little joy coffee

06/09/2026

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.

04/02/2026

Matcha Dark and Stormy Recipe 👇

making this one at home won’t save you much money (matcha is expensive) but it’s super easy and there’s no fancy equipment necessary. here’s our recipe

Earl Grey Syrup:
300ml sugar
300ml hot water
4-5 earl grey tea bags

Using water just off the boil, steep tea bags for 6 min. Squeeze liquid out of tea bags. Stir in sugar until completely dissolved.

Drink Build:
3g matcha powder + 30g hot 170* water
8oz ginger beer
10g earl grey syrup
15ml fresh lime juice
Lime wheel for garnish

Fill 16oz glass with ice. Then add ginger beer, earl grey syrup, lime, and matcha. Gently stir and garnish with lime wheel.

03/21/2026

Raspberry Danish Latte near me 👉 link-in-bio

03/13/2026

Raspberry Danish Recipe (home version)

Head over to the link in bio for the free big batch recipe with shop specific tools and workflows 👉

Raspberry Syrup:
200g fresh raspberries
160g sugar
30g water
5g vanilla extract

Combine raspberries and sugar in a pot and mix with a whisk until raspberries begin break down, forming a slurry with the sugar. Add water and bring to a gentle simmer for 10 minutes until raspberries are completely broken down. Even with the small amount of water, the syrup should be pretty loose. Strain out the seeds using a mesh strainer, working the syrup through with a whisk or spatula. We want to get some of the raspberry pulp into our syrup so it’s somewhere between a simple syrup and a purée consistency.

Cream Cheese Foam (2-3 servings)
50g heavy cream
30g cream cheese
20g whole milk
12g cane sugar
1g vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Soften your cream cheese by leaving it out on the counter for 15-20min. Once softened, combine cream cheese with sugar, mix until sugar is well incorporated. Add the remaining ingredients. Mix ingredients well before using an electric hand frother to reach a silky, pour-able texture. (Trouble shooting: if you end up with cream cheese clumps, you may need to soften your cream cheese longer next time)

Drink Build: Build in Glass
Add ice to a 16oz glass. Add 40-50g raspberry syrup over ice, followed by 200g of milk, then a double shot of espresso. Top with vanilla cream cheese foam and garnish with fresh raspberry.

03/07/2026

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02/27/2026

this is actually $7, but if you still want to make it at home, here’s the official Little Joy Coffee Cardamom Bun Syrup Recipe

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup warm water
1 stick unsalted butter
50g cardamom pods (lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle. Fair warning, this might be boarder line too much cardamom. Use less if all you have is cardamom powder)
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. A few brown flecks is ok, but if they’re turning black, you’ve gone too far.

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

Transfer to a container 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.

01/30/2026

Is there a model for small business during a general strike that resists fascism while keeping our community spaces strong? I don’t know. But here’s what we’ve decided to do today.

No purchase necessary. Come write your reps, make an anti-ice shirt, or grab a $5 latte that goes straight to mutual aid.

01/03/2026

We asked “what do you want to see more/ less of from coffee shops in 2026?” With 399 responses, you guys gave us so many great ideas!

If you want the entire list of 399 insights, just comment “list” and we’ll send it your way. IT’S FREE!

12/22/2025

Christmas Eve: 6:30am-6pm
Christmas Day: Closed
New Years Eve: 6:30am-6pm
New Years Day: Closed