Sweet Toasted Yerba Mate

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Sweet Toasted Yerba Mate

• A new way to try yerba mate

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Introduction

• Is traditional yerba mate by itself too bitter
  for your taste?
• We have the solution for you!
• Why not try sweet, toasted yerba mate?
• It will be ready in about 5 minutes!

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What you will need.

• 1 tablespoon Loose Leaf Yerba Mate
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 4 cups of boiling water
• Saucepan and wisk

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Step 1

• Pour 1 tablespoon loose leaf yerba mate into a
  saucepan.

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Step 2

• Add 2 tablespoons of table sugar. Warm over
  medium heat on your stove.

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Step 3

• Stir the mixture well. Try to keep the mate and
  sugar fairly evenly distributed across the pan.

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Step 4

• The sugar will begin caramelizing. As this
  happens some of the yerba mate leaves will become
  toasted. Continue to stir. It is easy to burn
  the mixture, so watch out!

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Step 5

• After some of the mate is toasted and the sugar
  is caramelized, add 4 cups of boiling water. Be
  careful as you pour the water as there will be
  lots of steam.

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Step 6

• Stir the mixture over continued heat until the
  sugar has dissolved. This usually takes 2
  minutes or less.

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Buen provecho!

• Let the mixture cool and settle for a few
  minutes.
• Strain the tea into a mug being careful not to
  get the leaves into your cup.
• You can reuse the toasted leaves in your gourd
  until they are lavado.
• Enjoy!!

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Additional information

• To find out more about yerba mate and browse our
  selection of Latin American foods, visit
  www.buenaondafoods.com.
• Additional recipes are added regularly to our
  blog.