Earl grey rose nectar
Earl grey rose nectar - a delicious, energy boosting drink of strong earl grey tea, perfumed with sweet rose essence, and naturally sweetened with dates and lucuma powder.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts, soaked for 4 hours.
- 1 cup strong earl grey tea
- 1/4 cup coconut mlik
- 4 dates
- 2 Tbs lucuma powder * (optional)
- 2 tsp maca root powder ** (optional)
- 1 1/2 tsp rose water ***
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
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Prepare the earl grey tea, by steeping 2 Tbs loose earl grey tea leaves in a cup of hot water, and letting it sit for at least 20 minutes, or longer depending on how strong you like it ( I let mine sit until it cooled off). Alternatively, add 2 tea bags to a cup of hot water.
Let the tea cool in the fridge. -
In a blender, add the cold earl grey tea, and the rest of the ingredients, and blend on high for 30-40 seconds. Taste, and adjust the sweetness, or add more rose water if you like. You should distinctly taste the earl grey and the rose flavors together.
Recipe Notes
* You can find lucuma powder online.
** I bought my maca root powder at Trader Joe's (it's a new item), or you can buy it here.
*** You can get rose water really cheap at any Middle Eastern store, or online here.