What’s in Salted Caramel tea?

Salted Caramel tea from Biscuit & Brew is blended with Sri Lankan black tea, coarse pink Himalayan salt and natural caramel flavouring. It looks simple but pretty, with dark matte leaves sprinkled with coarse salt crystals. Biscuit & Brew teas are definitely worth trying if you love flavours and interesting ingredients. This tea has a beautiful caramel scent, with pieces of salt sprinkled among pretty looking black tea leaves.

What does Salted Caramel taste like?  

To make a cup of Salted Caramel tea, steep 1 teaspoon of tea leaves in a cup of freshly boiled water for 3 minutes. It brews into a lighter but intense red coloured tea with the same caramel scent. Don’t over-steep it, as it may become bitter.

Salted Caramel has deep black tea notes blended with a soft and sweet caramel touch. If you like to drink your tea with milk, this is a perfect blend to do so. Add condensed milk, rather than regular milk, as it also has natural caramel notes. Condensed milk goes really well with this tea, and it will enhance the flavour further. It’s actually quite delightful to find a tea that can taste exactly as the name promises. While it’s undeniably a black tea, together with milk, those stronger black tea notes become incredibly soft, leaving caramel notes to shine. If you want to experience the salty caramel flavour, pay attention when scooping out tea leaves, to scoop out salt crystals too. A perfect sweetener for this tea would be a light or dark brown sugar.

Salted Caramel tea is an amazing choice for making a proper milk tea or a tea latte. To really intensify the flavour, add two teaspoons of tea leaves rather than one. Served with milk, it’s the ultimate afternoon dessert tea for any tea lover that loves caramel too.

Who would like this tea? This is a perfect blend for anyone who likes caramel, regardless of if you love black teas or not. There’s no bitterness, no harsh notes, only delightful caramel scent and flavour, beautifully incorporated into a mellow black tea base. If you love more natural flavours that are strong but not overpowering, this tea is for you.

Tea Recap

Water or milk? Water or milk.

Day or night? Day.

Hot or iced? Hot.

Sweetened or pure? Pure or with a teaspoon of brown sugar or caramel sauce.

Caffeine? Yes.

What’s the price? Starting from 4.75 GBP.

Where to buy? Get it from the Biscuit & Brew website.

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Why Peanut Butter?

Frothy and creamy latte is always a good idea. However, if you are conscious of the nutritional value of your food and drinks, sometimes your options are limited. This is especially true if you are following a specific training regime and trying to meet your daily protein intake goals.

So, what makes this latte special?

• Contains more protein than regular lattes.
• It has a richer and more indulgent texture.
• Tastes absolutely delicious.

Ingredients for making a Peanut Butter Latte

Peanut butter powder – peanut butter powder is a relatively new product. It has less fat than a regular peanut butter and it’s a wonderful choice for making lattes and other drinks. Another benefit is that it will dissolve well and won’t add a layer of fat to your tea. It’s amazing to add not only flavour to lattes, but protein and fibre as well.

Black tea – Choose stronger black tea with smaller leaves. Types with a slightly smoky and malty flavour and black teas with chocolate and nutty notes may all be great for making this latte. You want a strong tea that will add flavour too, not only caffeine. Teas with broken leaves will usually release more flavour and caffeine.

Milk – Full-fat milk is always the best choice for lattes, as it will give a beautiful silky foam and good texture. However, you can replace regular dairy milk with a milk alternative. Barista style milk alternatives tend to have a thicker texture, but check if it has any added sugars. Check out these 5 milk alternatives for tea.

Caramel sauce – using caramel sauce instead of regular sugar or honey will make this latte truly indulgent. You can use a regular caramel sauce, caramel syrup or a skinny caramel syrup and other sugar alternatives. An extra tip? Add a pinch of salt.

Instructions for making a Peanut Butter Latte

Brewing the tea – When making any milk tea, it’s best to start with a strong tea base. This means you’ll need to make a stronger tea than usually. Use 2 teaspoons of black tea leaves and steep for 5 minutes. Use either a teapot, an infuser or disposable paper filters.

Mixing all ingredients – add peanut butter powder and caramel syrup before adding milk. Stir it well so you don’t need to stir it after adding frothed milk. Otherwise, froth will get mixed with other ingredients.

Frothing the milk – there are several ways to froth the milk. You can either use a steam wand on your coffee machine, a special milk steamer or a saucepan and an electric hand frother. Alternatively, heat the milk in a microwave for 1-2 minutes (depending on the watts) and froth it with an electric hand frother. However, you will get the silkiest foam if you do it either in a saucepan over low heat or using a coffee machine steam wand or a milk steamer.  

How to choose the best black tea?

When using black tea as a base for making drinks, it’s crucial to choose the right type.

Black tea is an oxidised type of tea that contains antioxidants, caffeine, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. While all black teas share the same beneficial compounds, each of them will have a different flavour.

