Flavors made for sweater (and shorts) weather.
Some of your customers are wearing shorts. Some are bundled in their puffy jackets. Must be the transition from summer to fall. Keep everyone happy with these recipes that strike the perfect balance between the flavors of summer and fall.
Maple Matcha Iced Latte
This is what happens when your fav matcha latte vacations in Canada.
Yield: 16 oz
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp matcha latte powder
- 6 oz milk or oat milk (for dissolving matcha)
- 1 oz maple syrup
- 6 oz cold milk or oat milk
- Ice
Instructions:
- 1. Whisk matcha powder with 6 oz milk until smooth.
- 2. Add maple syrup and stir.
- 3. Fill a cup with ice, then pour in matcha base and remaining 6 oz milk.
- 4. Stir and serve.
Pumpkin Chai Latte
For the PSL fan who’s looking to expand their horizons.
Yield: 16 oz
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp chai latte powder or 4 oz chai concentrate
- 1 tbsp pumpkin purée or pumpkin sauce
- 1 oz pumpkin spice syrup (or brown sugar syrup + pumpkin spice)
- 10 oz milk or oat milk
- Optional: whipped cream, cinnamon, or nutmeg
- Ice (for iced version)
Instructions:
- 1. Heat 10 oz milk until warm (not boiling).
- 2. Whisk in chai powder (or stir in concentrate), pumpkin purée, and pumpkin spice syrup until smooth.
- 3. Pour into a 16 oz cup.
- 4. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg.
Chai Fall Affogato
Think pumpkin pie and ice cream.
Yield: 1 serving (12–16 oz cup or dish)
Ingredients:
- 1 scoop vanilla gelato / soft serve
- 2 oz chai concentrate (hot or warm)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar syrup (or pumpkin spice syrup)
- Optional: pinch of ground cinnamon or nutmeg
Instructions:
- 1. Scoop soft serve or gelato into a small serving cup or dish.
- 2. Warm the chai concentrate (do not boil).
- 3. Stir the brown sugar syrup into the chai to create a warm spiced drizzle.
- 4. Pour the warm chai mixture over the gelato just before serving.
- 5. Top with a dusting of cinnamon or nutmeg if desired.
- 6. Serve immediately with a spoon.
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