Have you read all of our Torani recipes and have no idea on where to buy the flavors? Just check out your local Wal-mart or grocery store and they can be found in the coffee aisle! They are great flavoring to add to any drink. Just watch on how much you put in, because a little can go a long way!

When I was a kid, my little brother and I would compete in the watermelon eating contest every year at our county fair. If you won, you would get to pick out your choice of any watermelon that you wanted from the back of a loaded-down watermelon-pickup truck. The first year that we competed, we were both quite sad that we did not win.  We both said that we would “practice” for next year. Did that happen? Of course not; but eventually we both won for our age division! My parents were certainly proud of us, but I think that they were a bit concerned that we both happened to pick one the biggest watermelon that we could find! We did have watermelon with every meal! Mom tried to get us to drink watermelon smoothies, but we did not go for that. Now I love watermelon anything! Here are two Torani recipes that are to die for!

Watermelon Italian Soda

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Watermelon syrup
8 oz. sparkling water
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour sparkling water into tall glass filled with ice. Add Torani and stir well.

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Watermelon syrup
8 oz. brewed tea, chilled
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine chilled tea and Torani in a glass filled with ice and stir well.

Every fall, I spend one full Saturday with family picking apples at a local apple orchard. We will spend hours driving up and down the rows, trying at least one apple from every tree to make sure that we find the perfect tree every year! If we have to climb up the tree to reach the apples, you can bet that my little brother and I are the two doing it. I cannot explain how much we love apples. We make sure that we pick enough to last us until the next fall. I just ran out of my stock of apples and now I have to go to the grocery store to buy my apples. I have found three Torani recipes using apples that I am sure another apple lover will appreciate!

Apple Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Apple syrup
8 oz. lemonade
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine lemonade and Torani in a tall glass filled with ice and stir well.

Apple Tea

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Green Apple syrup
8 oz. iced tea
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill glass with ice, add Torani Green Apple syrup and fill with iced tea. Stir to mix.

Apple Sparkler

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Apple syrup
6 oz. Champagne or sparkling wine

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ingredients in fluted glass and stir gently.

Here are a few fun facts about bananas:

1.     The average American eats 27 pounds of bananas each year!

2.    There are more than 400 varieties of bananas in the world.

3.    An individual banana is called a finger. A bunch of bananas is called a hand.

4.    Bananas don’t grow on trees. They’re actually a giant herb.

Now that I have you craving bananas, here are two Torani recipes that you should try.

Banana Cream Pie Crème

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Crème Blended Beverage Base
!oz. Torani Banana Purée Blend
1/2 oz. Torani French Vanilla syrup
2 oz. nonfat milk
2 cups ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a blender pitcher and blend until smooth.

Banana Puddin' Shake

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Banana Purée Blend
1/2 oz. Torani Shortbread syrup
2 oz. milk
8 oz. vanilla ice cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine milk, ice cream and Torani in a blender pitcher and blend until smooth.

If you want to read more fun facts about bananas, you should go to this link: http://www.chiquitabananas.com/Kids-Child-Bananas/fun-activities-history-facts.aspx .

My grandpa’s neighbor has a huge peach tree in his yard. Every year, he will drive over and offer up some of his peaches for us to either sell at our vegetable stand or for our own personal use. We finally took him up on the offer this past summer and sold several of his delicious home-grown peaches and made a few cobblers! Just like watermelon, I happen to think that peaches are another one of those summer staples. Here are a few Torani recipes that incorporate peaches! I hope that you enjoy them!

Peach Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Peach syrup
8 oz. lemonade
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine lemonade and Torani in a tall glass filled with ice and stir well.

Peach Italian Soda

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Peach syrup
8 oz. sparkling water
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour sparkling water into tall glass filled with ice. Add Torani and stir well.

I would not say that I am a picky eater, but I refused to try blueberry pancakes until I was forced to eat them a few weekends ago. On Memorial Day weekend while I was at my families lake house, my grandpa decided that he was going to make everyone breakfast. He made us blueberry pancakes. I really did not want to try them, but I decided that I finally needed to just do it. They were surprisingly delicious! I was wondering what I had been thinking all of these years! Now I just cannot get enough blueberries to make up for the 20 years for refusing to eat them! Here are a few of my favorite blueberry Torani recipes! I hope that you enjoy them too!

