Recipe: Fire Apple Latte

This just hit the streets in our September newsletter, but we thought we’d share it with you over in this ‘hood, too. It’s a little bit of a twist on the Frozen Apple Pie recipe we posted a couple weeks back, but we incorporated a fiery element and espresso to kick it up two notches.

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz. Monin Caramel Apple syrup
• 1/2 oz. Monin Spicy Red Cinnamon syrup
• 2 shots of espresso
• 8 oz. steamed milk (or to taste)

Directions

Combine the syrups into your serving mug, pull shots and mix in. Pour steamed/frothed milk over it and garnish with a splash of cayenne pepper (if you know how to rock it right, that is).

Recipe: Blueberry Parfait Mocha

We’re trying to hold onto summer with our bare teeth, but the weather is not cooperating. The iced drinks have been front and center for awhile, so here’s a warm concoction for you to enjoy if chillier weather is nipping at your toes.

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Monin White Chocolate Sauce
• 3/4 oz. Monin Blueberry Syrup
• 2 shots of espresso
• Steamed milk to taste

Directions

Mix sauce, syrup and espresso in a cup; stir while filling with steamed milk. Garnish with whipped cream and fresh blueberries if you have ‘em.

Recipe: Frozen Apple Pie

It’s hot! It’s sultry! It’s so deliciously summery here in the Pacific Northwest, we need something icy sweet to help us cool off. But you know we always have to have a little bit o’ spice with our sweetness, right?

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Monin Caramel Apple syrup
• 1/2 oz. Monin Cinnamon syrup
• 4 oz. vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups of ice

Directions

Combine everything in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into serving glass and garnish with caramel sauce and cinnamon-dusted apple slice.

Recipe: Neapolitan Cooler

While perhaps not authentically from Naples, the long-adored combo of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla found in Neapolitan ice creams, cakes and other assorted desserts is the inspiration for this lovely iced drink. It’s coffee-free, but you could experiment with it, perhaps — although, it may make it a very different concoction indeed.

Ingredients

• 1/4 oz. Monin Dark Chocolate syrup (not sauce)
• 1/2 oz. Monin Strawberry syrup
• 1/4 oz. Monin Vanilla syrup
• Cold milk
• Ice

Directions

1. Fill a serving glass with ice.
2. Add syrups.
3. Fill with cold milk
4. Serve with spoon for mixing
5. Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and a strawberry slice — if you want.

Recipe: LemonPomStraw

Lemonade is surely the hallmark of summer and there’s something very special about lemonade + strawberry. But can you take a great thing and make it even greater? We’d like to think so! Watch Jess whip up a couple glasses of lemonade with the sweet accents of strawberry and pomegranate. Supermeowyum!

Recipe: Blood Orange Sangria

We’re huge fans of sangria and since we just added Monin’s Blood Orange syrup to our repertoire, we had to try out this recipe and found it very tasty. It was originally for a single serving, but we know how you do and we kicked it up to a full pitcher. Perfect for summer weekend libations!

Ingredients

• 16 oz. chardonnay
• 2 oz. orange/citrus-flavored vodka
• 2 oz. Monin Cherry syrup
• 2 oz. Monin Blood Orange syrup
• 4 oz. orange juice
• Ice
• Lemon lime soda

Directions

1. In a large pitcher, combine wine, vodka, syrups and orange juice, stir well to mix. Add ice to fill.
2. To serve, pour out in individual pint glasses and top with a splash of lemon lime soda — perhaps garnish with an orange or a cherry.
3. Toast the sunshine and drink on up!

Recipe Video: Snake Bite

In follow-up to the Snake Bite recipe we posted last week, here is a how-to video showing this delicious concoction in action! If you haven’t tried it yet, we don’t know what you’re waiting for — it’s seriously delectable.

How to Make a Chai Tea Latte

There are a variety of Chai tea mixes available on the market — some are pre-made and you just add milk to taste, some are powders that you dissolve into water or milk and some are concentrated syrup. We often get asked how to make one of these and so we decided we’d whip one up using Monin’s Chai Tea concentrate. Mmmmmmmginger!

Recipe: Sunkissed Caramel Latte

Oooooo muy delicioso! You know that we dig orange, which we usually pair up with chocolate when adding it to an espresso-based drink. However, a life left unexamined is not worth living, so sometimes it’s time to stretch our wings and try something new — and, in this case, our quest for self-actualization has led us to caramel. Look, it could be worse, right?

Watch Gail whip up a smooth blended summery drink with a creamy caramel base and a hint of orange. Change never tasted this good!

Recipe: Shake Your Body and/or an Iced Coconut Cream Latte

For some inexplicable reason, we’re craving coconut cream pie this morning — exacerbated by the Google image search for pictures of coconut cream pie, no doubt. Also, we are craving the disco. This iced latte is a delish summer treat that we think you’re going to love.

Ingredients

• 4 oz. cold milk
• Ice
• 1 oz. Monin White Chocolate Sauce
• 3/4 oz. Monin Coconut Syrup
• 2 shots of espresso

Directions

1. Fill a shaker with ice; add milk, sauce, syrup and espresso.
2. Put Shake Your Body on the record player (and/or YouTube).
3. Shake vigorously to the beat.
4. Pour out into a serving glass and optionally garnish with whipped cream, more white chocolate sauce and toasted coconut flakes.
5. Actually, garnish is not optional.
6. Enjoy!