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Red Cappuccino - Rooibos tea cappuccino
If you're a Rooibos tea lover and haven't tried a Red Cappuccino yet, this is your chance to make one at home, the cheat's way. A cappuccino tea? Yes! Such a thing exists, and it's delicious!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 62 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
South African
Ingredients
- 250 millilitre boiling water
- 4 rooibos teabags or 4 heaped teaspoons of loose-leaf Rooibos
- 250 millilitre semi-skimmed or full fat milk
- Optional: Ground cinnamon for sprinkling
- Optional: Sweetener of choice like honey, sugar etc
Instructions
Make the Rooibos 'espresso'
- Boil the water for the Red Cappuccino. Pour 125ml of water into each mug. You can also do this step with a teapot first.
- Place the teabags in the boiled water (2 x teabags per mug), or in the teapot. If using loose-leaf, brew the tea in a teapot as you normally would and strain into the mugs when ready.
- Give the tea a stir and let it steep for a good 4 minutes, or until you have a very strong, dark tea.
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Froth the milk
- In the meantime, heat the milk. Don't boil it. The ideal temperature would be around 68℃/150℉. This will give you the best froth.
- Start frothing the milk with your desired method until the milk has doubled in volume. See blog post for ideas on how to froth milk without an espresso machine.
Assemble
- Remove the teabags from the mugs. If using a teapot, strain the tea into the mugs. We are using a 50/50 ratio of tea to milk, so don't go over the halfway line in the mugs to allow enough room for the milk.
- Slowly pour the milk onto the tea and scoop any leftover foam on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon if you wish and serve with your desired sweetener.
Nutrition Information
Calories
62kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
65mg
(3%)
Potassium
175mg
(5%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
127IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
153mg
(15%)
Iron
0.03mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 62
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 62kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 175mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 127IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 153mg | 15% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.