Rooibos recipes - part 1
Posted in Rooibos recipes on 12/16/2008 09:46 am by admin
Here are a few suggestions on how to get even more out of Rooibos tea. Its natural sweetness makes it the perfect base ingredient for many extraordinary drinks.
Rooibos Shake
2 cups hot rooibos tea
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
2 table spoons of lemon juice
1 1/4 cups of sparkling lemon juice
Directions: Combine rooibos with the ice cream and beat well. Add lemon juice. Pour into glasses and add the sparkling lemon juice.
South African Punch
4 cups of rooibos tea
1 cup of sugar
4 cups orange juice
4 cups apple juice
3 cups spring water
4 cups ginger ale
Directions: Dissolve the sugar in the Rooibos tea. Combine the remaining liquids. Garnish with lemon slices.
Red Vanilla Latte
1 teaspoon Rooibos tea extract
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Sugar
20 oz. condensed milk
10 ice cubes
Directions: Stir Rooibos and vanilla extract in milk well. Blend the ice. Add the other ingredients to the ice and mix in the blender for 30 seconds.
Makes one quart or four 8 oz. glasses. Top each glass with whip cream and cherry.