Kids Vanilla Latte

Ingredients

• 2 fresh dates
• 4 walnut kernels
• 2 tbsp sweetened sea buckthorn juice
• 1.5 tsp defatted cocoa powder
• 250 ml milk (1.5% fat)
• 1 vanilla bean (about 1 cm)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel, halve and pit the dates. Roughly chop the walnut kernels with a large knife.

2. 2.

   Add sea buckthorn juice, 1 tsp cocoa powder and 75 ml milk to a tall vessel along with the dates and walnuts; blend finely with an immersion blender.

3. 3.

   Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the remaining milk to a pot and warm (do not boil).

4. 4.

   Foam the milk with a small whisk or milk frother.

5. 5.

   Pour the date‑cocoa milk into a glass, top with the frothed milk, sprinkle with the rest of the cocoa powder and serve immediately.