Hojicha with Double Cream and Dates

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Ingredients Summary

Main ingredients

• 4 g · Hojicha powder
• 60–70 ml · Hot water (around 80°C)
• 7–8 · Dried dates (chopped)
• 120–150 ml · Milk (any type you like)
• 120 ml · Double cream (use less if you prefer a lighter layer)
• Ice cubes · Optional, for the iced version

• 1. Prepare the Hojicha · Add 4 g of Hojicha powder to a bowl and pour in 60–70 ml of hot water (around 80°C). Whisk until fully dissolved and smooth. Set aside.
• 2. Make the date cream · Chop 7–8 dried dates and blend them with a little milk until smooth. Pour this mixture into a cup and add about 120 ml of double cream. Blend with an electric hand mixer until thick and whipped. (You can whisk by hand if needed.)
• 3. Assemble your drink · Add 3–4 ice cubes to a glass, pour in the Hojicha mixture, and top with 120–150 ml of milk. Stir gently.
• 4. Add the cream · Spoon the rich date cream on top for that naturally sweet, velvety finish.
• 5. Cozy winter version · Skip the ice and warm your Hojicha base with milk in the microwave for about a minute before adding the date cream on top.

Let’s Make It:

Prepare the following:

• 🍵 4 grams of Hojicha powder

• 💧 60–70 ml hot water (around 80°C – not boiling)

• 🌰 7–8 dried dates (or a generous handful)

• 🥛 120–150 ml milk (any kind — oat, almond, dairy, your call)

• 🥄 120 ml double cream (or less if you prefer a lighter layer)

• 🧊 A few ice cubes (optional)

Steps to follow

Step 1: Start with the Hojicha - add 4 grams of hojicha powder into a bowl and pour in 60–70 ml of hot water (about 80°C). Whisk until smooth and fully dissolved — you’re aiming for that deep, toasty aroma and a silky finish. Set it aside for now.

Step 2: prep the dates base. Chop 7–8 dried dates into small pieces and toss them into a blender with a splash of milk — just enough to help everything blend.

Step3: mix the dates base with cream. Once your dates base is ready and smooth, pour that mixture into a cup and add about 120 ml of double cream.Grab your electric hand blender and blend until it turns into a thick, whipped-cream-like texture. (No blender? No worries — you can whisk it by hand in a bowl or use the same blender cup you started with. It’s rustic, but it works.)

Step 4: assembly. Now, time to put it all together. Add 3–4 ice cubes to your glass, pour in your whisked Hojicha, and then top it up with 120–150 ml of milk. Give it a gentle stir. Finally, spoon that rich, date-infused cream on top — thick, dreamy, and naturally sweet.

And there it is — your Hojicha Latte with Date Cream. Toasty, nutty, and lightly caramel-like with no added sugar, just dates doing their magic.

The cozy winter version

For a cozy winter version, skip the ice and instead mix your Hojicha base with milk. Put it in the microwave for about a minute before finishing it with the date cream on top. And that is that you got a winter version of the sweet hojicha dates latte.

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