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Make These Easy But Insta-Worthy Korean Cafe-Style Drinks At Home Yourself

Make These Easy But Insta-Worthy Korean Cafe-Style Drinks At Home Yourself

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By Wei Yin on 14 Apr 2020
Digital Editor
An INFP who enjoys watching sappy Korean dramas in her free time. Good food and cute dogs are all she needs.

If homemade dalgona coffee and soju cocktails are not your kind of drink, try making these Korean cafe-style drinks instead.

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Just like what you would expect from a Korean cafe, these drinks are equally insta-worthy but also easy to make on your own. To kill boredom while staying home, make these drinks and act like your home is an aesthetically-pleasing Korean-style cafe! ?

Read on to find out more!

#1 Head in the clouds

Korean cafe-style blue drink with marshmallows Photo from @朵儿姑娘 via 小红书

The ombre blue and white effect and 'clouds' floating on it makes the drink look like the beautiful sky! Warning: you might not bear to drink it because of how pretty it looks.

Ingredients needed for blue cloud drinkPhoto from @朵儿姑娘 via 小红书

What you need:
- A bottle of RIO Rose & Whisky cocktail
- A bottle of Ambpoeial Greek Style Flavoured Yoghurt in Original flavour
- Your preferred marshmallows

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How to make:
1. Pour the yogurt into a cup till it's 1/3 full
2. Pour the cocktail into the cup till it's 3/4 full
3. Place a few marshmallows on top

#2 Honey peach oolong tea

Korean cafe-style honey peach oolong teaPhoto from @StarryL via 小红书

This one is for all the tea lovers looking to spruce up your usual afternoon tea. It tastes as good as it looks and adds a bit of sweetness to your day!

What you need:
- A peach
- Oolong tea bag or tea leaves
- Ice
- Rosemary
- Honey

How to make:
1. Prepare a cup of oolong tea
2. Chop the peach into small pieces and use a spoon to slightly mash it
3. Mix some honey into the peach mixture to your desired sweetness
4. Pour the honey and peach mixture into a cup
5. Add ice and the rosemary into the cup
6. Pour in the oolong tea

#3 Strawberry matcha latte

Korean cafe-style strawberry matcha lattePhoto from @StarryL via 小红书

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Matcha and strawberries are a match made in heaven! Make this drink and enjoy your cup of latte at home even if you can't head out to an actual cafe.

What you need:
- Strawberries
- Matcha powder
- Milk
- Ice

How to make:
1. Mix hot water and matcha powder together
2. Chop the strawberries into small pieces and use a spoon to mash it
3. Pour the strawberry mixture into a cup and add ice
4. Pour milk into the cup till it's about 3/4 full
5. Pour the matcha mixture into the cup till it's full

#4 Orange grapefruit Yakult drink 

Korean cafe-style orange grapefruit Yakult drinkPhoto from @StarryL via 小红书

Make this citrusy and refreshing drink on a hot day to cool yourself down. Plus, you will be getting a good amount of vitamins with just one drink.

What you need:
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- A bottle of Yakult drink in the original flavour

How to make:
1. Slice the grapefruit and mash it into a mixture
2. Slice the orange and mash it into a mixture
3. Pour the Yakult into a cup
4. Pour the orange mixture, followed by the grapefruit mixture (remember to do it slowly so that the ombre effect can be seen)

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#5 Strawberry Yakult soda drink 

Korean cafe-style strawberry Yakult soda drinkPhoto from @甜奶盖 via 小红书

How about some fizzy drinks to keep your energy bubbling throughout the day while working from home?

What you need:
- Strawberries
- A bottle of Yakult drink in the original flavour
- Soda water
- White sugar
- Ice

How to make:
- Cut the strawberries into cube sizes and use a spoon to slightly mash
- Pour the strawberry mixture into a cup
- Add ice and white sugar into the cup
- Pour in the Yakult and soda water

#6 Grapefruit soda drink 

Korean cafe-style grapefruit Yakult soda drinkPhoto from @甜奶盖 via 小红书

This drink is similar to #5 except that the recipe uses grapefruit instead of strawberries and does not require Yakult. Try this if you prefer something more citrusy.

What you need:
- Grapefruit
- Soda water
- White sugar
- Ice

How to make:
1. Cut the grapefruit into cube sizes and slices
2. Pour the grapefruit cubes into a cup and put in a slice of grapefruit
3. Add ice and white sugar into the cup
4. Pour soda water into the cup

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