Festive Drinks (with Tea) - VEGAN RECIPES

As party season approaches it is time to break out the party teas. In this video I share a few of my favourite festive tea blends and give you a couple of exclusive Mei Leaf recipes for tea cocktails.

If you ever wanted to know how to make a Matcha Verdita cocktail (matchadita) or a vegan Oolong Eggnog then dive in! Let’s do this party season right teaheads!

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Recipes:

Matchadita:
1 bunch Mint
1 bunch Coriander
Juice of 3 Limes
2 Green Chillis
1 Litre Pineapple Juice
2-3 tsp Ceremonial Grade Matcha

Roughly chop the herbs and the chilli (deseed if you prefer less spicy) and put in blender. Squeeze in the lime juice and pour over the pineapple juice. Blend thouroughly and strain to make a Verdita juice.

Put matcha in a bowl and pour in a small amount of Verdita juice. Whisk to incorporate the Matcha. Pour in the rest of the Verdita and mix. Keep in a sealable container refrigerated until use. We recommend preparing the Matchadita just before your party!

Flying Monk Vegan Nog:
20g of Flying Monk
1 Litre of Hemp Milk
¼ tsp of All Spice
½ tsp of Nutmeg
1 Cinnamon stick
1 Vanilla Pod (sliced)
200g Silken Tofu
Sugar or Sweetener to taste

Place Milk into a saucepan. Add the tea and spices. Place over a medium high heat until the milk starts to lightly bubble then immediately turn to the lowest possible heat. Cover and allow to brew for 20 minutes. Strain milk over tofu in a blender and blitz. Add sugar or your favourite sweetener to taste.

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[antonietavite]

Instead of tofu I use raw cashews to obtain an eggnog texture. Thank you for this helpful video!

[ramonvega]

This machadita sounds so good can’t wait to try it out!

[stephaniecoyner]

Served matchadita shots at our party tonight. Everyone enjoyed them. Really good with a splash of tequila, too! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Cheers!

[ruthannamarteifio]

Gonna' try these, Don!
And, thanks for making them vegan! :)

[CrimsonSun]

I just made another batch of Matchadita. Last time it was lacking on the spice level, but this time it feels just right. Great stuff!

[CuppaChaTEAChannel]

Yay Vegan! I am working on a Vegan Cherry & Oriental Beauty ice-cream for Christmas. Just nailed the Vegan Chocolate & Rou Gui ice cream !!!

[mskittycutthroat]

Will definitely be doing matcha Dita for our wedding party!!! 💚

[rolandapruitt]

Happy New year, Mei Leaf and family! I neglected to thank you last year for the matchadita recipe. I thoroughly enjoyed it, drinking it even helped me to deal with some health issues. And in high testament to this, my wife really liked it, she's the pickiest eater I know, and she asked for more. You really cater to the "tea nerd" in me with all of the knowledge you share and I enjoy your YouTube work very much (wish I could come to London and work for you guys). I will one day soon indulge in some of that "monocle boss" puerh and some of your other treats that have caught my eye. Thanks so much for what you do and have a prosperous year!

[yogeshmehta]

Always stunned by the camera work. Really helps bring otherwise basic narration to life. Great video!

[Molochai]

Shout out to all my fellow vegan teaheads! much love!

[Questkorea]

I really wanna try the eggnog!! Thanks for making a vegan recipe ^^

[Takiyasdevil]

Always enjoy the quality of Mei leaf's videos! :D

[fanaticalpotato]

Hi, guys! We've created a Mei Leaf *Discord server* which is open to all to join. I can't post the invite link in a comment, so just go to the r/bingholebeaver subreddit (you can just google "bingholebeaver" and it will come up) and click the link that is stickied at the top of the page.

[desertfox]

Thanks for the recipe Don. That's going to be a lot of fun, perhaps an underground trend.

[MarinaC]

In russia (and other post soviet countries) people sometimes drink juice after taking a vodka shot (called zapivon), I prefer eating something after drinking (zakuson). drinking matchadita after vodka sounds interesting and i might just have to give zapivon another try

[onixxx]

We are kindred spirits, I am a witch doctor at home, but I never had the courage to blend tea, I tried the traditional ones like jasmine green tea, osmanthus oolong, rose red tea, chrysanthemum puerh, but with spices I am at home. The matchatita is a brilliant idea, I have gaba matcha for this.

[carlaeatsplants]

yay for the vegan recipe! thank you, don!

[debbieann]

Love, love, love your videos. You are a joy to watch and listen to. Clearly you know your teas. I wish I was in London to visit your shop. Maybe one day if I ever go to England. What is the name of that tray you are using?

[YoyoDiMario]

yeeeaaaahhhh. Get on that vegan train !!!!

[ScepticalElephant]

can u brew 5 - 6 cups of gong fu from the same leafs and mix them together in one tea pot, so you get all infusions at once ?