As the trend of beauty and healthy eating rises, purple sweet potatoes have also become a popular ingredient chosen by many women to add to their daily meals. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make a delicious and nutritious latte drink with purple sweet potatoes!
1. Purple Sweet Potato Latte
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Purple Sweet Potato Latte For 2 people
Purple sweet potato 200 gr White sugar 100 gr Fresh milk 350 ml Vanilla essence 1/4 teaspoon Ice cubes A little
How to choose delicious purple sweet potatoes
- To buy delicious purple sweet potatoes, you should choose tubers that are medium-sized, slender, thick in the middle, and pointed at both ends. These potatoes will cook more easily, have a better aroma, and contain more nutrients.
- When selecting sweet potatoes, you should choose those with a smooth skin surface, free from scratches, and with bright colors. The smoother and more attractive the potato, the higher the starch content, resulting in sweeter and more delicious potatoes.
- Bring the potato to your nose and you will notice a light, distinctive aroma; however, spoiled potatoes will have a burnt or moldy smell. Squeeze the potato firmly; if it feels hard and solid, it is fresh and should be purchased. Conversely, if you find the tuber slightly soft, it is on the verge of spoiling and should not be bought.
- You should also avoid buying potatoes with a pockmarked surface, deep scars, or black spots as these indicate that the potatoes have been harvested for a long time, losing their flavor and nutritional value.
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How to make Purple Sweet Potato Latte
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Prepare and boil the sweet potatoes
After buying purple sweet potatoes, wash them thoroughly with water, drain, then use a knife to cut off the ends of the tuber. Next, cut the sweet potato in half, peel off the skin, and slice it into thick rounds.
Then, add water to a pot and bring it to a boil, then add the chopped sweet potatoes, cooking on high heat until they are cooked. To check if the sweet potatoes are done, simply take a few pieces out and press them with chopsticks or a fork; if they are soft, they are ready.
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Mash the sweet potatoes
When the sweet potatoes are soft, transfer them to a bowl, add 100g of white sugar into the bowl, and use a fork to mash the sweet potatoes until you achieve a wet, mushy mixture of sweet potatoes and sugar
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Make purple sweet potato sauce
Put the mashed potato mixture onto a sieve and use a flat whisk to mash it through the sieve into a bowl to make the mixture smoother.
Next, add 50ml of milk and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract into the bowl, then use the flat whisk to stir the ingredients together to create the purple sweet potato sauce.
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Prepare latte
You prepare a glass, pour the purple sweet potato sauce at the bottom of the glass, then use a flat whisk to spread some sauce on the inside surface of the glass, add some ice cubes and 300ml of fresh milk to fill the glass.
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Final Product
So you’ve got yourself a delicious and nutritious purple sweet potato latte. The smooth, vibrant purple color beautifully highlights the pure white of the milk.
The sweetness of the sugar blends with the creaminess of the milk, adding a bit of the earthy flavor of sweet potato and the refreshing sensation of ice as it goes down your throat, providing a feeling of rejuvenation. On a hot day, enjoying a glass like this is simply unbeatable!
2. Coffee Latte with Purple Sweet Potato
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Coffee Latte with Purple Sweet Potato Serves 1
Purple sweet potato sauce 5 teaspoons Coffee powder 25 gr Fresh milk 300 ml Ice cubes a little Boiling water 80 ml
How to make Purple Sweet Potato Latte
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Brew coffee with a filter
Put 25g of coffee into the filter and place it on the cup, insert the coffee float inside, pour in 10ml of boiling water, cover it, and let it sit for 2 minutes to allow the coffee to bloom.
After 2 minutes, open the coffee filter lid and add 70ml of boiling water, cover it, and wait for the coffee to extract.
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Mix the latte
Prepare a glass, add some ice cubes to fill the glass almost full, and pour in 300ml of fresh milk first to create the first layer.
Next, gently pour in 80ml of coffee to create the second layer. Remember to do this slowly and carefully to avoid disturbing the first milk layer.
Finally, add 4 – 5 teaspoons of purple sweet potato sauce to create the third layer.
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Final product
With these incredibly simple steps, you have quickly made a delicious cup of purple sweet potato latte coffee!
The sweetness of the milk blends with the bitterness of the coffee, along with the nuttiness of the sweet potato and the refreshing feeling in your mouth, creating an irresistible drink.
Hope that with these shared 2 ways to make purple sweet potato latte from TasteVN will help you add more recipes to your healthy eating menu. Wishing you success on your first attempt!
