Sua Me Den (Black Sesame Milk), No Added Refined Sugar

Method

1. Wash 100g black sesame, skim off the seeds that float, discard the grit that sinks and dry the rest.
2. Toast the sesame in a dry pan. Before toasting, wet your hands and rub the seeds so they take on a little moisture, which gives far more aroma than dry toasting. Toast over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
3. Once cool, blend the sesame with 500ml water until smooth. Strain through a sieve or cloth bag and discard the solids.
4. Put the sesame liquid, 200ml unsweetened oat milk, 21g kOBE Monk Fruit Blend and 26ml unsweetened oat milk in a pot, stir well and heat over medium, stirring as it cooks, until it is hot and fragrant.
5. Keep it below a boil, since boiling turns it sticky and catches on the pot. Pour it out to drink warm, or cool it and refrigerate.

Tips

• Rubbing the sesame slightly damp before toasting is the trick that brings out the aroma.
• Keep it below a boil, heating only until the milk is hot and fragrant, then turn off the heat.
• Stop toasting the moment the seeds crackle and smell nutty, since even slightly burnt seeds turn the whole pot bitter.
• Oat milk in place of condensed milk gives a thinner mix, so chill it 15 minutes to thicken.
• kOBE Monk Fruit Blend leaves a light cooling finish, more noticeable cold than hot.