Milk

Iced Mint Cooler

This refreshing beverage is a sweet treat that’s light on calories and added sugar. Sip slowly because the mint will invigorate you!

Ingredients:

• 16 oz unsweetened almond milk (for best results, use refrigerated milk), chilled

• ⅛ teaspoon mint extract*

• 2 tsp maple syrup

• 1 cup ice

• Fresh mint leaves, for garnish, optional

Directions:

1. Using the frothing disk of an automatic milk frother, pour milk, mint extract, and maple syrup into the pitcher. Secure lid. Turn selector dial to “COLD” and press dial to start.

2. Distribute ice into two cups. Spoon frothy milk over ice, and add remaining milk. Garnish with fresh mint, if desired.

Makes 2 servings

* It is important to use mint extract, not peppermint which is too overpowering.

Tips for Using Capresso Milk Frothers

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From a traditional cappuccino to a unique fruit-flavored latte, Capresso’s line of automatic milk frothers offers the tools to help you create delicious milk-based beverages from any type of milk, including soy, silk, almond, coconut and more. Each machine offers three temperature settings—Hot, Warm and Cold—allowing you to make unique beverages year-round.

Some of our most popular recipes include: Bedtime Warm Milk, Speculoos Cookie Butter Latte, Frothed Mudslide and Brazilian Hot Chocolate. Here are some tips to help you prepare these delicious recipes and give you the skills to help you create recipes of your own.

When making hot chocolate, always use finely grated or shaved chocolate. Chocolate syrup also works well.

If using a flavored syrup or powder, add a little at a time to the pitcher. Do not place too much syrup or powder in the pitcher at once as it may cause the ingredients to become stuck around the frothing/heating disk. If using a spread, such as peanut butter, heat with oil or butter to turn into a syrup consistency.

When making an iced drink, select the cold setting. Never pour hot milk over ice, as bacteria can grow.

Non-fat or skimmed milk produces the foam with the largest bubbles, making it light and airy.

Some milks are not optimal for making foam for cappuccino because they do not have the proteins to support the milk bubbles. These milks should be heated rather than frothed. This includes ultra high temperature (UHT) pasteurized organic dairy milk, nut milk and lactose-free milk.

Fresh, cold milk is a key factor in achieving good froth.

For additional tips and more, click here. To learn about Capresso’s line of milk frothers, click on the links below.

Capresso froth PRO

Capresso froth PLUS

Capresso froth TEC

Frothing Milks with Capresso froth TEC

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Whether you enjoy creamy froth for cappuccino, warm milk for hot chocolate or cold froth for iced lattes, the beautiful Capresso froth TEC^™can froth or heat any type of milk.

The largest capacity automatic milk frother on the market, it froths up to 10 ounces of milk or steams up to 16 ounces, for a wide variety of hot or cold beverages.

Use it with skim milk, soymilk, almond milk, coconut milk and more. See it in action:

Which type of milk do you use with your Capresso automatic milk frother? Share your comments and recipes below.