Cucina Sweet Rose Iced Coffee
Sweeten your disposition, and invite in a loving mood with this sweet, dessert coffee drink. With cardamom, rose, and blackberry, this coffee concoction is sure to raise your spirit!
- 3-4 Blackberries
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
- 1-2 ounce Rose-Vanilla Simple Syrup** (depending on your sweetness preference)
- 1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 4.5 ounces Chilled Coffee (Preferably Cucina Aurora’s Spring Brew)
- 1 ounce Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
Place blackberries, cardamom, syrup, and almond extract in desired drinking cup.
Muddle berries, then pour in chilled coffee and add ice.
Top with milk and garnish with a blackberry.
*depending on what type of glass you are using and how much you wish to drink, you may wish to make a smaller portion. This is about 1 x 7.5 ounce drink
**Rose-Vanilla Simple Syrup - Don’t let the title dissuade you - rose-vanilla simple syrup is easy to make! Just pour 1/2 cup hot water over 1 tablespoon dried rose petals (you can find rose tea at the grocery store, if need be!) and 1-inch slice of vanilla bean. Let steep for 5 minutes, then add in 1/2 cup of sugar.