Healthy Beetroot Latte with Real Beets: Easy Recipe
This healthy beet latte is where earthy flavor, lively color, and your daily coffee come together in one beautiful cup. Made with real cooked beets, freshly brewed espresso, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup, it’s energizing and nourishing. Beetroot is rich in antioxidants, and can support heart health and energy, making beets a perfect addition to your morning brew!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Easy
An easy way to enjoy the health benefits of beets is by making a simple beet latte in the comfort of your home. It can be made in a few easy steps, by combining simple, whole food ingredients (including fresh beets instead of beet root powder, maple syrup, and spices) with your regular morning latte.
Healthy
Beets are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These nutrients help improve immune function and blood circulation, which leads to improved heart health! This beet latte is a nutritious and delicious way to improve overall health, and get a little caffeine pick-me-up!
Delicious
This beet latte is a great way to enjoy the health benefits of beets with its beautiful pink color and gentle, yet indulgent flavors. The earthy, slight sweetness of beets pair perfectly with bold espresso, sweet maple syrup, and spices, making a deliciously unique treat!
Simple Ingredients in This Nutritious Beetroot Latte
Real Beets: instead of beet powder, fresh beetroot is used to make this lovely pink latte recipe. Alternatively, you can use yellow beets to make a golden latte!
Milk: high quality whole milk is used to make this velvety latte. My milk of choice is non-homogenized and comes from pasture raised cows.
Espresso: strong coffee goes surprising well with beets. The combination creates a unique flavor that is perfectly sweet, lightly earthy, and bold. Feel free to omit the coffee, or use caffeine free coffee. For an iced beet latte, you can also use strong cold brew!
Maple syrup: use pure maple syrup to add a little extra natural sweetness to this delicious latte. Coconut sugar also works well!
Spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla add warming, spicy, and floral notes to this latte.
Health Benefits of Beetroot
Add fresh beets to your daily routine and reap all the benefits they have to offer!
Better blood circulation: Beets help dilate blood vessels, which improves blood flow and can help lower blood pressure. (Source)
Steady energy: Nitrates in beets help increase energy levels. (Source)
Liver health: Beets can aid liver function, which leads to more efficient detoxification. (Source)
Immune system: Packed with vitamin C and antioxidants, beets can help strengthen the immune system. (Source)
Supports digestion: The fiber in beets can help keep the digestive system healthy. (Source)
Cognitive function support: Improved circulation leads to more oxygen to the brain, which can help improve memory and focus. (Source)
High nutritional value: beets contain fiber, potassium, manganese, folate, and vitamin C. (Source)
Powerful antioxidants: Beets help fight free radicals, which reduces oxidative stress and protects cells. (Source)
How to Serve This Beet Latte
Serve hot: enjoy this pink latte as a hot drink, preferably by using a heat proof glass mug so you can enjoy the beauty.
Enjoy Chilled: this beet latte can be enjoyed cold by using cold milk and pouring the prepared drink over ice!
How to Store Beetroot Latte Milk
You can store the beet milk used to make the latte in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. It’s best to add freshly brewed espresso right before enjoying for the best taste!
How to Make a Beetroot Latte
Spiced Beetroot Milk (Makes 2 Lattes)
Add chopped beets to a small saucepan filled half way with filtered water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until they are tender and a fork can be easily inserted.
Strain water from cooked beets.
Add cooked beets, milk, ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to a high speed blender. Blend until smooth.
Strain beet milk mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl to make it smooth and creamy.
Beetroot Coffee Latte (Makes One 8 oz Beet Latte)
Add beet milk to a small saucepan set to medium heat and warm beet milk until it begins to steam, stirring frequently. (Skip this step if making an iced latte).
Use a handheld milk frother to add froth to the hot milk.
Add 2 shots (1/4 cup) of freshly brewed espresso to mug.
Pour 3/4 cup hot, frothed beet milk over espresso, combing with the espresso as you pour.
Top with a sprinkle of spice (nutmeg and/or ground cinnamon) if desired
(For an iced beet latte, add chilled beet milk and espresso to a glass, then add ice).
Enjoy!
Healthy Beetroot Latte with Real Beets: Easy Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Small Saucepan
- 1 high speed blender
- 1 bowl
- 1 fine mesh sieve
- serving mug/s (preferably heatproof glass mugs to enjoy the color)
Ingredients
Spiced Beet Milk
- 1 cup raw beets, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- filtered water for boiling beets
Beet Coffee Latte
- 3/4 cup spiced beet milk
- 2 shots freshly brewed espresso (1/4 cup)
Instructions
Spiced Beetroot Milk (Makes 2 Lattes)
- Add chopped beets to a small saucepan filled half way with filtered water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until they are tender and a fork can be easily inserted.
- Strain water from cooked beets.
- Add cooked beets, milk, ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to a high speed blender. Blend until smooth.
- Strain beet milk mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl to make it smooth and creamy.
Beetroot Coffee Latte (Makes One 8 oz Beet Latte)
- Add beet milk to a small saucepan set to medium heat and warm beet milk until it begins to steam, stirring frequently. (Skip this step if making an iced latte).
- Use a handheld milk frother to add froth to the hot milk.
- Add 2 shots (1/4 cup) of freshly brewed espresso to mug.
- Pour 3/4 cup hot, frothed beet milk over espresso, combing with the espresso as you pour.
- Top with a sprinkle of spice (nutmeg and/or ground cinnamon) if desired
- (For an iced beet latte, add chilled beet milk and espresso to a glass, then add ice).
- Enjoy!
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