Fall Coffee Inspiration
Our seasonal fall menu at the BonLife cafe is sooo good this year & we thought we’d share some of the inspiration with you all here!
This year we’re making a few house-made fall syrups and sauces at BonLife. They range from Pumpkin Pie to Maple Brown Sugar to Old Appalachia (Sorghum, Honey, and Black Walnut), to a Bonfire Latte (Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Coconut). These flavors pair perfectly with the autumn season and with our signature Justice espresso blend.
We’re going to share some recipe inspiration with you here so you can make cozy fall coffees at home! These seasonal lattes are perfect hot, but a lot them still taste great iced. And some of them are exceptional as a shaken espresso drink. So feel free to take these syrup recipes and play around with them at home!
Maple Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
200g dark brown sugar
100g pure maple syrup
100g boiling water
pinch of sea salt
Weigh out and mix together these ingredients. Allow them to steep together as they cool down to room temperature. The flavors will meld as the syrup cools. Refrigerate once it’s room temp.
That’s it! This is an extremely simple recipe that can really elevate your home espresso bar this fall!
Sweet Potato Pie Sauce
1 c sweet potato puree (canned or roasted and then mashed)
1/2 c dark brown sugar
1/4 c pure maple syrup
1 c boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 pinch sea salt
Measure out ingredients into a blender. Blend.
This recipe is that simple, too! The Sweet Potato Pie Sauce tastes similar to our beloved Pumpkin Pie latte. Of course, you can alter this recipe; if you prefer less sweet, use less sugar. If you prefer a thicker or thinner sauce, adjust the amount of water you use.
Try this one hot or iced! It tastes great both ways!
If you want to make either of these drinks as a shaken espresso, check out our instructions on how to do that here. Both of these flavors go well in a Shakerato!
Both of these flavors also make a killer decaf latte at the end of a cozy fall day.
Don’t forget, if you need some direct-trade coffees to stock up your home espresso bar, we offer free shipping on orders over $30!
