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Butterfly Pea
Powder Latte
There are many people touting the benefits —
from mood enhancement to stress relief —
of butterfly pea flower tea drinks, which hail
from Thailand. What we do know for sure is
that the brilliant blue hue in addition to the
delicious earthy flavor will have you in love at
first sip. Some specialty gourmet stores and
tea shops carry this vibrant tea sold in powder
form, but it is readily available online.
Makes 1 serving
1½
teaspoons butterfly pea flower
powder, sifted
1
tablespoon water
1 to 2
teaspoons honey, or to taste
2
cups milk (dairy or nondairy)
1. Put the butterfly pea flower powder in a
glass that's at least 12 ounces in capacity
with the tablespoon of water. Add honey to
pea flower mixture, if using. Reserve.
2. Put the milk into a heatproof mug. Hold
the mug in one hand and place under the
steam wand so the bottom of the wand is
just below the surface of the milk at an
angle. Select the Steam function and press
the START/STOP knob to start steaming.
While holding the mug at an angle, allow
the steam to move the milk around.
Once the milk begins to increase in volume,
lift the mug up higher so the steam wand
immerses deeper into the milk (this will
prevent large bubbles from forming and
will make a nice fine milk foam). When the
foam has almost reached the top of the
mug and you can feel that the milk in the
mug is quite hot, press the START/STOP
knob to stop steaming. Tap the mug a few
times to remove any larger bubbles.
3. Pour the steamed milk into the glass with
the pea powder mixture. Serve immediately.
Note: this drink is also delicious iced.
Increase the powder to 1 tablespoon and
then fully chill. Serve over ice.
DESSERTS/SHAKE
Affogato
Many would turn their nose up at anything
other than vanilla gelato for use in this Italian
dessert, but we have found that there are
many other flavors that work just as well,
with chocolate, espresso, or caramel being
our favorites.
Makes 1 serving
1
scoop vanilla gelato (or your
favorite gelato or ice cream flavor)
1
espresso capsule
Water
1. Put the scoop of gelato into a small cup or
glass. Store in the freezer while preparing
the espresso.
2. Put the espresso capsule into the unit.
Put an espresso/demitasse cup underneath
the brew head and select Single Espresso.
3. Once the espresso has finished brewing,
remove the cup with the gelato from the
freezer and slowly pour the espresso over
the gelato.
4. Serve immediately.
Espresso-Cocoa Smoothie
A great jolt to the system first thing
in the morning!
Makes 1 serving
¼
cup brewed espresso, chilled
(2 single espresso capsules)
¼
cup milk (dairy or nondairy)
¼
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1
tablespoon cashew butter
1
tablespoon cocoa powder
1
frozen banana, cut into 1-inch
pieces
1. Put all the ingredients in the order listed
into a blender jar.
2. Run on High until smooth, about 1 minute.
3. Serve immediately.
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