Lavender Love Letter
2 shots Talking Crow Coffee Roasters Ozark Goodness decaf espresso
6 oz. steamed oat milk (or milk of choice)
1-2 oz lavender-vanilla simple syrup (recipe below)
1 oz white chocolate sauce (we used Hollander brand)
• To your favorite mug, add the white chocolate syrup, the lavender-vanilla simple syrup and the freshly brewed shots of coffee. Stir to mix.
• Add steamed milk and garnish with a pinch of lavender sugar or a few culinary lavender buds.
• Sip and Enjoy!
Lavender-Vanilla simple syrup
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon culinary lavender buds
1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder or ½ vanilla bean, scraped or 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• Add the water, sugar and lavender to a saucepan. If using the vanilla bean paste or vanilla bean pod, add that too.
• Simmer 5 minutes stirring frequently until the sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat.
• If using vanilla extract, add it now.
• Let steep 10 minutes.
• Strain.
• Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
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Winter Citrus Revival
2 shots of Talking Crow Coffee Roasters decaf espresso
6 oz steamed oat milk (or milk of choice)
1-2 oz of blood orange cardamom syrup (recipe below)
Ground cardamom for garnish
• To your favorite mug, add the blood orange simple syrup.
• Add the freshly brewed espresso shots. Stir to mix – the syrup is thick.
• Add steamed milk
• Garnish with a sprinkle of ground cardamom.
• Sip and Enjoy!
Blood Orange – Cardamom Syrup
1 cup fresh blood orange juice
½ cup sugar
8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
1 strip blood orange peel
• Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat.
• Cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat and let steep 5 minutes.
• Strain out the cardamom pods.
• Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks