This Cashew Milk Tea Latte recipe is one of the 14 original recipes you’ll find in Alexis Siemons‘ new tea inspired journal, with tea. In this cooking with tea journal, Alexis shares her steeped creations from the kitchen and does a great job at showing how simple it can be to use tea as an ingredient. As a long time fan of Alexis’ work, I jumped at the chance to buy her second journal once I heard it was released. My first impression of this tea journal was that it is well-organized with a clean, yet elegant design. The hard part was deciding which tea infused recipe to make first, because they all looked fabulous.
This cooking with tea journal is digital format, making it easy to purchase and download immediately to your computer, phone or tablet. You’ll find drink recipes like this Cashew Milk Tea Latte, but also savoury and sweet recipes for breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner.
Each recipe begins with a story and also includes a stunning photo of the completed creation, which I think is very important. I love being able to see what a recipe I’m making should actually look like when it’s finished.
Some recipes in this digital recipe book that really stood out to me are the Roasted Oolong Tea Pancakes, Matcha Avocado Toast and Masala Chai Baked Pears & Whipped Cream.
Is your mouth watering yet?
For this Cashew Milk Tea Latte recipe, Alexis says to “consider this a delicious shortcut to making a more flavorful hot or iced tea latte.
Rather than leisurely waltzing through the process of making homemade nut milk (soaking and blending nuts with water, straining the milk, heating the milk, infusing it with tea), this tasty trick lets you skip a step and sip in a jiffy.
Swap plain water for a concentrated cup of tea and simply blend with nuts. Cashews add a creamy, dreamy texture and rarely need to be strained.”
A big thanks to Alexis for allowing me to share this recipe from with tea journal ii! Enjoy!
Cashew Milk Tea Latte
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashews raw, un-roasted and unsalted
- 3 cups water
- 3 tablespoons black tea
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Add cashews to an airtight container, cover with water and refrigerate for at least two hours (up to overnight) to soften for creamy texture. Once the cashews have soaked, drain the cashews and discard the water.
- Heat 3 cups of water to 212 degrees, add the 3 tablespoons of black tea and steep for 4 minutes.
- Remove the tea (set aside), and let steeped tea cool to room temp.
- Once the tea has cooled, add the cashews, steeped tea, sea salt and maple syrup to a high-powered blender. Blend for several minutes until the milk is smooth.
- Serve immediately as an iced or hot latte, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. We recommend storing the latte in a mason jar as the cashew fat will separate and you will need to shake the container.
To make a hot cashew milk black tea latte:
- Simply pour the tea infused milk over ice and enjoy immediately as ice cubes can melt and dilute the latte.
Notes
Spruce Up Your Cashew Milk Tea Latte
Give the cashew latte an upgrade by mixing in sweeteners, spices and extracts.
Sweeteners (swap out maple syrup and add below to taste):
• Honey (approx 2 tablespoons)
• Pitted dates (we recommend 2 but suggest you add and taste after blending to determine
if you would like it sweeter)
Spices and Pure Extracts:
• Ground cinnamon (approx 1 teaspoon or more to taste)
• Ground green cardamom or broken green cardamom pods (approx. ½ to 1 teaspoon or
more to taste) note that you may need to strain the milk if you use the whole pods
• Pure vanilla extract (approx ½ to 1 teaspoon or more to taste)
• Orange Blossom Water (approx. 2 teaspoons or more to taste)
Savory additions:
• Tahini (which will add a savory taste and make the latte a very rich)
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Thanks so much for the kind review and for sharing my recipe, Lu Ann!