Iced Latte Mint Recipe, Vanilla Syrup Mint Recipe and Mint Ice Cubes
Iced Latte Mint Recipe
Ingredients - Option 1
- 3/4 cup whole milk or almond milk
- 2 shots of espresso
- 2 teaspoons mint vanilla simple syrup (see recipe below)
- Ice, Mint Ice Cubes (see recipe below), or Coffee Ice Cubes
Ingredients - Option 2
- coffee or mint ice cubes
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh mint syrup
- 8 ounces cold brew coffee
- 3 tablespoons milk, cream or sweetened condensed milk
- fresh mint leaves for garnish
Vanilla Syrup Mint Recipe
Ingredients - Option 1
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- A large bunch of mint, chopped
Ingredients - Option 2
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 big bunch of fresh mint leaves (around 3/4 cup)
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add sugar and water and dissolve sugar into the water until no granules remain.
- Add the vanilla bean paste and chopped mint to the mixture, stir, let sit over heat for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat.
- Cool completely before storing.
- Either keep the mint leaves in the syrup to give it a stronger mint flavor or strain out the mint leaves before adding to jars.
- Keep in refrigerator for up to three weeks.
- Add the water, sugar, mint leaves and vanilla beans (and empty pod) to a saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil. Let it bubble for a minute or so, then reduce the heat and let it cool completely.
- Cool then refrigerate.
- In the morning (or before using), strain out the mint leaves and vanilla pod - or simply leave them in to continue flavoring the syrup.
- Keep sealed in the fridge for a week or so.

Mint Ice Cubes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 20 leaves fresh spearmint or peppermint
- 2 ice cube trays
Directions
- Boil the water, mint, and sugar for 10 minutes then let cool.
- Fill your trays halfway with the mixture and float a mint leaf on top of each cube so you have a mint leaf in the middle of the ice cube. Freeze.
- Then fill the trays the rest of the way with the remaining liquid. Freeze again.
Recipe: Instructables