And it’s the flavour that will either make or break your drink. So, how to choose the best black tea?

Broken loose tea is a brilliant choice because it will infuse into a stronger tea than whole unbroken leaves and offer a more complex and clean flavour.

Next, check the colour. If it has a light orange colour, it may not be the best choice. Deeper dark copper red or red-brown teas will work the best.

And finally, look for the flavour that pairs well with caramel and nuts:

• Chocolate notes
• Lighter smoky notes
• Malty notes
• Nutty notes
• Earthy notes
• Sweet notes

Our choice? Chelsea Breakfast black tea blend from Whittard made with Sri Lankan and Kenyan black tea.

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Peanut Butter Latte Recipe

Sweet, indulgent and sugar-free

Course Drinks

Keyword Black Tea, Caramel, Peanut Butter

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons black tea leaves
• 170 ml water
• 100 ml whole milk
• 1 heaped teaspoon peanut butter powder
• 1-2 teaspoons caramel sauce
• pinch of salt

Instructions

• Bring fresh water to a boil.
• Steep 2 teaspoons of black tea in 170 ml of water for 5 minutes.
• Strain and pour it into a serving glass.
• Add peanut butter powder and stir well.
• Add caramel syrup and a pinch of salt (optional).
• Add milk into a small saucepan and heat it over low-medium heat. Start frothing it immediately. This will take only a couple of minutes. It’s best to froth the milk once you finish the previous steps.
• Pour hot frothed milk into your tea and serve.

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What is Sweet Potato Latte?

Sweet potato latte is a drink made with sweet potato puree, milk, sweetener, and a tea base. Both sweet potato latte and pumpkin latte are made with purees. Sweet potato puree may be more difficult to find in shops than pumpkin puree, but you can easily make it at home. You will only need 1-2 teaspoon of puree for making a latte, so it may be more cost effective to make it by yourself.

What is the easiest way to make a sweet potato puree?

The easiest and fastest way to make a sweet potato puree is by steaming it. Wash and peel it, cut into smaller pieces and steam in a steaming basket in a saucepan for about 20-30 minutes. Check with a fork if it’s soft, then mash it or blend it. Blending is a better option because it will give a much nicer and softer texture.

Which tea should I use?

The best tea for this latte will be a simple strong Assam black tea. Sweet potato is quite sweet and flavourful, and lighter teas may not give enough depth to your latte. When making tea lattes with purees, it’s always good to use 2 teaspoons of tea leaves to get a stronger base. Alternatively, you can choose flavoured black teas that will go well with the flavour of sweet potato such as vanilla or caramel.

What if I don’t have a caramel sauce?

If you don’t have caramel sauce, you can use brown sugar simple syrup or make your own caramel. It will take 10-20 minutes. Simple syrup is a great replacement for a proper caramel sauce. To balance out the sweetness of sweet potato and milk, add a pinch of salt to either your syrup or latte before adding steamed and frothed milk.

Which milk should I use?

The best milk for making any latte is a whole dairy milk with over 3% of fat or creamier barista milk alternatives that will froth well. Choose more neutral flavours such as cashew milk or dairy-free milk alternatives that taste like real milk.

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Sweet Potato Latte Recipe

Autumnal Sweet Potato Latte with Salted Caramel Flavours

Course Drinks

Keyword Autumn, Black Tea, Latte, Sweet Potato

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Equipment

• Steaming basket
• Saucepan + lid
• Blender
• Kettle

Ingredients

• 170 ml of boiling water - for tea
• 100 ml of whole milk
• 50 grams of sugar
• 35 ml of water - for syrup
• A pinch of salt
• 1-2 heaped teaspoon of sweet potato puree
• 2 teaspoons of black Assam tea

Instructions

• Wash, peel and cut the sweet potato into smaller, equally sized cubes.
• Add about 1 inch of water into a saucepan and then place a steaming basket in the saucepan. Water should not touch the bottom of the steaming basket.
• Add sweet potato cubes and cover with a lid. Turn on the heat and steam it for around 20 minutes or until soft.
• Take out the steaming basket from the saucepan, drain the water, put steamed potatoes back into the saucepan and use a potato masher to mash it into a puree.
• In a kettle, bring fresh water to a boil. Steep 2 teaspoons of black tea leaves in 150-170 ml of water at 100 degrees Celsius for about 5 minutes. Strain into a blender.  
• Add sweet potato puree to the blender and blend for a couple of seconds. If you used a blender instead of a potato masher, this step is optional. However, it will give a much nicer texture to your latte.
• Pour the tea into a serving cup.
• Add brown sugar and water into a heavy-bottom saucepan. Let the sugar dissolve completely in a very low heat. Let it simmer for a few minutes. Turn off the heat. Optionally, add a spoon of condensed milk or whipping cream, a pinch of salt and stir.
• Add 1/2-1 tablespoon of caramel syrup into the tea.
• Top it up with steamed and frothed milk.  

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