Tag: Drinks

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Mint Limeade Cooler

Ingredients

  • zest of 2 limes
  • juice of 4 limes (1/2 cup)
  • 1/3 cup mint leaves
  • 4 cups ice cold water, divided
  • ice
  • liquid stevia (optional)
  • lime wedges

Directions

  • Place lime zest, juice, mint leaves, stevia and 2 cups of water in a high speed blender and blend until completely mixed. Strain through a sieve to remove any excess pulp.
  • Add mixture to a pitcher then add the other 2 cups of water, ice and extra lime wedges. Mix to combine and serve immediately. (If saving for later, do not mix with ice because it will water it down)

 

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Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 64 oz (8 cups) water
  • 1/4 cup (equivalent of two lemons) lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp stevia extract

Directions

  • Pour water into pitcher.
  • Add lemon juice and stevia.
  • Stir and enjoy!
  • This sugar-free lemonade tastes great chilled with ice cubes.
  • You can add mint leaves to it too. Just blend them with the water, lemon juice and stevia in a blender.

 

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Lassi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (226g) Greek yogurt, plain and full fat
  • 1/2 cup (90g) ice cubes
  • 2 tbsp Stevia
  • 1 dash (0g) salt
  • 1/4 tsp (.25g) cardamom,
  • ground (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp (.5g) rose water (optional)

For Orange ginger lassi:

  •  Freshly grated peel from 1 small organic orange (only the orange-colored part)
  •  teaspoon freshly grated or- ganic ginger

Directions

  • Puree until quite smooth in a blender.
  • Serve topped with a tiny dash of ground cardamom, toasted almond slivers and/or a few saffron threads.
  • Enjoy on a warm summer day!

 

 

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Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

  • 30 g unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa pow- der
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 240 ml boiling water

 

Directions

  • Put the ingredients in a tall beaker to use with a hand blender.
  • Mix for 15–20 seconds or until there’s a fine foam on top.

Tip!

  • Use ghee (clarified butter) or coconut oil for a milk protein-free option. If you want to make it even richer, add a dollop of whipped coconut cream before serving. Or whipped heavy cream if you tolerate dairy.it pretty!

 

 

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Green Tea Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 5 cups brewed green tea
  • 3 cups water
  • Juice from 3 small lemons
  • 15 drops of stevia
  • Ice cubes

 

Directions

  • Brew tea according to instructions. Set aside to cool on the counter for a couple of hours and then place in the fridge for really cold lemonade. Otherwise, use in the recipe as soon as it’s cooled to room temperature.
  • Pour brewed green tea in a large pitcher with water, lemon juice and stevia. If us- ing honey or coconut nectar, combine the sugars with the lemon in a separate dish before transferring to the pitcher.
  • Add ice cubes, stir and serve. Optional to add lemon slices to the mix to make it pretty!