Daily Archives: October 14, 2020

I have never been fond of Starbuck drinks or never even put any milk in my coffee or tea. Don’t know why, but I have always found weird and “heavy” to associate milk and sugar / flavours to already super flavourful drinks. But one day, I was attending an Ayurveda cooking class and I tried a golden milk. I had been explained the health benefits of drinking it regularly and found the colour so beautiful… It was not bad at all actually. Tried to make it at home again a few times, and after a few trials, came up with the combination below that satisfies my tastebuds and makes me feel good. Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and anti oxydant, so are ginger and cinnamon. For cinnamon, please try to only purchase the real stuff from Sri Lanka (Cassia one is not so good actually – from both a flavour and health perspective…).

One last think you could add to make this drink even one step healthier is adding a little black pepper as its piperine boosts absorption of the turmeric nutrients 🙂

I use hazelnut milk but of course almond, cashew or even oat can work also. Try it and adjust sweetness to your tastebuds. Any left overs can be kept for 2/3 days and used to soak your chia seeds or make your overnight oat porridge (YUMMMM). Recipe just below. Enjoy and do you Good !

Ingredients

400 ml plant based unsweetened milk (I usually do 250 ml hazelnut + 150 ml almond or / 200 ml cashew and 200 ml almond or all almond)
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 whole cinnamon stick (real Sri Lankan one)
1/4 tsp ground ginger 
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 to 2 tsp maple syrup (according to your sweet tooth, I don’t use if I use cashew milk which is already naturally sweet 🙂 

Put all your ingredients in a pan and whisk. Leave at medium heat for about 5 min, whisking regularly. Be careful not to boil it

Remove the cinnamon stick, taste and adjust sweetness and spices if needed (if you’d like add a pink of black pepper to boost antioxydants intake 🙂 and serve or transfer to a container and keep in the fridge, once cooled down. Can keep for a few days, and reheat to drink or use as a base for golden chia puddings or porridges 🙂