Spice up your next latte with Gingerbread Coffee Syrup! This easy homemade syrup is warmly flavored with gingerbread spices and molasses, making coffee and lattes taste like the Starbucks fave, without the major moolah.
Plus, it’s just 5 ingredients and only 10 minutes to make. Low effort, high reward!
Table of Contents
- The Story Behind the Recipe
- Why You’ll Love Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
- Ingredients
- How to Make Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
- Tip for Success
- More Coffee Syrup & Creamer Recipes
The Story Behind the Recipe
The older I get, the more I love mornings. Why do I love mornings? Coffee is 95% of it. There’s just something about that warm comforting cup of coffee in the quiet of morning that is magic.
During the Christmas season, I like to add a seasonal spin. Sometimes I’ll make this dairy-free eggnog to use as coffee creamer (SO good!), and sometimes – like lately – I’ll make gingerbread lattes with this gingerbread coffee syrup.
This one was super easy to create. I made a simple syrup of one cup water to one cup sugar, and added classic gingerbread flavors: Spicy ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
I tested this one with fresh/whole spices and with ground spices, and the ground spices version won handily. While the version with the fresh ginger and whole spices resulted in a clearer syrup, the flavors just weren’t quite strong enough.
I then added molasses, because of course! Gingerbread needs molasses! I found that a couple of tablespoons was the perfect amount to give that gingerbread taste but not overpower the coffee or latte.
Why You’ll Love Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
Well, first of all, it tastes like Christmas! Who doesn’t want something that tastes like Christmas … except maybe not pine tree taste. That would be weird. But otherwise, let’s do this!
It lasts in the fridge all season long, so store it in the fridge and spice up your coffees and lattes whenever you want.
It also makes a great gift! Double or triple this recipe and add it to cute bottles to give to friends and family. Everyone loves an edible gift!
Ingredients
- Sugar – Plain old granulated sugar. You can use brown sugar if you like, but brown sugar is just sugar and molasses combined, and because we are adding molasses, I felt it would be unnecessary to use brown sugar instead or in addition to the white granulated sugar.
- Water
- Ginger – I found that ground ginger adds a lot more flavor than fresh. It also has a tiny spicy kick of heat that makes this ginger coffee syrup so good!
- Cinnamon – Ground Ceylon cinnamon is a great choice. Cassia cinnamon can be a bit stronger, so you might want to use a bit less to start.
- Cloves – Just a small amount of ground cloves adds warmth and depth to the spicy gingerbread flavor.
- Molasses – This is important! There are three types of molasses: Light, dark, or blackstrap. You want dark molasses. Light won’t have enough gingerbread flavor, and blackstrap will be waaaaayyyy too strong.
How to Make Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
Simply add everything to a saucepan, simmer it all together …
… and strain! That’s it.
Tip for Success
- Strain your coffee syrup. Because you’re using ground spices, you might end up with some gritty spices at the bottom of your coffee. But if you strain the syrup, preferably through a coffee filter or cheesecloth, that will catch some of the bigger pieces ahead of time.
I hope you love this gingerbread coffee syrup as much as we do! It’s cozy and warmly spiced, and makes the perfect gingerbread latte to rival anything Starbucks has this time of year. Make a batch to enjoy at home all Christmas season long or make it an edible gift for friends and family. Either way, this gingerbread syrup is a win!
More Coffee Syrup & Creamer Recipes
- Pumpkin Spice Coffee Syrup
- Vanilla Coffee Syrup
- Cinnamon Dolce Coffee Syrup
- Homemade Chocolate Syrup
- Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer
- Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons dark molasses (NOT blackstrap)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat and let cool off until cool enough to handle. Drain through a cheesecloth if you can to catch any grittiness.
- Place a fine-mesh strainer over a mason jar or another container. Lay cheesecloth on top if you have it (not crucial but nice to catch any residual grittiness from the spices). Strain coffee syrup into your jar.
- To make a latte, use 2-4 tablespoons of coffee syrup per cup, to taste.
Hi! I’m Karen – I’m a real person with real recipes. No A.I. here! Since 2009, every recipe on Kitchen Treaty is thoroughly tested and loved before I hit “publish.” I’m a home cook, certified plant-based pro, and mom. I’m a vegetarian married to a carnivore, and my goal is to coexist deliciously.
