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Date Caramel Iced Americano with Whole Milk

Bold, chilled espresso stretched with cold water and sweetened with a silky blended date caramel, finished with a creamy pour of whole milk and a whisper of nutmeg.

Date Caramel Iced Americano with Whole Milk

Ingredients

  • 4 shots120 gEspressobrewed and chilled
  • 1¼ cups300 gWatercold
  • 36 gMedjool dates, pittedpitted and chopped
  • ⅔ cup (160 ml)160 gWhole milkcold
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalta small pinch
  • ⅛ tsp0.2 gGround nutmega pinch

Steps

  1. Brew the espresso ahead and chill it in the fridge, or start with espresso that is already cold.
  2. Make the date caramel: in a blender, combine the dates, half of the whole milk, the vanilla and the salt, and blend on high for about 1 minute until completely smooth and thick.
  3. Add the chilled espresso and the cold water to the blender with the date caramel and pulse a few times until evenly mixed.
  4. Fill two glasses with ice and pour the coffee mixture evenly over the ice.
  5. Top each glass with half of the remaining whole milk, letting it swirl down into the coffee.
  6. Dust each glass with a pinch of the nutmeg and serve right away.

Contains: Milk.

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