For more than a century, Northfield, Minnesota, has been known for its universities. Now, the world is getting to know this small town thanks to its coffee.
In recent weeks, Little Joy, a Northfield coffee shop, has put itself on the map after inviting coffee shops and caffeine lovers everywhere to steal its signature raspberry Danish latte recipe.
From Paris to Morocco, a growing number of coffee shops around the world have answered the call, and no one is more surprised than the drink’s creator.
“I was thinking, what if just five people put this on their menu?” owner Cody Larson told CNN.
“I thought, at best, maybe 12 would join.” That’s not to say Larson didn’t expect his creation to be a hit.
The popularity of previous drinks like the carrot cake latte and cardamom bread latte at the shop has proven his theory that dessert-inspired drinks are on the rise.
After weeks of working in the café’s basement kitchen to finalize the seasonal spring menu, he abandoned the idea of creating a mango-inspired sticky rice dessert and found inspiration in a delicate European-style sorbet.
Based on a raspberry syrup that mimics the filling often found in Danish pastries, this drink consists of milk and two shots of espresso poured over ice, before being topped with a frothy layer of cream cheese.
