I love taste testing new (healthy) trends out there. Bone broth? Hell YES!
But when I found out about the newish “Bulletproof Coffee” trend,
I was definitely skeptical. Wads of butter and oil in hot coffee?
That sounded pretty gross to me. But, it started to pop up on menus everywhere
so I knew I needed to get on the bandwagon and try it.
In fact, one of my favorite restaurants in NYC,
Hu Kitchen calls their version “Crack Coffee”
because, I guess, it’s just that addicting.
Coffee also makes me super jittery, so I needed
to find an alternative that I could actually drink.
So, I decided to “healthify” it to make
it Be Well with Arielle approved —
using tea!
Most bulletproof coffee recipes call for 2 Tbsp of coconut oil + 2 Tbsp of ghee of grass-fed butter because most people drink it as a replacement for breakfast. I like eating breakfast and usually my breakfast consists of fat, so I enjoy this bulletproof tea as a complement to my meal and use a touch less coconut oil and butter than what other recipes call for.
Be Well Bulletproof Tea
What You Need:
1 tea bag (black tea, chai tea or teecino)
1 cup water
1 Tbsp organic coconut oil (I like aroma-free)
1 tsp organic grass-fed butter (unsalted) or ghee
*1 tsp sweetener (raw honey or coconut palm sugar)
*dash cinnamon
Ingredients:
1. Boil water
2. Place tea bag in mug and pour in water. Let it steep for about 4 minutes, or until black
2. Add coconut oil + unsalted grass-fed butter and mix until melted
3. Pour into blender and blend for about 30 seconds or until frothy.
4. Pour back into mug, add honey and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.
The result? Creamy, rich and delightful.
It probably won’t become part of my morning ritual —
I still like my tea with almond milk and honey
or warm water with lemon in the morning,
but this is a great alternative when I want to richen up my life a little.
Some people drink it as a meal
because it can be super filling. I always advocate
eating food during meals, so you won’t
find me at a restaurant drinking this for breakfast,
but you may catch me sipping it as a mid-morning treat.
Hope you like it!
Steep the tea for longer to make it darker like this version:
be satisified. be rich. be well.
xo
be well,
arielle
Want more paleo-ish coconut oil recipes? Check out my Peppermint Patty Lollipops HERE.
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