How to Make Ube Latte Part of Your Morning Routine
Want to break out of the coffee-and-toast routine without reaching for something too stimulating first thing in the morning? An ube latte fits perfectly into a morning ritual, whether it replaces your coffee or keeps it company. Here are a few ways to make it part of your routine.
1. As a gentle alternative to coffee
Naturally caffeine-free, an ube latte made with a heaped teaspoon of Ube Latte powder, a splash of warm water and milk is ideal if you're sensitive to caffeine, or if you simply want a change without giving up the comforting ritual of a hot drink when you wake up.
2. Iced, for busy mornings
Make your diluted ube paste the night before and keep it in the fridge. In the morning, just pour it over ice with cold milk and your drink is ready in under a minute, perfect to take with you in an insulated mug.
3. As a dirty latte for an energy boost
If you need a little caffeine but don't love the taste of coffee on its own, add a shot of espresso to your ube latte. The sweet, vanilla notes of ube soften the coffee's bitterness, with results that might surprise you.
4. With a proper breakfast
An ube latte pairs beautifully with an indulgent breakfast: pancakes, granola, yogurt or toast. Its natural sweetness makes it just as good alongside a savory meal as a sweet breakfast.
5. As a wellness ritual
Taking a few minutes to make your drink by hand, whisking the powder, watching the color gradient form in the glass: this small visual and sensory ritual can become a real moment of calm before your day begins, a little like the matcha tea ceremony in Japan.
The takeaway
There's no right or wrong way to make ube latte part of your routine: hot or iced, with or without coffee, on its own or with breakfast. What matters is finding the version that suits your mood.
The basic recipe, in 90 seconds
- Put one heaped teaspoon (about 5 g) of powder in a mug.
- Add a splash of hot (not boiling) water and whisk for 10 seconds until you have a smooth paste.
- Top up with about 200 ml of hot frothed milk, or cold milk and ice.
One 100 g pouch makes about 20 cups. For a change, try our iced ube latte or our ube pancakes for breakfast.
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