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Peppermint Mocha Coffee Syrup

BySarah Koontz
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This Peppermint Mocha Coffee Syrup is just what you need during the holidays! 

It’s sweet, but not too sweet and has THE BEST flavor. So pure and natural!

I cannot wait for the holiday season each year so I can enjoy this festive recipe.

Whether you put it in your coffee, over ice cream, or just drink it by the spoonful it will become your go-to!

Peppermint Mocha Coffee Syrup This syrup makes your coffee taste AMAZING! I am a huge fan of Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, and I love that I can enjoy my own version at home. It is hard to believe that you can make your own syrup so easily, but once you try, you will never go back! Simply add 1TBS of this syrup and 2TBS of cream to your morning cup of coffee and ENJOY! https://happihomemade.com/recipe/peppermint-mocha-coffee-syrup/

I am a huge fan of Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, but I love that I can enjoy my own version at home too.

If only I could afford to have coffees made by baristas every day. However, I try to be frugal and wise with our money and knowing that I can make my own lattes makes it hard to spend $5 each day. 

You won’t believe how easy it is to make your own Peppermint Mocha Coffee Syrup. Just add water, sugar, cocoa powder, and peppermint extract. 

Sometimes in place of regular sugar I use half monk fruit sweetener and half coconut sugar. 

I bet you can even use peppermint essential oil in place of peppermint extract! 

Ingredients Needed:

1/2 cup water

1 cup sugar (or 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener and 1/2 cup coconut sugar)

2 Tbsp cocoa powder

1/4 tsp peppermint extract

Simply add 1-2 Tbsp of this vegan syrup and 2 Tbsp heavy cream, half & half, or almond milk to your morning cup of coffee and ENJOY!

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It is hard to believe that you can make your own syrups so easily, but once you try it, you will never go back!

If you have a Keurig that has a milk frother use that to froth your cream or milk. Otherwise, invest in this $12 milk frother on Amazon. 

I also use the frother to mix our hot cocoas, because yes sometimes we use packets of hot chocolate mix. 😉

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Here are two more simple syrup recipes for you to try!

Gingerbread Coffee Syrup (made with homemade Gingerbread Butter, think Cookie Butter!)

Vanilla Bean Coffee Syrup

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Peppermint Mocha Coffee Syrup

This syrup makes your coffee taste AMAZING! I am a huge fan of Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, and I love that I can enjoy my own version at home. It is hard to believe that you can make your own syrup so easily, but once you try, you will never go back! Simply add 1 Tbsp of this syrup and 2 Tbsp of cream to your morning cup of coffee and ENJOY! https://happihomemade.com/recipe/peppermint-mocha-coffee-syrup/
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: All American
Keyword: christmas, coffee, holidays, homemade, hot cocoa, latte, mocha, peppermint, syrups
Servings: 16 Tbsp
Calories: 50kcal
Author: Sammi Ricke
Cost: $1.00

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract

Instructions

  • Whisk together water, sugar and cocoa powder in a small saucepan over medium heat. Be patient as it will take a little while for the cocoa powder to incorporate into the mixture.
  • Bring to a full boil and continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add peppermint extract.
  • After syrup has cooled down store in the refrigerator. The syrup will thicken as it cools.

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcal

Sarah Koontz is a freelance writer and regular contributor at Grounded & Surrounded. If you are interested in growing your faith, nourishing your family life, and discovering the beauty of God's design, be sure to follow her personal blog at SarahKoontz.com.

When Sarah is not writing, you are likely to find her covered in dirt, sitting in the middle of her garden, adoring her beautiful flock of backyard chickens. She is eternally grateful for her husband and two little girls, and revels in their simple, uncluttered life.

You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

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43 Comments

  1. Looking for a Chocolate/Mocha Simple Syrup recipe for iced coffee. Would like it to be enough for a medium mason jar.
    Thanks

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    1. Hi Mary,

      You can omit the peppermint extract in this recipe and use it as a chocolate/mocha iced coffee syrup. This recipes makes about 3/4 of a cup. You may want to double the recipe to fill a pint-sized (16 ounce) mason jar.

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  3. 5 stars
    I made this last week, and it’s already gone! I mix it with hot milk and coffee….perfect peppermint mocha! Toward the end of what I had stored in the fridge, it became slightly crystallized, but dissolved without issue in my hot drink. Thank you for the recipe! I love it!

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    1. That’s fantastic, Lydia! Yes, mine crystallizes too a little when there are only a few servings left in the jar. Merry Christmas and thanks for the kind words. 🙂

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  4. 5 stars
    Peppermint mocha from Starbucks is my favorite and I recently moved, my closest Starbucks is 25 min away. So I made this and is AMAZING!!

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      1. 5 stars
        Came out great! I’m happy to be able to make my own at home and not have to spend at dunkin donuts! Thanks for the great recipe.

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  5. 5 stars
    Just made a quadruple batch to have on hand for a couple weeks. Super easy and delicious. Didn’t change the recipe at all

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  6. 5 stars
    I usually don’t leave a comment but the first comment on no one actually making it before leaving a review…eye roll. I made this. I actually quadrupled the batch so I could water bathe it for canning into small 4 oz jars for gifts (and to be honest, larger jars for myself). I did swap out 1/4 of the amount that would’ve been peppermint extract and made it with coffee extract. So for example, in a quadruple batch I used ¼ tsp of coffee and 3/4 tsp of peppermint. I used Hersheys baking cocoa powder. I whisked it well, I boiled it and then simmered for about five minutes after the boil. I added into hot sterilized jars and water bathed for 15 min. Then I kept a jar open to try myself. It’s freaking delicious!!!! Thank you so much for this amazing recipe that actually came out super smooth, rich and minty! This is an all year syrup in my book 😉

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    1. Well make my day why don’tcha, Nicolette! I SO appreciate your comment and your kind words. Thanks for giving this recipe a try and I am definitely going to can this syrup next time I make it. Way to make the recipe your own!! Blessings!

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  7. 2 stars
    I really don’t understand food blogs where 90% of the comments are about how good something sounds, without actually trying it. Well, I tried this and it’s really pretty bad. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but the cocoa powder doesn’t really dissolve into the simple syrup, so it has a grainy texture when drinking and settles badly in your coffee cup (not to mention in the syrup container).

    Frankly if you want to make your own peppermint chocolate syrup, I’d be tempted to simply add the peppermint extract to a bottle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

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    1. Hi Joe,

      I’m so sorry you didn’t enjoy the coffee syrup. I actually just made it and have been using it all month. I have never found it to be grainy in all these years of adding it to my coffee. Maybe the mixture didn’t come to a full boil for long enough. ?? Hmmmm, I’m stumped. Sorry again you were disappointed. Merry Christmas!

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  8. Sounds yummy! Does it really need to be kept in the fridge though? I’ll probably be making 1 batch a week for personal use. (I drink a LOT of coffee)

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    1. Hi Michelle,

      I am not sure that Stevia will work in this recipe as the sugar helps to thicken the syrup. Maybe a stevia blend or erythritol would work….Sorry I am not more helpful with this! Blessings to you.

      Reply

  13. Tweeted and scheduled a pin. What a delicious, frugal and wholesome way to enjoy a Peppermint Mocha Latte! Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Hope to ‘see’ you again this week!

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    1. Thanks for your blog love, April! You are always too kind to share my posts with your followers. I SO appreciate it and hope you are able to enjoy this yummy coffee syrup this holiday season 🙂

      Reply