9 Spring Coffee Drinks & Flavors to Awaken Your Palate

Nothing is quite like that first sip of coffee in the morning. Just like there's nothing comparable to the feeling of that first true day of spring. Not false spring, but when you know it's here to stay. You can whisk off those heavy blankets and turn to a morning (or afternoon!) spring coffee that captures exactly how you feel.

You know and love that classic acronym, KISS: Keep It Simple Spring. You can make your coffee with a dedicated iced coffee maker, chill your hot coffee, or just go for it and pour your hot coffee onto ice. The point is to keep it simple this spring.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces chilled coffee, plain or flavored
• 1½ ounces coffee creamer, half and half, or milk
• Ice

Instructions

1. In a pint glass or highball glass, add ice, chilled coffee, and preferred creamer.
2. Stir to mix.
3. Sip! Ahhhhhhh.

There's no one recipe to make a delicious salted caramel iced coffee. Savory and sweet, and that duo of complementary flavors makes it the perfect touch of rainy and sunny spring in a coffee cup.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces chilled coffee
• ¾ ounce caramel syrup
• 2 hearty pinches sea salt
• Ice

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, chilled coffee, caramel syrup, and sea salt.
2. Shake well to mix.
3. Pour into a glass.
4. Bonus: Drizzle extra caramel syrup if you wish!

A flower? In your coffee cup? Of course. It's springtime. Leave those cold thoughts at the door.

Ingredients

• ½ ounce lavender syrup
• Coffee to top off
• Creamer, to taste

Instructions

1. Warm a mug by filling with hot water.
2. After the mug is warm to touch, pour out the water.
3. In the mug, add lavender syrup.
4. Top off with coffee.
5. Add creamer if desired.

A little honey and some vanilla creamer is all you need to make a springtime coffee that'll have even the bees buzzing for a sip.

Ingredients

• 1 ounce honey syrup
• 1 ounce vanilla creamer, to taste
• Coffee to top off

Instructions

1. Warm a mug by filling it with hot water.
2. After the mug is warm to touch, pour out the water.
3. In the mug, add honey syrup, vanilla creamer, and coffee.
4. Stir to mix.
5. Buzz, buzz!

A spin on a classic from the green mermaid, a hint of spiced cinnamon softened with sweet caramel is just the bouquet of flavors for your springtime caffeine.

Ingredients

• ½ ounce caramel syrup
• 2-4 dashes cinnamon bitters OR ½ ounce cinnamon simple syrup
• Coffee
• Creamer, to taste
• Ground cinnamon to finish

Instructions

1. Warm a mug by filling it with hot water.
2. After the mug is warm to touch, pour out the water.
3. In the mug, add caramel syrup, cinnamon bitters, coffee, and creamer to taste.
4. Stir to mix.
5. Add a sprinkle of ground cinnamon on top to finish.

So a few liberties are taken when you think of this as coffee, but this is a coffee that'll jumpstart your day and the spring season. Of course, you can turn this into a latte with a touch of lavender syrup and topping off with milk instead of water.

Ingredients

• 1 shot espresso
• 4 ounces cold water
• ¼ ounce chocolate syrup, optional
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a rocks glass with ice.
2. Add shot of espresso, cold water, and, if desired, chocolate syrup.
3. Stir well to mix.

Whether you use hazelnut creamer or hazelnut coffee, this nutty and earthy caffeine brew will have you singing like the birds outside of your window.

Ingredients

• 7 ounces chilled hazelnut coffee
• 1½ ounces creamer
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a pint glass with ice.
2. Add hazelnut coffee and creamer.
3. Stir to mix.

Coconut milk takes your warm cup of coffee from winter sweater to springtime cardigan.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces chilled coffee
• 3 ounces coconut milk
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
2. Add coffee and coconut milk.
3. Stir to mix.

This cozy chocolate hazelnut coffee takes an extra second, but it's the best thing to hold in your hands if you want to stubbornly enjoy your coffee outside, even though the temperature is hovering around 50 degrees.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces coffee
• 2 ounces milk
• 1 tablespoon Nutella

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, add coffee, milk, and Nutella.
2. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently until the Nutella dissolves.
3. Carefully pour into a mug.

Like the daffodils come to life in spring, so will your tastebuds with these springtime coffees and lattes. From classic spring coffee flavors, to the unexpected (hello lavender!), to something warm while you soak in every ray of the springtime sun, these will have you welcoming spring with open arms and fresh coffee.