Peppermint Meltaway

This peppermint meltaway coffee skips the mocha sauce and lets 12South's chocolate notes do that job, which keeps the cup light. Half a tablespoon each of our Vanilla Coffee Syrup and Peppermint Coffee Syrup goes in the mug first, then the hot coffee. Top it with peppermint whipped cream, shaken in a jar in under a minute, and it melts slowly into the cup while you drink.

A Peppermint Meltaway Coffee in a cut crystal glass, hot coffee under a thick layer of whipped cream dusted with crushed peppermint.

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Shake the heavy cream and 1 tsp Peppermint Coffee Syrup hard in a sealed jar until it thickens, about 30 to 60 seconds.
  2. Add the vanilla and peppermint syrups to your mug, pour in the hot 12South and stir.
  3. Spoon the cream gently on top and finish with crushed peppermint or a mini candy cane.

Barista Tips

Where's the chocolate?

12South already brings it. It's a medium roast with notes of red apple, chocolate, and hazelnut, and that chocolate note gives the peppermint something to play against, so you can leave out the mocha sauce.

How do you make whipped cream in a jar?

Pour the heavy cream and peppermint syrup into any jar with a tight lid, seal it, and shake hard. In 30 to 60 seconds it goes from sloshing to quiet, which is your sign it has thickened. Stop there. Keep shaking and it heads toward butter.

Why spoon the cream on gently?

Pouring or dropping it in pushes the cream under the coffee and it disappears. Set it on the surface with a spoon and it floats, then melts into the cup a little at a time, which is where the meltaway comes from.

Products Featured In This Recipe

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12South Peppermint Coffee Syrup Vanilla Coffee Syrup
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12South$18.00

Named for the Nashville neighborhood where the first Frothy Monkey cafe opened, 12South is a smooth medium roast of Central and South American coffees with notes of red apple, chocolate, and hazelnut. That chocolate note is why this drink can skip the mocha sauce and still taste like a peppermint mocha.

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Peppermint Coffee Syrup

$8.00

Made in Nashville with real peppermint and cane sugar, it's the same syrup the Frothy Monkey cafes use for their holiday drinks. Half a tablespoon goes in the coffee and a teaspoon goes in the whipped cream, so the peppermint comes through a second time as the cream melts in.

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Vanilla Coffee Syrup

Vanilla Coffee Syrup$8.00

Our Vanilla Coffee Syrup is made in Nashville with real vanilla. Half a tablespoon in the mug takes the sharp edge off the peppermint and rounds out the sweetness, so the cup tastes like dessert but still drinks light.

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