Breaking Up with Milk Tea Day 33, Missing It
Every New Year's Eve, I gain three catties…
Scale: 'Give me another chance to fatten up by how many catties?'
There have been countless fat friends feedbackMissing milk teaAnd various beverages, in this period when it's not convenient to go out, and even not necessarily buyable outside, making homemade drinks is a must-have skill.
Given the obvious increase in body fat, sweetness is okay… but not sugar!
First, let's understand the types of substitutes.
1 Natural sweeteners
Monk fruit, rooibos, African yam bean sweetener, etc.
2 Sugar alcohols
Xylitol, maltitol, erythritol, etc.
3 Artificial sweeteners
Sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, Neo-tame, stevia.
(FDA approved only 5 of these, the first three are more common)
Sugar alcoholsnot sweet enoughMonk fruitAspartameSucralose……Mixed substitutesThe taste will be better, can be chosen according to one's own situation.This time we use
Sucralosewith a sweetness of about 600 times that of sugar, which cannot be measured in'grams'so the dosage is not referable. 01Red bean milk teaAs the flagship homemade drink, it naturally appears first. Personally, the soul of milk tea is pearl-like small ingredients, but because the calories of pearls are high, we use red beans instead. Scale: 'He's just lazy to make pearls!'
Ingredients needed:
Milk, red beans, black tea, cardamom, rosemary, a small amount of salt, substitute sweetener amount.
First boil the red beans with a small amount of substitute sweetener in a pressure cooker.
Black tea,
Cardamom
Rosemary, salt and add water boil vigorously. Need a strong flavor to cover the bitterness of substitute sweetener, cardamom and milk tea are very compatible, only added it and rosemary did not like India Masala tea so rich and stimulating. If you don't have cardamom or don't like it, you can use
vanilla extractor other substitutes.Small fire, pour in milk, continue heating for ten minutes, ensuring that the milk does not boil. Milk tea's calories mostly come from sugar, in order to taste, we still use whole milk.After filtering, pour into a cup, add the cooked red beans.02
Red bean matcha green tea
The milk tea above is better to drink hot, this red bean matcha green tea is better to drink cold, red bean and matcha are naturally a pair. Scale: 'Is that because you made too much red bean just now?'
Ingredients needed:
Milk, red beans, matcha, substitute sweetener amount.
Matcha add a little hot water and substitute sweetener and stir evenly.
Add the pre-boiled red beans.
Pour in matcha sauce and milk to about 80% full, then add a little milk foam.
03
Coconut aroma fragrant number water
This drink does not use substitute sweetener, the ingredients in
coconut water
already contains a certain amount of sugar, but still less calories than regular sugary drinks.
Ingredients needed:Coconut water, soda water, small cherry tomatoes.Cut the small cherry tomatoes into 1/4 pieces.
Put the small cherry tomatoes into the cup and add coconut water, immerse the cherry tomatoes completely.
Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, add soda water to drink.
05
Fragrant cocoa latte
Simple and foolproof
It's very suitable for breakfast and afternoon tea, using substitute sweetener and cocoa powder not only has no calories but can also
promote metabolism
Ingredients needed:Cocoa powder, coffee, milk, substitute sweetener amount.Add appropriate cocoa powder and substitute sweetener to the concentrated coffee and mix well.Pour hot milk to 80% full.
Add a little milk foam.
05
Lemon Coke & Passion Fruit Sprite
Sugar-free cola
Besides the bitterness, there is also the problem of excessive sweetness, every time I drink I need to dilute it, but to achieve the best taste, it is better to match
iced concentrated lemon water
Although not as fragrant as sugary drinks, adding lemon water is very refreshing, lemon aroma and slight bitterness cover the bitterness of substitute sweetener
bitternessSugar-free spritecombined withpassion fruitrichly enhanced the tasteConcentrated lemon water needs to be prepared in advance, passion fruit sprite can be drunk directly, the ingredients needed:Ingredients needed:Coconut water, soda water, small cherry tomatoes.Cut the small cherry tomatoes into 1/4 pieces.
Put the small cherry tomatoes into the cup and add coconut water, immerse the cherry tomatoes completely.
Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
