Hello Everyone,
At this time of year I am excited to spend more time at home in the kitchen and am always looking for great, healthy recipes. I decided to share two recipes for warming spiced beverages with extra health benefits that can also be made up in bulk and given as holiday gifts.
Golden Milk
1 serving
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole milk or plant based milk such as coconut, almond or cashew
1 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 whole cinnamon stick or 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cardamom or 2-3 cardamom pods, crushed
1 Tbsp. of ghee or coconut oil
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 Tbsp. sweetener of choice such as maple syrup
Instructions
1. Warm milk in a small saucepan over low heat. Add all spices. If you are new to turmeric, start with a smaller amount.
2. Bring the mixture to a simmer but do not boil. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until smooth, hot and flavorful.
3. Remove saucepan from heat. Strain the golden milk through a fine mesh sieve into your favorite mug. Discard the solids. When slightly cooled, add the ghee or coconut oil and sweetener, stir to combine. Enjoy!
Courtesy of The Art of Living
Chai Tea
3-5 servings
Ingredients
1/2 whole star anise
10-12 whole cloves
6-7 whole allspice
2 short sticks cinnamon bark
6-7 whole white peppercorns
1 cardamom pod, opened to the seeds
1 cup water
4 cups whole milk or plant based milk
2 heaping Tbsp. whole leaf black tea such as Ceylon or English Breakfast
Sweetener of your choice, to taste
Instructions
1. In a saucepan, add the spices to 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let steep 5-20 minutes depending upon how strong a spice flavor you want.
2. Add 4-6 cups of milk to the spiced water. Bring the milk and spice combination just to a boil and then remove from heat.
3. Add black tea leaves and steep for 5-10 minutes, depending upon how strong you like your tea. Add sweetener to taste.
4. Strain into a pot and serve.
Courtesy of Simply Recipes