The exotic pink latte, also known as a beet latte! Made with beetroot powder and dairy-free milk, it is a bright, naturally pink, caffeine-free drink you can whip together in 5 minutes.
For another beetroot powder recipe, try my Beet Souffle recipe next.
Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: none
- 🌡️ Cook Time: 5 minutes on the stove
- ⏳ Total Time: 5 minutes
- 🍽️ Serving: 1 latte
- ⚡ Calories: 89kcal, per the recipe card (calculated without the beet powder)
- 🥣 Ingredients: vanilla unsweetened almond milk, maple syrup (or agave or stevia) and beet powder
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Lightly sweet and creamy with earthy beet notes
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, blend and warm
Quick Answer
Blend 1 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk, 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 teaspoon beet powder until smooth, adding up to 1 tablespoon beet powder for a stronger flavor. Warm it in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, then pour into a mug. Froth extra milk for foam on top if you like. For an iced pink latte, skip the heating and pour it over ice.
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This popular pink latte is especially fun to enjoy around Valentine's Day, Christmas, and for a girls baby shower celebration thanks to its natural pink hue. It is an amazing blood cleansing tea to drink, and much healthier than the average Starbucks latte.
A beetroot drink is wonderful for you. Now, you can whip together a homemade pink beet latte in no-time, using beetroot powder, which is extremely nourishing and wonderful for blood flow (oh hey there thinking cap, the blood is moving better in my brain now!). This was inspired by my turmeric tea latte on this site, and is similar to a green tea latte. It pairs well with this Valentine's Day muddy buddies and vegan beet sugar cookies, which also uses beets.
Why Blending Makes a Smoother Latte
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- The blender dissolves the powder so all the beet powder gets dissolved.
- Start with 1 teaspoon. Beet powder is strong, so work your way up to 1 tablespoon.
- Warm, don't boil. Heat it on medium-high until warm or hot, stirring occasionally.
- Froth extra milk for a cafe-style foam on top.
- No blender? You can whisk it together over the stove on medium-low heat.
Why You'll Love This Pink Latte
- A fancy cafe beet latte in the comfort of your home without heading to the coffee shop!
- No caffeine, so it is a great drink to sip on in the evening as it will not have any effect on sleep.
- Naturally pink for Valentine's Day, Christmas and baby showers.
- Vegan and dairy-free, or make it with cow milk.
- Hot or iced, ready in 5 minutes. Try making a pink latte with this DIY Almond Milk recipe.
Key Ingredients
- Organic beet powder - this beetroot powder is gluten-free, vegan, and non-GMO.
- Dairy-free milk - you can use cow milk too, but we suggest almond milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk (not canned) for this vegan version.
- Maple syrup, stevia, or agave syrup - to sweeten the pink latte.
See recipe card for quantities.
Benefits of a Beet Latte
Beets are incredibly good for the blood (hence their rich and vibrant reddish purple color). Betacyanin give beets its vibrant magenta red coloring and is rich in antioxidants. Did you know, you can even turn beetroot into fries! Beetroot is a superfood to detox and cleanse the body through cleansing the blood and keeping the body pure.
Adding a beet supplement to your diet may help support healthy blood pressure. According to this article, beets health benefits are they: rich in antioxidants, reduce inflammation, reduce oxidative stress, improve cognition, improve endothelial function, prevent dementia, support a healthy digestive system, improve blood circulation, healthy looking skin, and boost the immune system.
Red beetroot consumption is nitrate-rich and helps promote healthy cardiovascular performance in response to exercise in women. Beets also have an influence on gut microbial populations with benefits to the intestinal wall and systematic health. You can drink beet powder everyday and it is wonderful for digestion, cognitive health, and is packed with antioxidants. Most people keep beet powder to a few teaspoons a day. If you have kidney concerns or take blood pressure medication, check with your doctor first.
Side effects: What are the side effects of drinking or consuming too many beets, beet powder, or beet juice? You may see pink stools, just from drinking beet powder and beets which is normal. But consuming too much beets may cause a change in color of urine, risk of kidney stone, anaphylaxis, and an upset stomach. Although, one pink latte per day should not cause these side effects. If you do start to experience kidney stones, anaphylaxis allergic reaction, or an upset stomach then stop consuming beets.
How to Make a Pink Beet Latte
1Blend. In a blender add the milk, maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon beet powder. Blend until smooth. Add up to 1 tablespoon beet powder, or desired strength of the flavor.
2Warm and serve. In a small saucepan add the mixture and heat on medium-high until warm or hot, stirring occasionally. Pour into a mug and serve right away. Optional to use a frother to heat and froth extra milk and add foam to the top.
As always, be sure to check out the full recipe details in the recipe card below.
Expert Tips
- Start small. Beet powder is strong so start with 1 teaspoon and work your way up to 1 tablespoon, which is 3 teaspoons. You can use our teaspoons to tablespoons conversion chart for reference. These images are made with 1 tablespoon of beet powder.
- Use a blender. We like to use this blender to make this latte so that all the beet powder gets dissolved. You can whisk it together over the stove too on medium-low heat.
- Foam on top. Heat half the milk and use this frother to add foam on top of your pink latte.
- Iced pink beet latte. Blend the ingredients in the blender and skip the heating instructions. Then serve in a glass over ice.
- Other milks. Try oat milk or hempseed milk for a nut-free variation, or homemade almond milk.
Variations and More Beet Recipes
Sweeteners: add maple syrup, 1 teaspoon of stevia, or any of these maple syrup substitutions to sweeten your latte. Green tea latte: make it the same way, just substitute the beet powder for green tea matcha powder. Hot chocolate: try adding 1 teaspoon of beet powder to this vegan hot chocolate recipe!
I have a fond obsession with beet powder lately, which is great to color foods naturally pink like this pink puppy chow, or simply use the whole beet in these beet cookies. Beet powder is also great to add to smoothies, beetroot juice, and even in a vegan latte recipe in place of using a raw or roasted beet! Here is the beet root powder I recommend found on Amazon.
More lattes and teas: Turmeric Golden Milk Tea, Detox Teas, Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe and Green Tea and Honey Drink.
Pink Latte FAQs
Beets are naturally slightly sweet. Beetroot powder mixed with vanilla almond milk makes this pink latte sweet and delicious with earthy notes.
No. There is no caffeine, so it is a great drink to sip in the evening.
Yes! Mix beet powder with milk, or blend a roasted beet with your favorite milk. Then heat it on the stove for a hot latte or serve over ice for an iced latte.
Start with 1 teaspoon and work up to 1 tablespoon per cup of milk, depending on how strong you like the flavor.
Yes. Blend the ingredients and skip the heating, then serve in a glass over ice.
Yes. Cow milk works, or use almond, cashew, coconut (not canned), oat or hempseed milk.
Recipes to Enjoy With a Latte
These are my favorite treats to serve with a pink latte for brunch or tea time. I hope you enjoy this pink latte recipe, because my heart "beets" for you! Get it?...all pun intended 😊! Follow along with me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for a feature and more recipe inspiration! And don't forget to leave a comment below!
Pink Latte (Beet Latte)
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Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup agave syrup or 1 teaspoon stevia powder
- 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon beet powder
Instructions
- In a blender add the milk, maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon beet powder. Blend until smooth. Add up to 1 tablespoon beet powder, or desired strength of the flavor.
- In a small saucepan add the mixture and heat on medium-high until warm or hot, stirring occasionally. Pour into a mug and serve right away. Optional to use a frother to heat and froth extra milk and add foam to the top.
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