Description
A twist on golden milk AKA turmeric milk with some chai spice. It’s comforting, warming, and loaded with health benefits.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or sub any milk you prefer)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried turmeric
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chai spice* (store bought, or see notes for ingredients)
- 1 to 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (or to taste)
- pinch of salt
- pinch fine ground black pepper**
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut oil***
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (can omit if using vanilla flavored milk)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a small sauce pan. Heat over high heat and whisk the ingredients together. Keep whisking until small bubbles form, immediately remove from the heat.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, more honey for more sweetness, or more chai spice for warmth etc.
- Optional step: If you want to prevent the coconut oil from separating you can use an immersion blender or transfer to a regular blender blend for 1 minute to create an emulsion with the oil. I usually skip this step and keep a spoon in my mug for stirring.
- transfer to a mug. Serve immediately or allow to cool and store in the fridge for up to 4 days, reheat gently in the microwave.
Notes
* Chai spice mixture, make as much or as little as you need: 4 parts ground cinnamon, 2 parts ground ginger, 2 parts ground cardamom,1 part ground cloves, 1 part ground coriander, 1 part finely ground black pepper
**It has been proven that black pepper helps our bodies absorb the health benefits of turmeric. Although there is some in the Chai spice I think it doesn’t hurt to add a little more.
***Turmeric is fat soluble, meaning you need to consume it with a healthy fat in order for your body to absorb its nutrients. Coconut oil is a good option because of it’s taste and it’s a healthy fat. I sometimes omit the coconut oil if I drink the turmeric milk with a meal that already contains fat.
