Recipe: Chef Alvin Ong's fruity latte drink
MANILA, Philippines — A good latte drink will certainly perk up your day, especially one that is freshly made at home. How about adding a dose of healthy and delicious blueberries to it?
Chef Alvin Ong does, and it’s become a favorite indulgence of his. He uses fresh and frozen blueberries from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council for best results.
Blueberry Latte
INGREDIENTS:
Blueberry jam
180 ml fresh milk
60 ml espresso
For the blueberry jam:
500 grams frozen blueberries
125 grams white sugar
30 grams water
Juice of 1/2 pc. lemon
PROCEDURE:
1. Make blueberry jam. In a saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar, water and lemon juice. Let it simmer until it thickens. Let it cool to room temperature.
2. Put 2 tbsps. of blueberry jam in a highball glass. Add a few cubes of ice.
3. Pour in milk until 80% of the glass is full. Then, pour in the espresso shot.
4. Serve immediately.
*Yields 20 to 25 servings.
