Cinnamon Dolce Syrup is an easy, sweet, and flavorful syrup with plenty of vanilla and cinnamon. Perfect for making cinnamon dolce lattes, stirring in your morning cup of coffee or tea, or even spicing up hot apple cider and hot chocolate.
What is Cinnamon Dolce?
Cinnamon dolce is a popular Starbucks syrup used for lattes. Its name is Italian for “sweet cinnamon.” What does cinnamon dolce taste like? It tastes just like its name! This copycat cinnamon dolce recipe tastes sweet with amazing brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon flavors.
How do you pronounce dolce? Dowl-chay. Now you can make the popular Starbucks cinnamon dolce latte or other drinks at home. With a super easy recipe and only 5 simple ingredients!
Ingredients
All you need for this recipe is sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon sticks, and water.
How to Make Cinnamon Dolce Syrup
- Add water, cane sugar, and brown sugar to a saucepan, stir. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Meanwhile, grate the edges of the cinnamon sticks with the fine side of a vegetable grater. This helps to bring out the flavor of the cinnamon. I grated about half of a â…› tsp.
- Once the mixture boils, reduce the heat to low. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon sticks, and grated cinnamon. Simmer for approximately 12-15 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken.
- Turn off the heat to allow mixtur to cool and thicken for 20-30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks.
- Serve or store for later use.
Copycat Starbuck Cinnamon Dolce Syrup FAQ’s
How to Use the Syrup
- Stir syrup into your coffee, latte, or cold brew
- Mix into hot tea
- Pairs great with apple cider
- Spice up hot chocolate
- Add to desserts
- Cocktail mixer- bourbon or rum would pair nicely
- Christmas gift idea
Is Cinnamon Dolce Syrup Vegan?
Yes, the syrup is naturally vegan made from just sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.
How to Make Cinnamon Dolce Syrup Sugar-Free?
Make your favorite Starbucks drink low carb, keto-friendly, and sugar-free by using a sugar substitute. These are one-to-one sweeteners so you can use the same amount of sugar and brown sugar.
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Alternatively, you can use Truvia, Splenda, etc. I recommend using both brown sugar and granular sugar sweeteners.
How to Store Cinnamon Simple Syrup
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for approximately 2-3 weeks.
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Cinnamon Dolce Syrup
Equipment
- small saucepan
- vegetable grater
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 sticks cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Add water, cane sugar, and brown sugar to a saucepan, stir. Bring the mixture to a boil. Meanwhile, grate the edges of the cinnamon sticks with the fine side of a vegetable grater (optional but helps to bring out the flavor of the cinnamon). I grated about half of a â…› tsp. Once the mixture boils, reduce heat to low. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon sticks, and grated cinnamon. Simmer for approximately 12-15 minutes or until the mixture starts to thicken. Turn off the heat to allow the mixture to cool and thicken for 20-30 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks.
- Use or store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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