mm-mmm

cat9 gave me a sip of her Starbucks-Caramel-Apple-Cider a few minutes ago, and I thought "man, that's surprisingly tasty. Whipped cream, you say? I should be able to make that..."

Well, I had cider and cream, and it seems they use a little bit of cinnamon so I put that in, but I didn't have any caramel syrup, so I had to make a little, and it's actually pretty hard to make a very small amount of caramel, but I persevered and produced... actually, a thing that isn't quite like their product, but instead tastes like apple pie with whipped cream, in a cup.

My sources now tell me that Starbucks probably makes their "cider" with plain apple juice, leading to a somewhat clearer flavor than what I made. Knowing that I could probably come pretty close to theirs... but hey, apple pie in a cup!