Non-Alcoholic Drinks
3 recipes found
Shai Magnan (Sudanese Burned Milk Tea)
A style of milk tea from Sudan, shai magnan is typically made by cooking milk down to a deep golden brown. Black tea is brewed in a separate pot with spices and sugar, then eventually poured gently into the browned milk. Spattering ensues, and, for the uninitiated, it could prompt some dodging to avoid hot milk burns. Here, molasses, with its robust sweet-savoriness, mimics the nuanced flavor of the cooked milk without having to cook it down. It's a shortcut that results in a similar brew for an anytime cup to enjoy on its own or with a favorite butter cookie or shortbread.
Nonalcoholic Negroni
It can be difficult to find a nonalcoholic version of the classic Negroni that captures the complex flavor notes without involving the use of pricy nonalcoholic spirits. This recipe, adapted from my cookbook “Let’s Party” (Union Square & Co., 2025), cracks the code by using a common pantry ingredient: hibiscus tea. It features grapefruit juice for bitterness, tea for floral and tannic notes, a little sugar for sweetness and black peppercorns for that subtle, satisfying tingle.
Egg Cream
For a truly classic egg cream, the chocolate syrup should be Fox’s U-Bet, and the fizz should be very strong, like the bubbles in seltzer from a siphon. But however you prepare it — and feel free to adjust the proportions to your liking — it makes for a sweet, quick refresher or even dessert on a summer day.