This Ethiopian peanut tea is a delicious hot drinkable dessert that needs only 5 minutes and 3 ingredients to make. The inspiration for it came from visiting an Ethiopian restaurant where they served me this drink.
My husband and I were walking the streets of Honolulu with no plans for lunch when we both became very hungry. We had to find a decent restaurant quickly. Just then we happened to pass an Ethiopian restaurant which we’ve never seen before. On the spur of the moment we decided to try it out.
Comfortably seated at our table we asked for vegan options. The waiter smiled and said that many Ethiopian dishes are naturally vegan. We then ordered several items on their menu which they served with a big pancake in the middle. Injera, as I got to know later through my exploration of Ethiopian cuisine, is a pancake made of teff flour. Teff soon became my favourite grain. I love making teff porridge and teff polenta with it.
We asked for their vegan dessert options after finishing our main course. The waiter suggested peanut tea which was not completely vegan since it was sweetened with honey. I was still slowly transitioning to being completely vegan at that time and honey was the only exception in my diet, so I ordered it. It arrived steaming hot in a very small cup. As I started drinking it I just couldn’t believe how tasty it was.
I’m sharing my version of Ethiopian peanut tea which is sweetened with medjool dates.
Have you made this recipe? Let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear your feedback.
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Ethiopian Peanut Tea (V, GF)
Ingredients
- 220 ml water
- 100 g peanut butter I got the best result with Richer Roast Meridian
- 2 medjool dates pitted
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a blender and mix well together.
- Pour the mixture in a small pot. Heat on the stove and mix constantly so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
- Remove from heat, pour in two small cups and serve.
4 Comments
ari
April 4, 2025 at 22:08WOW! This is delicious!
I just made this and this will now be in permanent rotation. As a note, I only made 1 cup so a easily halved the recipe,
My method was to boil the water first and add it to the finely chopped the dates and the peanut butter in my immersion blender cup. Less than a minute of blending, poured into a mug and VOILA!! I did not have roasted peanut butter today but I was eager to try this and I couldn’t wait. I can see why roasted would be even better so I will get some at a future date.
Thank you for sharing this.
Nina
April 5, 2025 at 07:48Thank you for the lovely review! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe.
clay
December 8, 2022 at 02:33Do you have a youtube channel for this I am curious how to make it
Nina
December 8, 2022 at 06:53Hi there! Sorry, no YouTube channel (for now).