{ "id": 1011814, "title": "Rooibos Latte (Caffeine Free Alternative)", "slug": "rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative", "type": "page", "url": "https://teas.co.uk/recipes/rooibos/rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative/", "modified": "2026-05-30T16:53:12+01:00", "excerpt": "A caffeine free red latte: strong rooibos concentrate, steamed frothed milk and a vanilla or cinnamon finish. Creamy, naturally sweet, good at any hour.", "content_text": "A rooibos latte, sometimes called a red latte or red cappuccino, is South Africa's caffeine-free answer to the coffee-shop latte: a strong rooibos concentrate softened with steamed, frothed milk and a touch of vanilla or cinnamon. Rooibos has the body to carry milk much like a strong black tea, and because it has none of the tannin that turns milky black tea grey, it stays smooth and a clean red-brown rather than thin. It uses Tetley Redbush Pure, a Rainforest Alliance certified rooibos from South Africa's Western Cape, so with no caffeine it is a latte you can happily have late in the evening.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Rooibos Latte (Caffeine Free Alternative) recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/rooibos/rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative/For a flavoured version try the vanilla rooibos latte, and if you want the plain cup first, see how to brew pure rooibos.", "recipe_contract": { "id": "recipe_1011814", "slug": "rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative", "canonical_url": "https://teas.co.uk/recipes/rooibos/rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative/", "citation_slug": "rooibos-latte-caffeine-free-alternative", "recipe_type": "rooibos-recipes", "required_teas": [ { "product_id": 627, "slug": "tetley-redbush-pure-40-tea-bags-100g", "name": "Tetley Redbush Pure, 40 Tea Bags 100g", "role": "primary", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/tetley-redbush-pure-40-tea-bags-100g/", "reason": "Primary tea mapped as required for this recipe.", "confidence": "high" } ], "optional_teas": [ { "product_id": 631, "slug": "tetley-redbush-vanilla-40-tea-bags-100g", "name": "Tetley Redbush Vanilla, 40 Tea Bags 100g", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/tetley-redbush-vanilla-40-tea-bags-100g/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "product_id": 10418, "slug": "tropical-sun-rooibos-and-strawberry-20-tea-bags-40g", "name": "Tropical Sun Rooibos and Strawberry, 20 Tea Bags 40g", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/tropical-sun-rooibos-and-strawberry-20-tea-bags-40g/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "product_id": 1443, "slug": "twinings-quiet-mind-20-tea-bags-40g", "name": "Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea Bags 40g", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/twinings-quiet-mind-20-tea-bags-40g/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" } ], "related_wiki_topics": [ "https://teas.co.uk/wiki/rooibos-tea/" ], "action_policy": { "recipe_page": "content_read", "product_links": "content_read", "buy_cards": "recommendation_card", "purchase_intent": "requires_explicit_human_confirmation", "cart_mutation": "blocked_for_agents" }, "schema_policy": { "emit_recipe_schema_when_method_and_ingredients_exist": true, "do_not_invent_ingredients": true, "map_required_teas_to_products": true }, "provenance": [ { "source": "wordpress_recipe_post_meta", "source_meta": "_tr_*", "post_id": 1011814, "product_id": 627, "source_pid": 627, "modified_at": "2026-05-30T16:53:12+00:00" } ], "render_fields": { "prep": "10 min", "serves": "Serves 1", "difficulty": "Easy", "ingredients": [ "3 Tetley Redbush Pure rooibos tea bags", "120ml freshly boiled water, to make a strong concentrate", "180ml milk of your choice (whole dairy froths best; oat is the best non dairy for foam)", "1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup, to taste", "A quarter teaspoon vanilla extract, or a pinch of ground cinnamon, to finish" ], "method": [ "Make a concentrate: steep the 3 rooibos bags in just 120ml of just boiled water for 7 minutes. Little water and three bags give a strong base that the milk will not water down.", "Squeeze and remove the bags. Stir in the honey and vanilla while the tea is hot so they dissolve fully.", "Heat the milk to about 65C, steaming but not boiling. Boiling scalds milk and collapses the foam.", "Froth the milk with a steam wand, a handheld frother, or by shaking it hard in a sealed jar for 30 seconds then microwaving for 20 seconds to set the foam.", "Pour the rooibos concentrate into a warmed cup, add the hot milk while holding the foam back with a spoon, then spoon the foam on top.", "Finish with a light dust of cinnamon or a few drops of vanilla. For a red cappuccino use equal concentrate and foam; for a milkier latte add more milk." ], "outcome": "A warm, naturally sweet caffeine free red latte with a smooth milk body, soft foam and a vanilla or cinnamon finish. 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