Iced coffee is usually a great option on hot summer days. What happens when you add a dash of cinnamon to your ice coffee? You make a fancy autumn drink! No matter what temperature is outside, you will enjoy this cashew cinnamon iced coffee so much!
If you are a nut lover, then you will have a double joy here. This coffee is made of cashews! Does it sound weird to you? Well, not really. Since you can purchase cashew milk as one of many plant-based options, you easily make cashew coffee, too! Cashews have many health benefits for you. They are an amazing source of magnesium and protein which comes very handy when you look for a substitute for tofu, for example. They supply your body with ‘good fat’ and therefore they are a fantastic option when you try to lose a few kilos!
A pinch of cinnamon adds to this iced coffee the real autumn flavour and keeps you in a good mood. It has many health benefits, too. It helps lower a high blood sugar level and has anti-inflammatory properties. Cinnamon is full of very powerful antioxidants which are much needed in the autumn or winter season.
You will have to start making this recipe one day or 4 hours ahead because cashews need to be boiled or soaked in water to make them soft.
Cashew and cinnamon iced coffee recipe
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: no cooking
Serving: 1-2
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup raw unsalted cashews
2 espressos
2 tsp ground cinnamon
10 small ice cubes
4 cups very cold water
4 dates, pitted
Cashews for garnish
Ice cubes
Instructions:
- Preparing cashews: Soak cashews overnight in hot water or leave them in hot water for 4 hours. If they are still not very soft, boil them for 10-15 minutes. Then drain them, rinse them, and drain them again.
- If you don’t have frozen water in ice cube trays already in your freezer, pour water into 10 small ice cube trays and freeze it for at least 4 hours.
- Make espressos using your home coffee machine or purchase espressos from a café.
- Blend cashews with water in a high-speed blender or a food processor. Add cinnamon and dates. Blend until very smooth.
- Add ice cubes and blend again until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with some cashews.
- Enjoy!
Klara Walterova
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