Golden Milk without Sugar
A warm evening drink with turmeric, ginger and cinnamon. Gently spiced and naturally sweet-tasting thanks to cinnamon and vanilla.
Method
Peel the ginger and slice it thinly.
Pour the milk into a small pan and add the turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and black pepper.
Heat gently, stirring, until the milk is steaming – do not let it boil hard.
Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 5 minutes.
Stir in the vanilla and coconut oil.
Strain through a fine sieve into mugs; for foam, briefly whisk with a hand frother.
It replaces sweet evening cocoa or sugared tea, and a warm mug can be a pleasant part of a wind-down routine before bed. Black pepper and a little fat are added because they improve the absorption of turmeric's active compounds; the amount in a drink is culinary, not therapeutic.
Mix a jar of dry blend (4 parts turmeric, 2 parts cinnamon, 1 part ginger, a pinch of pepper and cardamom) and use 1.5 tsp per mug. Turmeric stains – use glass or stainless-steel utensils.
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Recipes are inspiration for an everyday healthy diet. With allergies, intolerances or illness, adapt them to your doctor’s advice.