Cherry Vanilla Iced Latte

If you’re in your fruity coffee era, this one’s for you.

This Cherry Vanilla Iced Latte is bright, lightly sweet, and perfectly balanced with fresh muddled cherries and espresso. It feels fancy, but it’s made with simple ingredients — and takes maybe 5 minutes start to finish.

The Tools I Use

• Cute ripple glass used in REEL: https://amzn.to/40obmDo

• Muddler: https://amzn.to/4288YSv

The muddler makes all the difference here — you really want the cherries broken down and juicy.

Ingredients

Single-Serve Cherry Syrup

(Muddle until sweetener dissolves and cherries are very soft)

• ⅓ cup frozen cherries, slightly thawed

• 1 tsp Lakanto monkfruit classic sweetener

• Juice of ½ lemon

• 1 tsp filtered water

Cherry Vanilla Iced Latte

• 2 shots espresso
  OR 1 tbsp instant coffee + 2 tbsp hot water

• ½–¾ cup milk of choice
  (I love making a quick 5-minute homemade cashew milk)

• Cherry syrup (from above)

• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  OR ½ tsp vanilla extract

• Ice

How to Make It

1. Make the Cherry Syrup

Add the cherries, monkfruit sweetener, lemon juice, and water to your glass.

Using a muddler, press and twist until:

• The cherries are fully broken down

• The sweetener is dissolved

• The mixture becomes juicy and syrupy

You want it jammy and vibrant.

2. Add Espresso

Pour the hot espresso directly over the cherry mixture. This helps release even more flavor and lightly melts everything together.

Give it a quick stir.

3. Build the Latte

Add ice to the glass.

Pour in your milk of choice and vanilla. Stir gently until everything blends into the prettiest soft pinky-brown color.

Why This Combo Works

• The lemon brightens the cherries so they don’t taste flat

• The vanilla rounds out the espresso

• The monkfruit keeps it sweet without being overpowering

• The cherry + coffee combo tastes like dessert but still feels balanced

It’s fruity but not too sweet. Creamy but not heavy. And honestly such a fun way to change up your daily latte ritual.

If you make this one, tag @whatrobineats so I can see your cherry swirl moment!!

Cherry Vanilla Iced Latte

A bright and creamy iced latte made with fresh muddled cherry syrup, smooth vanilla, and bold espresso. Fruity, lightly sweet, and ready in five minutes — it’s the perfect spring twist on your daily coffee ritual.

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Servings 1 latte

Ingredients

  

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Single-serve cherry syrup

• 1/3 cup frozen cherries, slightly thawed
• 1 tsp Lakanto monkfruit sweetener
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tsp water

For the latte

• 2 shots espresso
• 1/2-3/4 cup milk of choice
• 2 tbsp cherry syrup - recipe above
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• ice

Instructions

 

• Make the Cherry Syrup

  Add the cherries, monkfruit sweetener, lemon juice, and water to your glass.

  Using a muddler, press and twist until:

  The cherries are fully broken down

  The sweetener is dissolved

  The mixture becomes juicy and syrupy

  You want it jammy and vibrant. Add to a glass with ice.

• Add Espresso

  Pour the hot espresso directly over the cherry mixture. This helps release even more flavor and lightly melts everything together.

  Give it a quick stir.
• Add ice to the glass.

  Pour in your milk of choice and vanilla. Stir gently until everything blends into the prettiest soft pinky-brown color.

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