Drinks - Double-Post Tuesday

Besides being Taco Tuesday, it's also Double-Post Tuesday. Today's double post deals with drinks. Check out the Whipped Coffee, the Orange Dream Shakes, or any of the other yummy drinks in today's post. Enjoy!

ICED VANILLA CHAI TEA LATTE

This is from Weight Watchers, and begins, "Oftentimes, when you get chai tea or a chai latte at a coffee shop, it is cloyingly sweet. This version goes easy on the sugar (or in this case, honey) while still providing enough sweetness to taste great. If you prefer a vegan version, swap out the honey in favor of agave nectar, maple syrup, or brown sugar. We steep a concentrated tea mixture using 2 tea bags for 1 serving so that the flavor doesn’t get diluted with the almond milk; look for a decaffeinated option if that would be too much caffeine for you."

Prep Time: 4 minutes; Cook Time: 1 minute; Total Time: 10 minutes; Serves: 1; Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

1/2 cup water

2 tea bags, chai-variety

1 tsp honey

3/4 cup plain unsweetened almond milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, microwave water on High until very hot, about 1 minute. Add tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags. Add honey to hot tea, stirring until it dissolves. Stir in almond milk and vanilla. Pour into a tall ice-filled glass.

Serving size: 1 1/4 cups (without ice)

BREWED ICED CAFE LATTE

This is from Folgers. Prep Time: 15 minutes; Cook Time: N/A; Makes 5 servings; Difficulty: Easy

To view this online, go to https://www.folgerscoffee.com/recipes/drinks/brewed-iced-cafe-latte.

Ingredients

1/3 cup Folgers Classic Roast® Coffee OR 1/4 cup Folgers® Black Silk Coffee

2 cups Cold water

1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

Ice cubes

Directions

Brew coffee in coffeemaker using 2 cups cold water.

Combine coffee and sweetened condensed milk in pitcher, stirring until blended.

Serve over ice.

CREAMY INSTANT ICED COFFEE

This is from Folgers. Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cook Time: N/A; Makes 5 servings; Difficulty: Easy

To view this online, go to https://www.folgerscoffee.com/recipes/drinks/creamy-instant-iced-coffee.

Ingredients

1 (12 fl. oz.) can PET® Evaporated Milk chilled

2 tablespoons Folgers Classic Roast® Instant Coffee Crystals

1/3 cup sugar or to taste

Ice cubes

whipped cream

Directions

Combine evaporated milk, coffee crystals and sugar in blender container. Cover and process until coffee is dissolved.

Serve over ice. Top with whipped cream.

CREAMY VANILLA ICED COFFEE: Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to blender container.

CREAMY CINNAMON ICED COFFEE: Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon to blender container.

PEACH TEA

This comes from Vallery Iomas in The New York Times cooking newsletter. Vallery wrote, "Sweetened with peaches, freshly puréed or from store-bought juice, this beverage tastes extra refreshing in warm weather. The fruit complements strongly brewed tea, and a little lemon juice further accentuates the peach flavor and helps balance the natural sweetness, which you can bolster with sugar if you’d like."

Yield: About 6 cups; Time: 15 minutes

To view this online, go to https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022399-peach-tea.

Ingredients

8 black tea bags, preferably Lipton

2 pounds ripe peaches (6 to 8), peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped, or 2 cups peach juice (see Tip)

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, plus more if needed

1 cup ice, plus more for serving

Granulated sugar, if needed

Fresh peach slices, for serving

Ingredients

In a tea kettle or medium saucepan over high heat, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.

While the tea steeps, purée the peaches, if using fresh fruit. Pulse in a food processor or blender until very smooth. You should have 2 cups.

Gently squeeze the concentrated tea from the bags and discard the bags. If using puréed peaches, pour the tea into the blender, add the lemon juice and purée until smooth. Transfer to a pitcher. If using peach juice, transfer the tea to a pitcher, and stir in the peach juice and lemon juice.

Add the ice to the pitcher, then taste. If it’s too sweet, add more lemon juice, a couple of teaspoons at a time. If it isn’t sweet enough, stir in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dissolved. Refrigerate until the tea is chilled throughout. Serve in a large glass filled with ice and garnished with peach slices.

Tip

Be sure to use peach juice that is 100 percent juice and has no added sugar, such as Ceres brand.

ORANGE DREAM SHAKES

This absolutely divine drink comes from Publix. Makes 4 servings, total time: 10 minutes.

To view this online, go to https://www.publix.com/recipe/orange-dream-shakes.

Ingredients

3–4 large oranges, for juice

3 tablespoons orange blossom honey

1 cup ice cubes

3 cups vanilla ice cream

Directions

Squeeze oranges for juice (1 1/2 cups).

Add to blender (in this order): juice, honey, ice cubes, and ice cream. Process until smooth; serve.

WHIPPED COFFEE

This is from Vaughn Vreeland in The New York Times cooking newsletter. Vaughn wrote, "This Instagram-famous drink, known as whipped coffee or dalgona coffee, is made by whipping instant coffee with sugar and water, resulting in a butterscotch-hued foam that’s spooned over milk. While it seems like a trend, many have been making whipped coffee for years. In India and Pakistan, whipped coffee has long been a popular home brew, known as phenti hui. In Greece, the frappé is dalgona’s older, frothier sibling. And, more generally, there are versions that are shaken with egg whites and served with condensed milk."

Yield: 1 drink

This was featured in "How to Make Whipped Coffee", and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021005-whipped-coffee.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons granulated instant coffee (regular or decaffeinated)

1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar, plus more to taste

2 tablespoons hot water

Ice, as needed

Milk, as needed

Preparation

Combine granulated instant coffee, sugar and hot water in a medium bowl.

Whip by hand using a whisk or with a mixer until the mixture turns from foamy to frothy to creamy.

Spoon the fluffy mixture over milk in a glass filled with ice. (You could also spoon it over warm milk for a hot drink.) Gently combine and serve.