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Recipe: Sweet Sakura Latte

Rebecca Connors March 14, 2024

Cherry blossoms are starting to bloom from Kyoto to Washington D.C.!  We’re celebrating with Alaska Zwei, a vegan cafe we work with in Tokyo, who gave us this sweet sake sakura recipe to help us hold on to this gorgeous season just a bit longer.

This recipe features Amazake, a traditional Japanese sweet drink made from fermented rice. It has a slightly sweet, tangy flavor and is often used as a natural sweetener in desserts and beverages and Sakura powder, made from dried cherry blossom petals and a common addition to Japanese desserts and drinks. It adds floral, cherry notes to our latte.

A latte art printing machine will add an extra vibe, perfectly capturing the essence of the sakura. season in every cup!

Sweet sake and cherry blossom powder create this amazing vegan, alcoholic Japanese latte.

Ingredients:

  • 3 g Sakura Powder
  • 100 g Amazake
  • 100 g Unsweetened Soy Milk

Instructions:

Step 1:

In a small saucepan, heat the soy milk over medium heat until it begins to steam.

Step 2:

Add the Sakura powder and whisk until full dissolved.

Step 3:

Add amazake, whisk until smooth and fully heated.

Step 4:

Froth extra soy milk in your frother.

Step 5:

Pour sakura mixture into your cup, then add foam on top and fill to the brim.

Step 6:

Top with your favorite Ripples cherry blossom print.

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