Blueberry Cotton Candy Soda

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Blueberry syrup
1/2 oz. Torani Vanilla syrup
8 oz. sparkling water or club soda
ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour sparkling water into tall glass filled with ice. Add Torani syrup and stir well.

Blueberry Iced Tea

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Blueberry syrup
8 oz. brewed tea, chilled
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine chilled tea and Torani in a glass filled with ice and stir well.

The Candy Cane shape that we all know and love was not how it was traditionally made. When candy canes where first made in the mid-17^th century, they were just a stick of sugar. When they decided to bend the candy cane it was done all by hand! They also had to produce them locally since they could easily break and since they were very susceptible to moisture. The striped design that we know and love came around in the 20^th century! If you are looking for a recipe for your Christmas in July party or for this year’s Christmas party, here is the recipe for a Candy Cane Steamer that is absolutely delicious!

Candy Cane Steamer

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Peppermint syrup
8 oz. milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Steam together milk and Torani. Pour steamed flavored milk into a tall glass and stir gently.

We usually use cherries to top our ice cream sundaes,milkshakes, cheesecakes, or as a filling for a pie or cobbler!  I mostly only eat cherries if they have been placed on top of my milkshake. I never tried a drink that was flavored with cherries until recently and I have been missing out! Check out these cherry recipes!

Cherry Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Cherry syrup
8 oz. lemonade
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine lemonade and Torani in a tall glass filled with ice and stir well.

Cherry Iced Tea

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Torani Cherry syrup
8 oz. brewed tea, chilled
Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine chilled tea and Torani in a glass filled with ice and stir well.

I happen to think that caramel and chocolate can make anything taste better! Caramel Apples are typically a fall treat. Stores stock up on all of the essentials to create them, and you can hardly walk into a grocery store without finding the pre-made ones! They are completely delicious for someone who loves caramel! Here is a twist on the caramel apple and another recipe caramel that you will love!

Caramel Apple Latte

INGREDIENTS

3/4 oz. Torani Caramel syrup
1/2 oz. Torani Apple syrup
8 oz. milk
2 shots espresso*

INSTRUCTIONS

Steam together milk and Torani. Pour heated, flavored milk into a tall glass and add brewed espresso*. Spoon a thin layer of foamed milk over beverage. *If needed, 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee can be substituted for 2 shots espresso.

Caramel Hot Chocolate

INGREDIENTS

1/2 oz. Torani Chocolate sauce
1/2 oz. Torani Caramel syrup
8 oz. milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Steam milk and Torani together. Pour heated flavored cocoa into a tall glass and stir gently.

I always wanted to find a good mixed drink that involved coffee and a little bit of liquor.  I am not a huge fan of Redbull so when I found this Torani recipe I could not wait to try it.  I have tried making traditional Irish coffee’s but none have ever turned out as tasty as this.  I would suggest this drink for a cozy fire or if you need a drink that will heat your hands and your soul!

1/2 oz. Torani Amaretto syrup
4 oz. milk
2 shots espresso

Steam milk and Torani together. Pour heated, flavored milk into a 6-oz. cup and add brewed espresso. Spoon a thin layer of foamed milk over top of beverage. If needed, 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee can be substituted for 2 shots of espresso.

I love mango but my wife is allergic to it so we never have it around the house.  Well the other day it was very warm outside and I had a jonesing for a mango drink.  I looked online and found that a Torni drink recipe that sounded delightful:

1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Mango syrup
8 oz. lemonade
Ice

Easy and non alcoholic this drink hit the spot and it was 0 calories.  I got my fix and have enough from the Torani container to share with my friends for many days to come.  If you want a light mango drink this one to try!

Here is a really neat recipe that I found that’s perfect non alcoholic drink for the fall!

Yucatan Peninsula Pumpkin Cocoa

1 oz. Torani Mayan Chocolate sauce
1/2 oz. Torani Pumpkin Pie syrup
8 oz. milk

Steam together milk and Torani. Pour steamed flavored cocoa into a tall glass and stir gently.