A Latte with Benefits: The Mood-Boosting, Antioxidant-Packed Sip You Need

We love Anima Mundi for their herbal alchemy—if you’ve been reading The Chalkboard Mag, you already know we feature their recipes quite often. This dreamy layered latte is yet another reason why. With rich, bold coffee floating between two creamy layers, it’s a feast for the eyes and the senses. But beyond its gorgeous gradient, this sip is infused with serious benefits.

Anima Mundi’s Happiness Powder is packed with mood-boosting adaptogens and digestive bitters, adding an earthy, malty sweetness that plays beautifully with coffee. Meanwhile, Butterfly Pea Flower lends its signature hue and its calming, antioxidant-rich properties to help ease stress and nourish from the inside out.

Perfect for an afternoon pick-me-up or whenever you need a little extra magic, this latte is one of those small, luxurious rituals that makes the day feel elevated.

RECIPE 

Serves: 1

Prep time: 15 minutes

Method:No bake

Yield:2 servings

INGREDIENTS:

 

2 tsp Happiness Powder

1 Tbsp Butterfly Pea Flower

1 tsp sweetener of choice

100 mL (3-2.5oz) coffee, hot

50 mL  (1.5-2oz) water, hot

100 + 50 mL (5oz) milk of choice

50 mL (1.5oz) double cream, cold

2 drops rose essence

Dry rose petals, garnish

Directions:

 

+ Add 100mL (3-3.5oz) half and half to a glass and mix in Happiness powder.

+ Mix the hot water and hot coffee and add it to the cream slowly. (To have separate coffee and milk layers, very slowly pour the hot coffee over the back of the spoon to create a distinct layer on top; the temperature difference in liquids will help maintain the separation, ensuring the denser milk stays at the bottom and the lighter coffee floats on top.)

+ Leave it to rest while you make the top cream.

+ In a cold milk jug, add the 50 mL double cream, 50 mL half and half, sugar, and Butterly Pea Flower powder.

+ Mix with a frother until nicely foamy. If you like, add in a couple drops of rose essence.

+ Again, very slowly pour the blue cold cream over the back of a spoon to create a distinct layer on top of the coffee.

+ Decorate with edible rose petals. Enjoy!

 

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