Specialty Tea and Coffee Drinks

There are three components to every specialty drink – Dairy/ALT Dairy, Coffee/Tea, and Flavors/Sweeteners. This gives us three opportunities to double the flavor and half the calories. In most specialty tea and coffee drinks, the calories can be found in the dairy and the added sugar. We’re going to decrease the amount of sugar in all of these drinks and replace it with flavors of bold coffee, ginger, vanilla, and the richness of molasses.

Oat Milk Cold Brew Coffee Infused Simple Syrup Shaken Oat Milk Espresso Matcha Green Tea Latte Moon Milk

Oat Milk

Serving size 8 oz 33 cal Protein: 1 g Carbs: 6 g Fat: 1 g

Ingredients

1 C Rolled Oats (not steel cut, not quick cook, prefer Gluten Free)
4 C Water
Sea Salt

Directions

Place Oats, Water, and Sea Salt in Blender. Pulse until well combined.
Pour into Nut Bag or Old (clean) T-Shirt and strain liquid through, milking the bag similar to an udder. Results in approximately 3 Cups of Thick Oat Milk. Rinse bag and strain a second time. Results in approximately 2 ½ Cups of Oat Milk.
Ingredients to watch out for in Commercial Oat Milk: “Nutrient Extract Blend”, Calcium Carbonate, Gellan Gum, Sunflower Oil, Dipotassium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Tricalcium Phosphate, and of course, “Natural Flavors”.

Cold Brew Coffee

Serving size 1 2 cal Protein: 0 g Carbs: 0 g Fat: 0 g

Ingredients

3/4 C Coffee Beans , Coarse Ground

Directions

In 2 Liter (67oz) Jar, add Coffee grounds and fill with water almost to top (approximately 7 cups). Close lid and shake to blend well. Refrigerate 12-24 hours.
Thoroughly strain out the grounds. The liquid that remains is double strength Cold Brew coffee. To serve, add ice to a glass and fill halfway with cold brew and top off with more filtered water. Can also make ice cubes with full strength cold brew.

Infused Simple Syrup

Serving size 12 54 cal Protein: 0 g Carbs: 14 g Fat: 0 g

Ingredients

½ C Raw Sugar
¼ C Black Strap Molasses
1 Tbsp Ginger (Fresh or Paste)
Sea Salt

Directions

Place Sugar, Molasses, Ginger, Salt and 3/4 cup of Water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until dry ingredients melt into liquid and ginger becomes fragrant. Remove from heat and cool to room temp. Store in fridge.

Shaken Oat Milk Espresso

Serving size 1 108 cal Protein: 1 g Carbs: 23 g Fat: 1 g

Ingredients

2 Shots Espresso Powder , or 4 Oz Cold Brew
½ C Water
½ C Oat Milk
1 Tbsp Simple Infused Syrup
Dash Vanilla Extract

Directions

In a shaker or jar with lid, add Espresso, Oat Milk, Syrup, Vanilla and Ice. Shake until well blended and frothy. Strain into Glass and Enjoy!

Matcha Green Tea Latte

Serving size 130 cal

Ingredients

1 Tbsp Matcha Powder
½ C Hot Water
½ C Oat Milk
1 Tbsp Simple Infused Syrup
Dash Vanilla Extract

Directions

Whisk together Matcha and Water. Cool to room temperature.
In a shaker or jar with lid, add Matcha, Oat Milk, Syrup, Vanilla and Ice. Shake until well blended and frothy. Strain into Glass and Enjoy!

Moon Milk

Serving size 100 cal

Ingredients

¼ C Oat Milk
¼ C Water
2 Oz Tart Cherry Juice
1 Tsp Simple Infused Syrup
½ Tsp Ashwagandha Powder

Directions

Heat Milk, Juice, Syrup, and Ashwagandha in saucepan over medium until warmed through. Remove from heat and enjoy this beautiful pink drink!