Sweet Potato Latte
This Sweet Potato Latte is your new go-to. It's naturally sweet, caffeine-optional, and packed with vitamins, making it a comforting morning drink.
Servings: 1 latte
Calories: 273kcal
Ingredients
- 1-2 shots espresso
- 1 cup milk
- ice as needed
Sweet Potato Purée (5 servings)
- 1 sweet potato ~250 grams (I use Bako Sweet)
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup (or honey)
- 2 Medjool dates pitted
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ + ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Boil a peeled and roughly chopped sweet potato with the pitted Medjool dates, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan with half a cup of water.
- When the sweet potatoes are fork tender, turn the heat off and add the vanilla extract. Transfer everything in the pan into a high-powered blender. Blend for 2 minutes on high speed, or until completely smooth.Optionally, strain the purée through a fine mesh strainer if it's gritty.
- In a tall glass cup, spoon in 2 tablespoons of the sweet potato puree. Pour the shot of espresso in and mix the puree and espresso together.
- Fill the cup with ice and top with milk. Enjoy!
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