I am a huge fan of turmeric latte. A friend introduced me to them when I wasn’t well a few years ago with a bad chesty cold. She told me turmeric was good for me and made me drink it. It took me a few goes to get used to the taste and now I love grabbing one from the local cafe that makes them. However, it gets to be a rather expensive habit so I decided to try and make them myself at home. There are a lot of health benefits thought to be gained from eating and or drinking turmeric which I figure can’t hurt me either.
The husband was quite rude about my taste in hot drinks until he realized there isn’t actually any coffee in a turmeric latte and he now rather likes them too. I did a bit of reading and it isn’t that hard to make them.
There are lots of variations and ways but some of them are complicated and need more ingredients than I think I need. Some call for maple syrup to add sweetness but whilst I love maple syrup I don’t feel like I want the taste in my turmeric latte.
For my recipe I use coconut milk, because I think it works well with the turmeric flavour. You can use the milk you prefer but I think coconut milk works. I use the drinkable kind that you can get from most supermarkets.
I use:
300ml of coconut milk
1/2 tsp of ground turmeric
1/3 tsp of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of honey
We are lucky we have a fancy milk frother thing that heats the milk at the same time, but you can warm your milk in a pan on the stove, or in the microwave and whisk the milk to make it frothy.
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Heat your milk until it is hot but not boiling. Then gently add the cinnamon and turmeric and whisk thoroughly to incorporate them. This takes a minute or two, but don’t freak out, it will dissolve. Then add the honey and whisk again.
Pour into a cup and drink whilst warm.
Congratulate yourself on homemade turmeric latte hipster status and if you really want to, share a photo on social media.