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Maple Ginger Cardamom Iced Americano

A bold, bittersweet iced Americano sweetened with a warm-spiced maple syrup simmered with fresh ginger and cardamom for a gentle zing and lingering spice.

Maple Ginger Cardamom Iced Americano

Ingredients

  • 4 shots120 gEspressofreshly brewed, about 4 shots
  • 1¼ cups290 gWaterdivided: 50 g for the syrup, 240 g cold
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • 2 tbsp grated12 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround cardamom
  • ½ tsp1 gLemon zest

Steps

  1. Slice the ginger thinly. Keep the water divided: about one-sixth for the syrup and the remaining five-sixths cold in the fridge for the drink.
  2. In a small pot, combine the maple syrup, the syrup portion of the water, the ginger and the cardamom. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Take the pot off the heat, stir in the lemon zest and let the syrup steep and cool for 10 minutes. Strain out the ginger and zest.
  4. Brew the espresso and stir it into the cooled maple ginger syrup.
  5. Stir the remaining cold water into the maple ginger espresso.
  6. Fill two tall glasses with ice, pour half of the Americano into each glass, stir and serve right away.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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