Chocolate Raspberry Latte with Easy Homemade Raspberry Syrup
This Valentine's Day make that special someone in your life this delicious, decadent Chocolate Raspberry Latte. Made with homemade raspberry syrup, it makes a great accompaniment for breakfast in bed or that mid-afternoon date of desserts and drinks.
Ingredients
Homemade Raspberry Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
Chocolate Raspberry Latte
- 4 ounces espresso equivalent of two espresso shots
- 1 cup milk steamed, I used 2%
- 2 tbsp homemade raspberry syrup
- chocolate syrup enough to swirl around glass and on top
Instructions
Homemade Raspberry Syrup
- Put the water and sugar into a saucepan on the stove. Cook for approximately 1-2 minutes. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, add in the 1 cup of fresh raspberries. Cook on medium heat until the berries break down, approximately 8-10 minutes. Once it starts to boil, turn the heat down to low. Stir occasionally to help break down the berries.
- Once the berry/sugar water mixture is done cooking and the berries have broken down, strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve and into a jar. If needed, use a spatula to help force the syrup through the sieve. From the jar, pour the syrup into a reusable bottle.
- Place the bottle, top open, into a cold-water bath while the syrup cools. Once it has cooled you can store it in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.
Chocolate Raspberry Latte
- Brew your two shots of espresso.
- While the espresso is brewing, steam your one cup of milk. If you do not have a steamer, you can heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat on the stove and froth it with a hand frother.
- In your mug, pour 2 tablespoons of the homemade raspberry syrup. Then swirl the chocolate syrup around the inside wall of the mug.
- Pour the two shots of espresso (4 ounces total) into your mug. Then pour the steamed milk on top of the espresso. Add the milk foam at your leisure.
- On the top of the foam, swirl more chocolate sauce. Once you've done this, the drink is ready to be served!