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Clove Rooibos Latte: A Low-Histamine Coffee Alternative

This cozy clove Rooibos Tea latte is an excellent alternative to mornign coffee. It's cozy, warm and hits the spot in the mornig when you are looking for someting tasty to fill in for that morning routine of making coffee to start your day.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1 serving

Equipment

  • Coffee Mug
  • Milk Frother & Steamer or
  • Frothing Wand
  • Eletric Kettel Optional

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 Roobios Tea Bag Check ingredents - should be only rooibos
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • dash Ground Clove
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • dash Cinnamon OPTIONAL ADD-IN: Test Your Tolerance

Instructions
 

  • Drop a tea bag in a mug and add 8 oz of water heated to 220 degrees. Let steep for at least 5-8 mins. For a stronger brew add 2 tea bags.
  • While your tea is steeping, heat and froth your milk. You can heat it in the mocrowave or stove top and then use a frothing wand or you can use a milk frother.
  • After 5-8 mins, you can remove the tea bag if you like (i like to keep mine in), add the honey, clove and steamed frothy milk.
  • OPTIONAL ADD-IN: Add a dash of cinnamon with the clove, honey and milk.
  • Top with a dusting of clove if you like.
  • Sip and Enjoy your Cozy Clove Rooibos Tea Latte :)

Notes

SIGHI Levels and Comments per Recipe Ingredient
  1. All items in this recipe are from the Truly Low Histamine TLH YES List.
Below are the SIGHI Histamine Compatability Values. A 0 means the food items are Low Histamine and well tolerated. No symptoms are expected at usual intake. 
Rooibos 0 - Be sure that the tea ingredients only contain Rooibos. No additives
Milk 0
Honey 0 
Clove 0 
 
OPTIONAL ADD-INS: TEST YOUR TOLERANCE
If you are testing your tolerance with these optional add-ins
Cinnamon* 0 - Cinnamon has a SIGHI value of 0 and is well tolerated in small amounts. However, there is a discrepancy among the major food lists regarding its compatibility with a low histamine diet so it is worth paying attention and testing. 
 
Keyword Clove, Coffee Alternative, Low Histamine