dolce latte is a cozy, spiced latte built on a cinnamon-brown sugar syrup. It tastes like a warm sweater on a cold morning — sweet but not sugary, with cinnamon doing the heavy lifting. It's easy to make the syrup ahead and keep it on hand for instant cinnamon lattes all week.
Ingredients
- 2 shots of espresso
- 1.5 tbsp cinnamon dolce syrup (see below) or cinnamon syrup
- 8 oz whole milk
- A pinch of cinnamon for the top
Cinnamon dolce syrup: simmer 1 cup water, 1 cup brown sugar, and 2 cinnamon sticks (or 1 tsp ground cinnamon) for 10 minutes, then strain.
Step-by-step
- Add the cinnamon dolce syrup to a 12 oz cup.
- Pull two shots of espresso over the syrup and stir to combine.
- Steam the milk to glossy microfoam.
- Pour the milk into the cup, blending with the spiced espresso base.
- Dust the foam with a pinch of cinnamon.
Tips for the best cup
- Make a batch of syrup and store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.
- Brown sugar gives a deeper, molasses-like sweetness than white.
- A tiny pinch of nutmeg alongside the cinnamon adds complexity.
Key takeaways
- A cinnamon dolce latte is built on cinnamon-brown sugar syrup.
- The syrup can be made ahead and kept for quick lattes.
- Brown sugar and cinnamon are the flavor backbone.
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