10 Healthier Alternatives to Your Morning Cup of Coffee

Cascara

This tea, made from the husk of the dried raisin-like coffee cherries, has less than a quarter of the caffeine of coffee. The drink doesn’t taste like coffee—more like herbal tea. Casara is just beginning to gain popularity in the United States, and can be found at some cafes, including Devoción in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where they make it a little differently than everyone else. “We are using a different type of cascara—from the inner part of the fresh cherry. It’s reduced into a type of molasses and mixed with water,” says Steven Sutton, founder of Devoción. As a bonus, cascara is a superfood with potent antioxidents. “It’s 100 percent fruit and water. You don’t have to add anything to it.” Sutton says it has tamarind, cherry, and plum notes, and that people who order it don’t add sugar or milk because it tastes great on its own. Check out the amazing health benefits of tea.

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