Happy THIRSTday!

Welcome to my new weekly Thirsty Thursday post! Now, most of these will be of the adult variety, but I figure a few family friendly recipes would be nice, too.

I don't think I've mentioned my complete and utter addiction to Starbucks (or, Starbie's, as I affectionately refer to it) before, but I am totally addicted. The Pumpkin Spice Latte was my gateway drug. I used to only go during the fall season to get my Pumpkin Spice, but now that there are two Starbie's in my little hick town, I go pretty much every day. 

 

Honestly. 

 

To some, that may be a little embarrassing, but I wear it as a badge of honor.

I love me some Starbie's. 

So, here's a recipe I found on the A Law Student's Journey blog. She's a former Starbie's barista, and she spilled her secrets! 

All you need:

Apple Juice

Cinnamon Dolce Syrup (from Starbucks!) I like to use the sugar free kind, but some people are pickier than I am! The HUGE bottles run about $6.95 or so...they will last you FOREVER. However, it makes a great cider if you are having a party! People will be SO impressed (I had no idea you could buy their syrups!)

Carmel Sauce- you can pick this up at Starbucks as well, however, you can use a store bought caramel sauce to save a little cash!

Optional- whipped cream

*also, when you buy your cinnamon dolce syrup, ask if they have any extra pumps. It depends on how nice they are, but a lot of times they will give one to you if they have extra!*

Single Serving

For a single cup (and by cup I mean tall size of sbux so 12 oz), add apple juice (12oz or so) add 3 pumps of Cinnamon Dolce (1 pump= about 2 Tbs) you can always add more if you’d like! Then go ahead and heat it up in the microwave like you would any other hot beverage (if you are doing this for a party, just put it over the stove)

If you are a whipped cream person (which I am not!) this is where you put the whipped cream on the top! Then top it off with caramel sauce!

There you have it! 

 

I'm going to see about buying me some pumpkin spice syrup now!