It’s time to chill

Here are a couple of recipes to beat the heat

Strawberry and meringue smoothie
When you want a tasty and refreshing snack, a smoothie does the trick. With its enticing blend of sweet vanilla, fresh strawberries and crunchy meringue, this coffee dessert recipe is a delicious treat with an international touch.

Preparation time 15 min

Ingredients
For 1 serving

• 6/8 ice cubes
• 100g (2 scoops) vanilla ice cream
• 2 strawberries
• 30ml espresso
• 35g whipped cream
• 10g meringue

To decorate

• 3g meringue
• 5g strawberry syrup

Method

• Prepare a short espresso. Pour the ice, which you can break into pieces first, directly into the mixer, along with the ice cream, fresh strawberries, and lastly, the espresso.
• Mix at high speed: the smoothie should be thick, not liquid. To reach this consistency, stop the mixer every so often and stir the smoothie with a spoon to avoid lumps.
• Add the meringue and stir with a long spoon.

Presentation

• Serve the smoothie in a tall tumbler, cover with whipped cream and decorate it with meringue and strawberry syrup.

Iced Mocha
The classic cream and chocolate combination blends with the flavour of coffee for a delicious and refreshing break.

Preparation time 30 min

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• 50 ml coffee
• 50 ml cold chocolate
• whipped cream
• 6/7 ice cubes
• 1 l milk
• 175 g sugar
• 140 g cocoa powder

Method

• Brew the coffee. Put the ice in a cocktail glass and pour over the chilled chocolate mixed with 50 ml of milk.
• Add the coffee and top up with whipped cream.

For hot chocolate:

• Bring 1 litre of milk to the boil. Add the previously mixed cocoa powder and sugar.
• Reduce the heat. Leave to reduce it for 10 minutes or more depending on the consistency wanted. Leave to cool.