London Fog Smoothie

So even though it is summertime, you all know I will not give up my tea.

Not for nothing or nobody

And pinterest knows this so they send me lots of tea recipes.

This one I found sounded very good, London Fog Smoothie. I love London Fog lattes, I love smoothies, why not combine the two?

The picture with the ingredients was saved from a site called womansbust.com, but when I clicked on the link there was nothing about tea on it, only enlarging a woman’s breasts.

Oh well.

Tea first!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Yogurt (I used Greek Yogurt)
• 1/3 Cup of Almond Milk (I don’t like almond so I used regular)
• 1/3 Cup of Earl Grey Tea
• 1 Cup of Crushed Ice
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Vanilla
• 1 Teaspoon of Honey

Directions:

1. Combine all and blend.
2. Serve.
3. Top with whipped cream if desired.

This was better than the Fauxccino as I think having the cup of tea added to it better than the ice cubes. It came out a bit watery so I really thinking combining the two would work best. It didn’t come out super sweet with the Greek Yogurt and regular milk, so I added French Vanilla Creamer to sweeten it up. Regular yogurt would have been a better choice. But I know for next time. The cinnamon was very strong too, I would have done way less-just a dash.

Otherwise, it was very good. And a great tea drinking method for the summertime.

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London Fog Fauxccino

So I love tea!

But with the weather changing, especially where I live:

Drinking tea is a bit of a problem. When it’s 100 degrees out you don’t want something hot.

But that all changed when my sister blog, Mysterious Eats, shared this recipe of London Fog Fauxccinos. I love London Fog Lattes, so I’m very jazzed to try this out.

Ingredients:

• 8 Earl Grey Tea Ice Cubes
• 1 Cup of Homemade Almond Milk or Milk of Choice
• 1 Tablespoon of Raw Honey or 8 Drops of Stevia
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• Whipped Cream (Optional)

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in the blender.
2. Blend on high until smooth.
3. Top with whipped cream if desired.

It didn’t turn out as I expected. I couldn’t really taste the tea-I think maybe I would do it again with liquid tea and the ice cubes. If I do, I’ll repost.

Well, either way-tea always makes you feel great.

For more tea posts, go to Cats, Books, & Tea

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For more recipes from Mysterious Eats, go to Irish Blueberry Scones

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How to Make a London Fog

As you can tell, this post isn’t about this:

But this:

So during the week I go to a coffee shop in the morning to kill an hour before work and while there buy a cup of Earl Grey tea.

I drank so many that I had enough to get any drink free! I asked the barista what she recommended and they said a London Fog- Earl Grey tea with Vanilla and heated, foamy milk. I tried it and LOVED it!

I had to have more of it. So I decided to make it myself.

Ingredients:

• Tea Kettle/Teapot
• Earl Grey Tea (I use loose leaf but you can do bagged)
• Milk
• Vanilla Creamer
• Milk Frothier
• Sugar (optional)
• Tall Glass
• Tea Mug or Teacup

Directions:

1. Put your kettle or teapot on and heat the water.
2. Prepare your loose leaf tea (one teaspoon per cup of water). [I typically drink out of a two cup tea mug.]
3. When water is ready pour in mug over tea infuser or tea bag. (Tea should steep no more than three minutes.)
4. When tea is steeping prepare the milk. This is something that might take a few trials until you find your perfect taste. I typically take 1/4 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of Vanilla creamer and pour both into the tall glass.
5. Using the frothier, whisk the milk mixture until it is nice and airy. If you don’t have a frothier you can use a tall glass jar and shake it up.
6. Heat the milk mixture in the microwave for a minute.
7. When the tea has steeped, remove it from the mug and add sugar (if needed) and foamy milk mixture.
8. Drink & enjoy!

It was delicious, and cheaper than forking over four dollars every time you wished to have it. Delicious!

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