Hot Blueberry Mocha

For the blueberry syrup: Place the blueberries in a blender and puree until smooth. You may need to add a tablespoon of water to the blender if using fresh blueberries. Place the pureed blueberries and the sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and squeeze in the juice of half a lemon. Now pour the mixture into a container through a fine mesh strainer to remove the pulp and seeds. Store the syrup covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.

For the chocolate syrup: Place the water, sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and allow to cook until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Pour into a container, allow to cool, and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.

For the assembly: Brew 2 cups of coffee. Add 1-2 tablespoons of blueberry syrup in the bottom of 2 mugs then add 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup on top of that. Pour 1 cup of hot coffee over the syrup and stir to combine. Top with whipped cream as desired.