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Ever had a pink latte? This (let’s face it) adorable superfood beverage is packed full of energy, immune, and strength boosters, thanks to beets! The pink latte is perfectly sweet and light on the earthy beet taste. With options for fresh beets, refrigerated or canned beets, beet juice or beet shots, or beet powder, they’re super easy, too.
Why These Drinks Are So Good
- These drinks are so easy to make with either beet juice, beet powder, fresh beets, or packaged beets, and each one has its own delicious flavor!
- Beets are incredibly nutritious and may even be good for heart health, inflammation, and your immune system.
- One of the most incredible potential benefits is increasing performance while exercising and increased energy.
How To Make This Recipe (4 Ways)
Fresh beets
- Heat the oven to 400º. Wrap a fresh beet in aluminum foil. Roast until a fork can easily poke through the beet, about 40-50 minutes.
- Except for 1/2 cup of the almond milk, blend all the ingredients until smooth.
- Pour blended mixture into a small pot and heat on the stove until boiling. Sieve or strain the mixture to remove all the chunks and place to the side.
- Foam the remaining almond milk. You can blend in the blender until frothy or use a handheld foamer.
- Pour the beet mixture into two mugs or cups. Top with the foamed milk, and sprinkle with any extra spices or a bit of cocoa powder.
Packaged beets
- Except for 1/2 cup of the almond milk, blend all the ingredients with one medium-sized packaged beet until smooth.
- Pour blended mixture into a small pot and heat on the stove until boiling. Sieve or strain the mixture to remove all the chunks and place to the side.
- Foam the remaining almond milk. You can blend in the blender until frothy or use a handheld foamer.
- Pour the beet mixture into two mugs or cups. Top with the foamed milk, and sprinkle with any extra spices or a bit of cocoa powder.
Powdered beets
- Place all the dry ingredients into a glass or mug.
- Steam all the milk if you can. If not, you can warm 1 cup and foam 1/2 cup.
- Add in about 1/4 cup of the steamed or warmed milk to the beet mixture and whisk vigorously. Add the remaining milk if warmed, or add in 3/4 cups if steamed. Whisk together.
- Top with the foamed milk or the rest of steamed milk. Sprinkle with any remaining spices and/or cocoa powder.
Beet juice
- Pour the juice into a glass or mug.
- Steam the milk. Add it to the beet juice and stir.
Which Type of Beets Should You Use?
Each type of beet adds its own unique flavor and texture.
- Fresh, roasted beets hold a lot of their nutritional value and give the lattes a rich, dark pink color. It’s also a thicker consistency, so you may want to pass on this one if you are looking for a lighter drink.
- Packaged beets are incredibly easy to use since you can pop them right into the blender from the package. It’s also less intense tasting than the fresh beets. We like Love Beets.
- Powdered beets were our favorite out of all four options with cocoa-esque taste. It’s also incredibly easy. We used and loved Thrive Market’s version.
- Beet juice is super sweet, like a 90s kid’s cereal. We used beet shots, which we loved. It’s also by far the easiest version!
Why Beets?
Beets are loaded with vitamins, including vitamin C, iron, and folate, just to name a few. Studies have shown that beets may increase energy, help with post-workout fatigue, and may even help improve physical strength. In fact, athletes frequently use beets for these possible benefits. Have a pink latte 2-3 hours before exercising and see what it can do for you!
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Pink Powerhouse Lattes 4 Ways
Four delicious variations of a beet latte that have a ton of health benefits
Equipment
- standard blender
Ingredients
Fresh beets
- 1 ½ cups almond milk unsweetened
- 1 beet medium, peeled
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- cinnamon pinch
- cardamom pinch
- cocoa powder if desired
Packaged beets
- 1 ½ cups almond milk unsweetened
- 1 beet medium to large
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- cinnamon pinch
- cardamom pinch
- cocoa powder if desired
Powdered beets
- 1 ½ cups almond milk unsweetened
- 1 ½ tablespoons dehydrated beet powder
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- cinnamon pinch
- cardamom pinch
- cocoa powder if desired
Beet juice
- 1 ¼ cups almond milk unsweetened
- ¼ shot beet juice
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- cinnamon pinch
- cardamom pinch
- cocoa powder if desired
Instructions
Fresh beets
- Heat oven to 400º. Wrap beet in foil. Roast until a fork can easily poke through the beet, about 40-50 minutes.
- Except for 1/2 cup of the almond milk, blend all the ingredients until smooth.
- Pour blended mixture into small pot and heat on the stove until boiling. Sieve or strain the mixture. Place to the side. Foam the remaining almond milk using a blender or handheld foamer.
- Pour the beet mixture into two mugs or cups. Top with the foamed milk. Sprinkle with any remaining spices and/or cocoa powder.
Packaged beets
- Except for 1/2 cup of the almond milk, blend all the ingredients until smooth.
- Pour blended mixture into small pot and heat on the stove until boiling. Sieve or strain the mixture. Place to the side. Foam the remaining almond milk using a blender or handheld foamer.
- Pour the beet mixture into two mugs or cups. Top with the foamed milk. Sprinkle with any remaining spices and/or cocoa powder.
Powdered beets
- Place dry ingredients in glass or mug.
- Steam all milk or warm 1 cup and foam 1/2 cup .
- Add about 1/4 cup of steamed or warmed milk to beet mixture and whisk vigorously. Add remaining milk if warmed, or add in 3/4 cups if steamed. Whisk.
- Top with foamed milk or rest of steamed milk. Sprinkle with any remaining spices and/or cocoa powder.
Beet juice
- Pour juice in glass or mug.
- Steam milk. Add to beet juice and stir.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Calories: 76calProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 276mgPotassium: 133mgTotal Carbs: 13gFiber: 2gSugar: 12gNet Carbs: 11gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 232mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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I’ve never knew what to do with all the beets I buy, but now I wanna try this recipe!
I just have one question: would it work with normal milk? Since almond milk is a bit hard to find where I live.
Dairy milk will definitely work. 🙂