This Homemade Gingerbread Syrup is the perfect way to make gingerbread lattes at home! This healthier homemade coffee syrup is refined sugar-free and sweetened with maple syrup and coconut sugar. So good drizzled on pancakes, waffles, and ice cream!

Gingerbread latte season, let’s go!! I love a good gingerbread recipe, almost as much as I love a holiday-themed latte! Pumpkin spice lattes? Apple crisp lattes? Yes, please – I’ll take one of each.

However, I love paying $6 to $8 a little bit less than I love drinking them, which is why I have become obsessed with making my own homemade coffee syrups!

This healthy pumpkin spice syrup started the obsession, and the apple syrup solidified it. And it’s now time for a new syrup to join the ranks: this healthy gingerbread syrup!

Most gingerbread syrups used for gingerbread lattes that you’ll get from a coffee shop are loaded with refined sugars, artificial colors, and flavors, and just generally aren’t the best for you.

Ingredients for gingerbread syrup

  • Water: I use filtered water to thin out the syrup.
  • Maple Syrup: for sweetness! You can use more coconut sugar if preferred (or another liquid sweetener) but I love the flavor of the maple syrup.
  • Coconut Sugar: any other granulated sweetener also works here.
  • Molasses: we use unsulphered molasses here, avoid blackstrap molasses for this recipe, which has a more bitter flavor than we’re looking for.
  • Ground Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Sea Salt & Black Pepper: you can also use a premixed gingerbread spice blend.
  • Vanilla Extract: stir this in at the end for the most vanilla flavor.

How to make gingerbread coffee syrup

  1. Combine the water, maple syrup, coconut sugar and molasses in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer
  2. Add all of the spices: ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, sea salt, and black pepper.
  3. Let cook at a low boil for 15 to 20 minutes, or until thickened slightly (reduced by about 1/3 to 1/2).
  4. Remove from the heat and add vanilla extract.
  5. Let cool slightly before pouring into a jar for storage.

How to store homemade syrups

Store this gingerbread syrup in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

How to make a homemade gingerbread latte

Making gingerbread lattes is one of my favorite things to do with this homemade gingerbread syrup! To make one:

  1. Warm milk of choice in the microwave or heat in a frother (this milk frother is the one I use).
  2. If you’re using a milk frother, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of gingerbread syrup to milk while it froths. If heating in the microwave, add the gingerbread syrup after the milk is heated and use a handheld frother or whisk to mix it in.
  3. Top with espresso or coffee and enjoy immediately!

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Follow these easy instructions to make delicious apple syrup at home. It’s perfect for mixing into drinks, drizzling on pancakes and waffles, or adding to oatmeal! Made with just 2 simple ingredients (with some options for extra flavor) it’s easy and quick to make on the stovetop in a saucepan.

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Gingerbread Syrup

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  • Author: Rachel Conners
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Syrup
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

This Homemade Gingerbread Syrup is the perfect way to make healthier gingerbread lattes at home! It’s refined sugar-free and sweetened with maple syrup and coconut sugar. So good drizzled on pancakes, waffles, and ice cream!

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups water
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper, optional, leave out for less spiciness
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the water, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and molasses. Bring to a simmer, and then add all of the spices.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
  3. Remove from the heat and then stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool slightly before pouring to a glass bottle for storage.
  4. Keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Equipment

Notes

How to make a gingerbread latte

Warm milk of choice in the microwave or heat in a frother (this milk frother is the one I use).

If you’re using a milk frother, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of gingerbread syrup to milk while it froths. If heating in the microwave, add the gingerbread syrup after the milk is heated and use a handheld frother or whisk to mix it in.

Top with espresso or coffee and enjoy immediately!

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