Top 2 Drinks For Spring

Spring is here and that means you need to put away the cocoa mix.

Last week there was a foot of snow and now it's 60 degrees. If you're out with friends or have friends over, pick up an actually refreshing drink. These are my favorite two- Apple Ginger Ale and MAPLE iced coffee.

 

1. Apple Ginger Ale

 

This is mostly Thug Kitchens Agua Fresca recipe, so go check it out on their blog.

1. Juice a few apples, until you have 2 cups of juice.

2. Throw it in a blender with a cup of water and  juice from half a lime.

3. Add the tiniest bit of agave or if you want it EVEN sweeter you can add more.

4. Once that's blended, add ginger ale and serve/drink

Drink it straight out of the blender if you want to.

 

 If you're over 21 or within your household and have permission from your parents, a splash of whiskey (Jameson works best) makes this a great party drink

 



MAPLE SWEETENED ICED COFFEE THING.

DUDE.

If you've walked any sort of step for any sort of man kind on any moon or planet you've had iced coffee. Cold brew coffee. I don't have a recipe of my own and I don't want to feel like I'm copying someone so just look online. Add a small scoop of coconut cream or the white stuff collected at the top of canned coconut milk to a blender with a cup or two of ice. Dump in 2 cups of cold coffee. IF you don't want to cold brew coffee, use some old stuff but it's not the same. Add maple syrup- as much as you want for how sweet you'd like it. My favorite soy creamer is the one at Trader Joes. If I were to go back to a regular diet, I would still be using this stuff. Anyways, add 1/4 a cup UNLESS you like it more or less diluted. Blend and possibly add extracts like vanilla or almond for an extra kick.

Top with whipped coconut cream and anything from chocolate flakes to toffee chunks.