Iced teeccinos… something we’ve been having alot lately. I can’t figure out if the cold teeccino is the perfect vehicle for the raw milk or the other way around. In any case, we love them both, and they’re really great together.
Teeccino is a coffee alternative made from roasted grains, roots, nuts and seeds. My favorite flavors are hazelnut and chocolate mint. Chocolate mint is fantastic iced with creamy milk.
There are two ways to make an iced teeccino — the foamy way (pictured) and the not-so-foamy way. Take your pick; they’re both delicious.
Both ways start out with cold teeccino. I make a double strength pot of teeccino in my 12-cup Bodum French Press. After the teeccino is done steeping, I pour it out into a glass pitcher full of ice. The ice cools the coffee significantly, and then I pop the whole pitcher into the fridge for a few hours to chill all the way. It is still a little strong, which is good.
This drink is sweetened with the lactose in the milk. I also add green leaf stevia for a bit more sweet. I am finding that I like stevia when it is in the presence of milk or cinnamon; no after-taste.
The Foamy Iced Teeccino
Combine 3 cups cold teeccino with 3 cups of cold raw milk in a large blender container. Add a tray of ice cubes and 1/4 teaspoon of green leaf stevia. Cover and blend on high until ice is all chopped up. Pour into glasses and sprinkle with cocoa powder.
I use the VitaMix; if your blender is smaller, halve the quantities. I use equal quantities of teeccino and milk. Shift the amounts either way to suit your tastes.
The Not-So-Foamy Iced Teeccino
Combine equal parts cold raw milk and cold teeccino in a glass, along with ice cubes (if desired). Sprinkle some green leaf stevia and cocoa powder on top. Stir as best you can; it won’t stir in all the way.
The nice thing about this method is that even though the stevia doesn’t mix in, you get a little bit with every sip. Once again, I used equal parts teeccino and milk. Shift the amounts to suit yourself.
I’m sharing this post in Tuesday Twister (here gnowfglins!) and Two for Tuesdays. I’ll also be sharing it in tomorrow’s round up of probiotic rich snack ideas. Raw milk is a great source of beneficial organisms. Please be thinking about what probiotic snack ideas you can share tomorrow! See you then.
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Oh, frothy coffee-type drinks are some of my summer favorites! This sounds healthy, delicious…and almost sinful! Thanks so much for sharing it with Two for Tuesdays, Wardeh =)
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You’ll have to forgive me, I’m a little bit sleepy after crawling out from under the rock I’ve been living under. Why haven’t I heard of teeccino? It sounds fantastic! And I bet it’s a great place to slip in raw milk which is starting to sour a bit. I’m going to give this a try, pronto. Thank you for linking up with the blog hop at Two for Tuesday!
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I like the vanilla Techino. I totally forgot about the chocolate mint!!! I overdosed on it a while back after falling in love with it. I am off to Azure to put it in my shopping cart.
I’ve not heard of this particular drink before, but it looks delicious in all it’s frothy glory!
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Hi Wardeh
Sorry to have to write this here as it is totally off topic.
I could not sign up for the fundamentals ecourse as the registration page is not responding. Neither is your contact form. Kindly help.
Tks
AA — I just emailed you.
We love tteeccino in our house, It was a healthy trade off since my son loves coffee. Its supposed to be a weekend treat in our house but sometimes we splurge during the week. I’ve never tried it cold before. Sounds wonderful! thank you for sharing.
blessings
carmen
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Dear Wardeh,
This blog ROCKS!! We’d love to steal some of your recipes and put them on our website! Thanks so much for your creativity and dedication to using our products. Please email me, for I would love to provide you with product samples!
Best regards,
Emily Throckmorton
Teeccino Communications Manager
Dear Wardeh,
Thanks for blogging about your Teeccino creations! I’d love to get you some samples to experiment with. Any flavors you haven’t tried yet but would like to try? Thanks again, and with your permission, we’d love to add your recipes to our website!
Cheers!
Emily Throckmorton
Teeccino Communications Manager
YUM! I just made this for an afternoon snack. Everyone loved it. I had some Mocha Teachino tucked away in my pantry that I didn’t know what to do with. thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I think I’ll go have another glass right now.
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Hi Wardeh, yep, I know Teccho well! If you are gonna go off coffee, its a great treat! Thanks for sharing this on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop!
Alex
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Great ideas! For the plain teecino, any ideas for flavoring it that aren’t bad for you? Like a natural equivalent of hazelnut syrup or something?
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Rebecca, I would suggest adding vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut or almond extract — even orange extract! Those would be delicious and no sugar.