May Coffee Drinks — Star Wars Day & Cinco de Mayo Recipes

May the 4th meets Cinco de Mayo. This month's drink lineup covers both celebrations — Star Wars Day builds, Churro Latte, Dulce de Leche Iced Coffee, and a Frozen Mexican Hot Cocoa that's already eyeing summer.

May Coffee Drinks — Star Wars Day & Cinco de Mayo Recipes

The Menu

May: Two Reasons to Celebrate

May the 4th. Cinco de Mayo. Two days, two very different vibes, one very good excuse to make something fun in your kitchen. This month's lineup has you covered for both.

May Coffee Drink Recipes — Java Momma

May the 4th

Drinks for the Day

Built around our two limited releases — Bounty Hunter Blend and Awaken the Rebel. Order now and they'll be in your kitchen in time for the celebration.

Spiced Bounty's Brew

Spiced Bounty's Brew

Hot or Iced

Smoky, spiced, and built for a bounty hunter with good taste. Brewed strong over a homemade spiced syrup with frothed sweetened milk on top. Golden turmeric optional but recommended.

You'll need:

Bounty Hunter Blend · spiced simple syrup (brown sugar, cinnamon chips, chai spice, dried fruit) · frothed sweetened milk · golden turmeric (optional)

Brew strong · add syrup · pour frothed milk over top · dust with turmeric

Sands of Tatooine

Sands of Tatooine

Iced

Awaken the Rebel brewed strong and poured over cinnamon simple syrup and frothed banana oat milk. A little exotic, a little sweet, and exactly the kind of thing you'd drink watching two suns set.

You'll need:

Awaken the Rebel · five spice · cinnamon simple syrup · 1/3 banana · oat milk · brown sugar

Froth banana with oat milk and brown sugar · add five spice and syrup to glass · pour coffee · top with frothed milk

Moogan Tea

Moogan Tea

Iced · No Coffee

Shaken iced chai with chocolate syrup and a spiced simple syrup. Not coffee — which means the non-coffee drinkers at your watch party finally have something worth making.

You'll need:

Masala Chai · chocolate syrup · spiced simple syrup (cinnamon, chai spice, figs or dates) · oat milk

Brew chai · cool · shake with ice, chocolate syrup, spiced syrup and oat milk · pour over ice

 

Going all in on May the 4th?

We put together a full lineup of drinks for the day — four proper builds plus a galaxy of inspired ideas for the die-hard fans.

See All May the 4th Drinks →

Cinco de Mayo

The Fiesta Lineup

Full recipes for the drinks worth making this May 5th — plus two new releases good enough to stand on their own. Shop the full Cinco de Mayo collection →

Spiced Cocoa Churro Latte
Spiced Cocoa Churro Latte →

Churro Coffee layered over spiced Mexican cocoa and chai-steeped milk. Iced or frozen. Started as a Cinco de Mayo special. Stayed because it's that good.

Churro Coffee · Mexican Spiced Cocoa · Masala Chai · crushed ice

Churros in Dulce de Leche Iced Coffee
Churros in Dulce de Leche Iced Coffee →

Churro Coffee with dulce de leche and cream over ice. Rich, sweet, and exactly what it sounds like.

Churro Coffee · dulce de leche · cream · ice

Mexican Flan Coffee
Mexican Flan Coffee →

Creamy caramel, medium roast. Brew it strong over ice with a splash of cream. No recipe required — the coffee does the work.

New release · limited

Horchata Drink Mix
Horchata Drink Mix →

Cold, sweet, cinnamon-rice goodness in a packet. Add cold water or milk. Perfect for the person at the party who skips the coffee.

New release · single serve packets


Summer Preview

Already Thinking About the Pool

Frozen Mexican Hot Cocoa

Frozen Mexican Hot Cocoa

Frozen · 5 Minutes · Serves 2

Mexican Spiced Cocoa blended with milk and ice cream. Whipped cream and sprinkles on top because it's May and you've earned it. Five minutes, two servings, zero regrets.

You'll need:

Mexican Spiced Ground Chocolate · 8oz milk · 4 scoops ice cream (vanilla, cinnamon, or salted caramel) · whipped cream · sprinkles

Blend milk, cocoa and ice cream until smooth · pour · top with whipped cream and sprinkles · serve immediately


Bonus Round

For the Watch Party Table

Shaak Stew — Star Wars Day Recipe Shaak Stew →

Not a drink. Still earned its spot. The annual May the 4th recipe that keeps showing up in search because people actually make it every year.


Get it before the celebrations.

Fresh roasted to order. Air roasted, solar powered. Order now and it arrives in time for both days.

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