Kristi's Cookbook

Aloe Green Tea (Lightly Sweetened)

Serving Size: 2 cups


Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of original Aloe Vera Drink
  • 1 individual Jasmine Green Tea bag
  • ¾ cup of hot water

Step by Step:

  1. Seep the jasmine green tea in hot water for 5 minutes.
  2. In a shaker, add 1 cup of aloe vera drink.
  3. Pour in the jasmine green tea.
  4. Add in about ½ cup of ice cubes to the shaker.
  5. Shake for about 1 minute.
  6. Pour and serve with ice if desired.

Matcha Latte

Serving Size: 1 cup


Ingredients

  • ½ cup of hot water
  • ½ cup of milk
  • ½ tsp of matcha powder

Step by Step

  1. In a cup, add the matcha powder and hot water.
  2. Place a milk frother into the cup at about a 45° angle. Froth for about 30 seconds, making sure that the the matcha powder breaks up and mixes with the water
  • For Hot: Heat the milk up for about 1 to 2 minutes until hot, and then pour into matcha water mixture. Froth for about 1 minute for the milk to blend in.
  • For Cold: Pour the milk into the matcha water mixture. Froth for about 1 minute for the milk to blend in.

Nectarine Iced Tea

Serving Size: about 1½ quart


Ingredients

  • 4 white nectarines (soft)
  • 1 cup of cold water
  • 2 cups of black tea
  • ⅛ cup of sugar
  • ⅜ cup of hot water

Step by Step

  1. Steep 2 cups of black tea.
  2. Peel the skin and remove the pits from the nectarines.
  3. Add in 1 cup of cold water with the nectarines.
  4. Blend until juice-like (about 30 seconds to 1 minute).
  5. Strain the necatrines with a sieve. It should yield about 4 cups of juice.
  6. Add in the black tea and mix.
  7. In a cup, add in the sugar and hot water.
  8. Mix until all the sugar dissolves into the hot water.
  9. Add in the sugar water into the tea mixture.
  10. Shake well and serve over ice or place into fridge to cool.

Sour Lemonade

Serving Size: 2 qts


Ingredients

  • 1¾ cup of lemon juice (about 5 lemons)
  • 3 cups of cold water
  • ¾ cup of sugar
  • 1 cup of hot water

Step by Step

  1. Squeeze the lemons for lemon juice.
  2. Add in the cold water.
  3. In a cup, mix together the sugar and the hot water. Mix until all of the sugar dissolves into the water.
  4. Pour the sugar-water mixture into the lemonade.
  5. Shake and let it chill in the fridge.
  6. Serve over ice.

Strawberry Lemonade

Serving Size: about 1¼ quart


Ingredients

  • 2¾ cups of sliced strawberries (16 oz)
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1¼ cup of lemon juice (about 5 lemons)
  • ⅛ cup of sugar
  • ⅜ cup of hot water
  • ½ cup of cold water

Step by Step

  1. Cut and wash the strawberries.
  2. Add strawberries and 1 cup of water into a blender.
  3. Blend until juice-like (about 30 seconds to 1 minute).
  4. Strain the blended strawberries with a sieve. It should yield about 3 cups of juice.
  5. Squeeze the lemons for the lemon juice.
  6. Add in the freshly squeezed lemon juice to the strawberry juice and stir.
  7. In a cup, add in the sugar and hot water.
  8. Mix until all the sugar dissolves into the hot water.
  9. Add in the sugar water into the juice and mix.
  10. Add in the ½ cup of cold water and stir.
  11. Place into fridge to cool.
  12. Shake before serving.

Strawberry Limeade

Serving Size: 2 cups


Ingredients

  • 1 cup of sliced strawberries
  • ½ cup of cold water
  • ⅓ cup of lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • ⅛ cup of sugar (2 tbsp)
  • ¼ cup of hot water

Step by Step

  1. Cut and wash the strawberries.
  2. Add strawberries and cold water into a blender.
  3. Blend until juice-like (about 30 seconds to 1 minute).
  4. Strain the blended strawberries with a sieve. It should yield about 1 cup of juice.
  5. Squeeze the limes for the lime juice.
  6. Add in the freshly squeezed lime juice to the strawberry juice and stir.
  7. In a cup, add in the sugar and hot water.
  8. Mix until all the sugar dissolves into the hot water.
  9. Add in the sugar water into the juice and mix.
  10. Serve over ice or place into fridge to cool.