Cinnamon Dolce Latte

A Starbucks-inspired drink made with coffee, milk, and cinnamon syrup. The caffeinated drink it topped off with cinnamon whipped cream.

About This Cinnamon Dolce Latte

• Strong coffee, milk, and cinnamon syrup are combined to make this easy, Starbucks-inspired Cinnamon Dolce Latte drink at home. It’s all topped off with a lush and fluffy cinnamon flavored whipped cream.
• Strong coffee for this drink can be made in a coffee machine, Nespresso, or a Keurig. Cinnamon syrup can be homemade or store-bought.
• To make the cinnamon cream topping, just a handheld milk frother is needed to whip cream in seconds.

Recreate Starbucks drinks at home like Irish Cream Cold Brew, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Peppermint Mocha Latte, Gingerbread Latte, and Salted Caramel Mocha Latte.

Ingredient Notes

• Strong coffee: Use your coffee machine, Nespresso, or Keurig to make coffee.
• Milk: Any kind of milk can be used.
• Cinnamon syrup: I’m using my homemade cinnamon syrup to make this drink but you can use store-bought Starbucks’ Cinnamon Dolce syrup.
• Heavy cream: This gets whipped up with cinnamon syrup to make the whipped cream topping.

For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Make cream topping.
   Cinnamon syrup and heavy cream are whipped together using a handheld milk frother.
2. Froth milk.
   Heat milk on the stovetop or microwave then use a French press to froth. Or use an electric milk frother that will heat and froth at the same time. If you have an espresso machine, use the steam wand to froth the milk.
3. Assemble drink.
   Hot coffee, frothed milk, and cinnamon syrup go into a cup. Stir. Top with cinnamon cream topping. Optional garnish: sprinkle ground cinnamon.

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Expert Tips

• Cinnamon Dolce syrup tastes like sweetened cinnamon with brown sugar so my homemade cinnamon syrup is made with those ingredients. It’s super easy to make at home and costs so much less to make it than buy the Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce syrup.
• You can buy the Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce syrup at your local Starbucks. Just ask the barista if they have any you can purchase. If they have enough in stock, they’ll sell it to you! See more Starbucks tips.
• Starbucks makes their Cinnamon Dolce Latte with espresso and steamed milk so to get it to taste as close to the original, use an espresso machine to pull shots and to steam the milk.

Questions You May Have

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Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte Copycat

Author: Jee Choe

A Starbucks copycat drink made with coffee, milk, and cinnamon syrup.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Yield1 serving (16 ounces)

INGREDIENTS

 

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Cinnamon Dolce Latte

• ▢ 2 tablespoons cinnamon syrup
• ▢ 2 capsules Nespresso Starbucks espresso (or 2 espresso shots)
• ▢ 1 ½ cups frothed 2% milk

Whipped Cream

• ▢ ¼ cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• ▢ ¼ teaspoon sugar
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS

• Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.

  Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds. Whip until soft peaks form.
• Put cinnamon syrup and espresso into a cup.

  Use 2 Nespresso espresso pods or pull 2 shots from an espresso machine.
• Add frothed milk.

  Frothed milk can be made using an electric milk frother or with the steam wand from an espresso machine. Another method is to simmer milk on the stovetop, pour it into a French press, then pump the plunger a few times to create froth.
• Top drink with whipped cream and a dusting of the cinnamon sugar.

EQUIPMENT

Handheld Frother

Milk Frother

Nespresso Machine

NOTES

• 1 shot of espresso = 1 Nespresso espresso capsule
• To make a 16 ounce (grande) Starbucks drink, you’ll need 2 Nespresso espresso or ristretto capsules. You can also use 1 Vertuo double espresso.
• With the Vertuo machine capsules, only use espresso capsules and not the coffee capsules that make 7.77 ounces.
• Try using Starbucks Nespresso Blonde Espresso capsules for a smoother taste.
• Any kind of milk can be used but Starbucks makes theirs with 2% milk.
• Milk will increase in volume when steamed or frothed, so to get 1 ½ cups of frothed milk for this recipe, use 1 cup of cold milk.
• Cinnamon syrup tastes like cinnamon sweetened with brown sugar and my homemade cinnamon syrup is made with those ingredients.
• The vanilla syrup is used only in the whipped cream so if you want to use less ingredients, swap out the vanilla syrup and use the cinnamon syrup to make the whipped cream.
• Instant coffee can be used if you don’t have espresso. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and 1/4 cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.

NUTRITION

Calories: 551 | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 660mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 1236IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 476mg | Iron: 2mg