Coffee Tips

Great coffee is as easy to make as it is delicious to drink.

1. Water –Good coffee starts with clean, cold, fresh water. Use bottled or filtered water if necessary.
2. Beans – Whole coffee beans ground just before brewing taste best.
3. Brewing – One tablespoon (15mL) of coffee per cup is a good rule of thumb.
4. Extras – Sweeten it with Equal^®. Lighten it with milk, cream or soymilk. Spice it up with a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg or vanilla. The possibilities are endless!

Ingredients:

• Water
• 6 teabags (flavour of your choice)
• Equal^® sweetener
• Ice
• Lemon

Makes 4 servings

Preparations:

• Pour 1 cup (250ml) of boiling water over teabags and let steep for 5 minutes.
• Pour tea into a 1 litre pitcher filled with ice.
• Stir and add cold water to adjust strength to taste.
• Garnish with lemon and sweeten with Equal^® Sweetener to taste.

Helpful Hints:

• Serve immediately - Fresh iced tea spoils after a few hours.

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Ingredients:

• 7 cups (1 ¾ litres) water
• 1 cup (250ml) lemon juice from concentrate
• 1 cup (250ml) Equal^® Granular or 24 packets Equal^® sweetener

Makes 8 servings

Preparations:

• Combine ingredients and stir until Equal^® dissolves.
• Serve over ice.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250ml) brewed dark roast coffee
• 1 tbsp Equal^® Granular or 1 ½ packets of Equal^® sweetener
• 2 tsp unsweetened coca powder
• ½ cup (125ml) hot milk
• 2 tbsp almond flavoured syrup
• Crushed whole roasted almonds

Makes 1 servings

Preparations:

• Mix coffee with Equal^® and cocoa powder in a large mug.
• Top with hot milk and add almond flavored syrup.
• Stir to mix and garnish with crushed almonds.

Helpful Hints:

• For a variation in flavour, replace almond syrup with hazelnut and top with crushed hazelnuts.
• Heat milk in microwave for 1 minute on high.

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Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups (300ml) regular grind espresso or other dark roast coffee
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
• 6 cups (1 ½ litres) water
• 2 ½ (625ml) cups milk
• 1/3 cup (75ml) Equal^® Granular or 8 packets Equal^® sweetener
• Ground cinnamon or nutmeg

Makes 8 servings

Preparations:

• Place coffee and cinnamon stick in filter basket of drip coffee pot and brew with water.
• While coffee is brewing, heat milk in microwave for 2 1/2 minutes on high.
• Process half of milk in blender at high speed until foamy.
• Stir Equal^® into brewed coffee and pour into 8 mugs.
• Add hot milk and top with milk foam.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg before serving.

Helpful Hints:

• For a variation in flavour, replace almond syrup with hazelnut and top with crushed hazelnuts.
• Heat milk in microwave for 1 minute on high.

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Ingredients:

• ½ cup (125ml) very warm milk
• ½ cup (125ml) strongly brewed Chai tea
• 1 tbsp Equal^® Granular or 1 ½ packets Equal^® sweetener
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Makes 1 servings

Preparations:

• Combine all ingredients in large mug until blended and serve immediately.

Helpful Hints:

• To heat milk, microwave on high 30- 40 seconds

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Banana Berry Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250ml) orange juice
• 1 cup (250ml) nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 peeled banana, cut into pieces
• 1 cup (250ml) whole strawberries or raspberries
• ¼ cup (50ml) of Equal^® Granular or 6 packets of Equal^® sweetener

Makes 2 servings

Preparations:

• Place all ingredients in blender or food processor, cover and process until smooth.
• Garnish with fresh fruit and serve immediately in tall glasses.

Helpful Hints:

• For extra refreshing coolness, use frozen fruits.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250ml) nonfat vanilla yogurt
• 4 medium size kiwi, peeled and coarsely chopped
• ½ cup (125ml) orange juice
• ½ cup (125ml) Equal^® Granular or 12 packets of Equal^® sweetener
• 2 cups (500ml) frozen unsweetened whole strawberries

Makes 4 servings

Preparations:

• Place all ingredients except strawberries in blender or food processor, cover and blend until smooth.
• Add strawberries and process until smooth.
• Serve immediately in tall glasses.

Helpful Hints:

• For a delicious Berry Apricot Smoothie, replace kiwi with 1 8oz. (225ml) can of apricot halves (drained).

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Ingredients:

• 35-40 fresh mint leaves
• 12-16 fresh blackberries
• 12-16 fresh blueberries
• 12-16 fresh red raspberries
• (1/2 cup 125ml) lime juice
• 8-12 teaspoons Equal^® Granular or 4-8 packets of Equal^® sweetener
• Crushed ice
• 1 cup (250ml) soda water
• 1 mint sprig

Makes 4 servings

Preparations:

• Press mint leaves into bottom of a 1 litre pitcher with back of wooden spoon.
• Add crushed wild berries, lime juice and Equal^® and mix with mint.
• Fill pitcher with crushed ice.
• Stir well until ice is reduced by 1/3.
• Add soda water and stir again.
• Garnish with a sprig of mint and serve.

Helpful Hints:

• For an alcoholic option, add 1 cup (250ml) of light rum with soda water.

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Ingredients:

• 3 cups (750ml) water
• 2 cups (500ml) cranberry juice
• 1 can frozen juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• ½ cup (125ml) Equal^® Granular or 12 packets Equal^® sweetener
• 6 cups (1 ½ litres) diet lemon-lime soda, chilled

Makes 12 servings

Preparations:

• Combine water, cranberry juice, orange juice and lemonade concentrates.
• Stir in Equal^® until dissolved.
• Chill 1 to 2 hours.
• Stir in lemon-lime soda just before serving.

Helpful Hints:

• Garnish each glass with lemon or orange slices.

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