Office · 3–5 min

At the desk, before the first meeting

You skipped breakfast, you're at your desk, and there is a kettle somewhere on this floor. That is the entire equipment list.

Mocha Rush packs on a grey stone surface beside a tub of prepared oats topped with pumpkin seeds and cranberries

What you need

Serves one

1 pack, either flavour
Hot water from the office kettle
A milk sachet from the tea tray, if there is one

Pick a flavour

Method

Tear the pack into your mug.
Add hot water — just enough to cover, then a little more. Roughly 120ml, which in most office mugs is a bit under half.
Stir and leave it 3–5 minutes. A saucer or a lid over the top holds the heat while you clear your inbox.
Stir the milk sachet through at the end if you want it creamier.

This is the version to judge the packs on least kindly and it still works, which is the point. Boiling water straight from the kettle is fine — nothing in the pack needs protecting from it.

Other mornings

PG room · 3–5 minPG room, no kitchen →Post-workout · 3–5 minOut of the gym bag →Early start · 2 min + overnightThe night before a 7am meeting →Commute · 1 min + the journeyMade at home, eaten at the desk →Lazy Sunday · 35 minA lazy Sunday, with the oven on →