Every once in a while I feel the need to re-balance my body (most particularly after a rich food blow-out!), and start by making up a pot of this delicious, yet healthy Creamy Chai Latte (it’s also wonderful during the winter months to warm you up).
It’s rich in healing spices – the ones I’ve included are turmeric (an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant), ginger (an antioxidant, great for intestinal issues), cinnamon (an antioxidant; also anti-clotting, anti-microbial and blood sugar stabilizer), cayenne pepper (anti-bacterial, digestive aid, promotes heart health), and star anise (anti-fungal, antioxidant, anti-bacterial).
Feel free to adapt for your own needs and tastes!
CREAMY CHAI LATTE
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk or your own favourite type of milk
- 1 cup purified water
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 or 2 star anise or you may prefer a couple of cardamom pods
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp honey or pure maple syrup or to taste
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Turn down and simmer for about 5 minutes. If you’d like some latte-like froth on top (see image below), simply whisk it vigorously when you’re ready to serve.
- Strain into two cups and enjoy!
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Ugh. I wish it wasn’t so hot right now so I could have one of these 🙁 It looks amazing! Lovely pictures! Pinned for later 🙂
Haha… we have the opposite issue – -1 degrees Celsius overnight, so one of this is a warm welcome right now!