little joy coffee

little joy coffee coffee and matcha
northfield, mn
Mon-Fri 6:30am-6pm
Sat & Sun 7am-6pm

If you’ve been following our fall menu series, you might be wondering why the EMO PSL didn’t make the menu. The reason i...
09/02/2026

If you’ve been following our fall menu series, you might be wondering why the EMO PSL didn’t make the menu. The reason is, it ended up being too complicated to make at the scale we need for the shop. We were burning the cream, blowing fuses, and ruined at least one big pot trying to caramelize 5000g of sugar all at once (it turned to cement and we can’t get it out of the pot). So here we are, back to being basic with a basic psl on our menu again this year.

MERCH DROP tomorrow (9.1.26) online & in store📸: Mariah | Minnesota Photographer melanie👥: Vintage Revival
08/31/2026

MERCH DROP tomorrow (9.1.26) online & in store

📸: Mariah | Minnesota Photographer melanie
👥: Vintage Revival

08/23/2026

brown butter caramelized honey pumpkin spice syrup recipe

200 sugar
50 honey
200 warm heavy cream
4tbs butter
100g roasted pumpkin
7g spice
2g salt
4g vanilla paste

Brown your butter then set aside.

Warm your cream to somewhere around 150f and set aside

Add sugar and honey to pot and slowly caramelize over medium heat until deep amber color. Do not stir. Swirl instead.

Remove from heat and slowly whisk in your warm cream. Add brown butter and whisk until incorporated well.

Out back on heat. Add roasted pumpkin, salt, and spices. Bring to a simmer for about 15 seconds then remove from heat.

Add vanilla and keep in fridge for 2 weeks

05/01/2026

Summer Menu ep.1: Brown Butter Blueberry Latte w/ Lavender Cream Top

Brown Butter Blueberry Syrup Recipe
250g blueberries
200g sugar
100g water
1 stick unsalted butter
15g vanilla
Pinch of salt

Brown the butter over medium high heat, until it has turned an amber color and smells nutty but not burnt. Make sure to stir often to avoid burning the milk solids.

Remove from heat and stir in sugar, blueberries, and salt. Place back on medium heat and slowly add your water. Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes.

Transfer to a container. Add vanilla and cool in the fridge until the butter separates and solidifies on top. Remove the solid butter, strain, and you’re good to go.

The syrup will still taste buttery even though we’re removing it from our finished syrup.

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300 Division Street S
Northfield, MN
55057

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Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm
Saturday 7am - 6pm
Sunday 7am - 6pm

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