Many years ago, I would quite often visit a certain high street cafe and at this time of year I would buy a pumpkin latte. Nowadays I don’t tend to buy these drinks anymore. Firstly since giving up sugar I would probably think these drinks were to sweet and also I gave up coffee too. Sadly I like coffee but it doesn’t like me very much! Then I discover chicory. Chicory is a plant that tastes like coffee. It’s a perfect alternative and taste amazing as a pumpkin spice latte too. I loved this afternoon Halloween treat and I hope you will too.
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Equipment
- Cup or mug
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- Small saucepan
- Sieve
Ingredients
- Dried chicory x 1 tsp
- Pumpkin puree x 2 tbsp
- Milk (of your choice) x 2/3 of a cup of mug you intend to used
- Ground sweet cinnamon x 1 tsp
- Ground nutmeg x 1/4 tsp
- Ground cloves x 1/8 tsp or a pinch
- Maple syrup or honey x 1 – 2 tsp
Method
- Put the chicory into the base of the saucepan.
- Boil the kettle and once boiled pour over the hot water.
- Pour in enough to cover the chicory and a tiny bit more.
- It should be like an expresso shot.
- Leave to brew.
- Meanwhile put the small saucepan onto the hob.
- Pour in the milk and pumpkin puree.
- Next add in the spices and turn the heat onto high.
- Stir these ingredients until the milk is warm.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Put mug underneath the sieve and strain the chicory piece from the liquid.
- Discard of the piece and pour the shot into the saucepan.
- Stir all of these ingredients together.
- Add in the maple syrup or honey and stir again.
- Then pour the latte into the cup of mug and serve.
- Finally enjoy.
Pumpkin Spiced Latte was a delicious drink that I enjoyed all by myself. The pumpkin puree I had stored in the freezer in ice cube trays which made it very easy to make this drink. I had roasted a pumpkin at the weekend and then blended it with a little water to make a puree. I then froze it into ice cube trays. I remove the ice cubes from the freezer in the morning and waited for them to defrost. Then I made this delicious drink and I look forward to many more during the Winter months. However you decide to drink this latte, as always, please enjoy. xxx
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