Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte Recipe: Way Better Than Starbucks! – Beragampengetahuan
The Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte is a lot of things. It’s cool and refreshing, sweet and spicy. It’s an icy treat fit for the hot months but with warm flavors begging for sweater weather. No wonder it’s one of our favorite Starbucks lattes!
Do you know what would make it even better? Cinnamon! That’s right, other than the sprinkles on top, there’s no actual cinnamon in the Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Let’s correct that with this much tastier homemade cinnamon dolce latte. Read on for a delicious iced coffee recipe to take you from summer to fall.
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Copycat Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Recipe
This isn’t the first Iced Cinnamon Latte recipe on the internet. But I sampled many of the others, and none of them quite had the flavor I was craving. So I started experimenting, and after a few rounds of good-but-not-great lattes, I struck gold! Just a touch of vanilla in the syrup rounds out the flavor of the whole cold coffee. Try it, and you’ll see what I mean.
Why You’ll Love This Starbucks Copycat Recipe
The best thing about this recipe is that it’s simple to make. It’s much easier to make iced lattes than hot lattes because you don’t need to froth the milk. So there’s no special equipment required to make this copycat Starbucks drink at home – or many of the other best iced coffee drinks at Starbucks.
You can simplify things more by buying Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Syrup, which is available on Amazon. But I think the homemade version is even better! Unlike Starbucks, it uses real cinnamon (not just cinnamon flavor) and rich brown sugar.
Store leftover sweet cinnamon syrup in an airtight container like a mason jar, where it will keep in the fridge for up to 2 months. It’s a great maple syrup alternative. Try it drizzled over pancakes, oatmeal, yogurt, or ice cream for a sweet treat any time of day.
Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte Ingredients
- Double shot of espresso or 2 ounces strong coffee
- 6 ounces 2% milk
- 2 – 3 tablespoons cinnamon dolce syrup
- Ice cubes
- Whipped cream, for topping
Cinnamon Dolce Syrup Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
AT A GLANCE
Time:
10 minutes + cooling time
How to Make an Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte
Ready to be your own barista? I’ll walk you through how to make this recipe step by step, with a few helpful hints along the way.
If you’re interested in other lattes at Starbucks, be sure to check out our recipe for the Apple Pie Latte too!
Step 1: Make The Cinnamon Dolce Syrup
Put all the syrup ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves and it has reduced slightly. Let cool, then remove the cinnamon sticks.
The syrup recipe makes enough for about six lattes. So you only need to make it once to enjoy a full week’s worth of treats – or go ahead and double or triple the recipe.
Pro tip: If you use ground cinnamon rather than cinnamon sticks, your syrup won’t be perfectly smooth. Straining it through cheesecloth solves this problem, though it isn’t necessary.
Step 2: Make The Espresso Or Coffee
You can do this step as your syrup is cooling.
Using an espresso machine, pull a double shot of espresso. If you don’t have an espresso maker, brew 2 ounces of very strong coffee, ideally using a French press or Moka pot to mimic the full body of an espresso shot. Alternatively, use homemade or store bought cold brew coffee concentrate.
Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of syrup to the espresso, and stir to dissolve. Using 3 tablespoons mimics the sweetness of the Starbucks original, while 2 tablespoons yields a more coffee-forward drink.
Pro tip: The Starbucks recipe uses their Signature Espresso Roast. To keep the same flavor profile, you can buy bags of Starbucks whole beans to make it at home. Or choose any dark roast espresso blend with tasting notes of caramel, molasses, toasted nuts, or dark chocolate.
Step 3: Assemble The Drink
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Add the sweetened espresso or coffee, then top with milk.
Starbucks uses 2% milk for their Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte, but you can use whatever milk you prefer. Try skim milk or almond milk for a low-calorie option, half and half for a more decadent coffee drink, or unsweetened oat milk for a vegan-friendly latte.
Pro tip: For even more coffee flavor, use coffee ice cubes, which don’t dilute the drink as they melt. To make them, brew coffee, pour it into an ice cube tray, and freeze until ready to use.
Step 4: Add Toppings
Top the latte with whipped cream. Finish it off with a dash of cinnamon or cinnamon sugar.
To stay true to the Starbucks drink, use a sweetened whipped cream made by whipping 2 cups of heavy cream with ¼ cup vanilla syrup or simple syrup.
Pro tip: Starbucks tops their latte with “Cinnamon Dolce Topping,” which is just a mix of cinnamon, sugar, salt, butter extract, and chemical flavorings. To add some textural contrast to your cinnamon dolce latte at home, I suggest something a bit more wholesome, like crumbles of a cinnamon sugar cookie.
What Does The Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte Taste Like?
The Starbucks version of this drink is very one-note, in my opinion; it tastes just like sweet cinnamon flavor. This Starbucks copycat Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte is much more balanced. It features spicy cinnamon, brown sugar sweetness, bittersweet espresso, and creamy milk, all set off by a hint of vanilla. It’s kind of like a cinnamon roll with vanilla frosting – except much more refreshing!
Final Thoughts
This Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte is a wonderful way to transition your coffee order from summer to fall. It’s cool and refreshing, but the dark sugar and cinnamon will remind you that pumpkin spice season is just around the corner! Give it a try, it only takes a few minutes and no fancy tools.
Did you try this copycat Starbucks recipe at home? What did you think? Better than Starbucks, right? If you enjoyed it, let us know by leaving a rating and review, and share it with all your coffee-loving friends!
FAQs
What are the ingredients in Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte?
Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte has milk, ice, espresso, cinnamon dolce syrup (sugar, water, natural flavor, citric acid, potassium sorbate), whipped cream (cream [mono and diglycerides, carageenan], vanilla syrup [sugar, water, natural flavor, potassium sorbate, citric acid]), and cinnamon dolce topping (sugar, cinnamon, salt, extractives of butter, natural flavors) (1). What a mouthful! Aren’t you glad you made it yourself?
How much caffeine in Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte?
The Starbucks Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte has 150 mg of caffeine in a Grande size. The exact amount of caffeine in your homemade version will depend on the coffee beans you choose, but in general, a double shot of espresso has around 120 mg of caffeine.
How many calories are in the Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte?
There are 300 calories in a grande Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte at Starbucks, including 13 g of fat, 35 g of sugar, and 8 g of protein. To cut calories, you can ask for an Iced Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte, which uses skim milk and sugar-free syrup and omits the whipped cream. It has just 80 calories, making it a tasty choice for a low-calorie drink at Starbucks.
How much is a Venti Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte?
A Venti Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte costs between $4 and $5, as of 2023. There is some variation depending on which Starbucks franchise you visit. Note that the skinny version is more expensive.
References
- Starbucks. (2023). Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Retrieved from
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