Iced Oatmilk Latte!
Looks like, ready or not, PSL season is officially here, so I’m hopping on the bandwagon and enjoying an Ashwagandha Pumpkin Powder iced latté. This tea is from a launch about a week ago where DAVIDsTEA fairly quietly dropped two brand new latte powders as part of a new “Superfood Latte” line up – this one and one inspired by Golden Milk. They’re a bit like the Superfood Hot Chocolate powders from a few years ago, but also kind of like the Blume powders that feel like they’re everywhere right now.
I really enjoyed the process of working on this powder!! Essentially, we wanted to make a more functional and better for you spin on the classic PSL or Pumpkin Chai – but without sacrificing the mix of traditional pumpkin spices that people know and love or compromising on the taste. That last point was a big one. The first versions of this powder were basically like pumpkin soup, so there was a lot of tweaking that had to be done to get this perfect!
I think we nailed it, though! Even if you don’t know what the heck ashwagandha is (an adaptogenic spice that is linked with stress reduction) or care about the functional side of the product at all, this is such an easy to make and delicious pumpkin spice tea. Basically, you take a teaspoon or so and just mix it up in hot milk. They were developed specifically to be made with milk (or milk alternatives), but you can make this in straight water too – just fair warning that it’s intensely flavoured. With this one in particular, I’ve also been having fun mixing it with different things like popcorn (as a seasoning) or in my morning yogurt. The autumnal notes of cinnamon, ginger and clove are so cozy, and the oat milk adds such a rich creaminess to the taste and texture!
Definitely not soup anymore!
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwqA7J4OCvL/
I think I should get bonus points for embracing pumpkin season by making it in a cute new pumpkin mug from Indigo/Chapters, as well.
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLznwY5UZiE
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