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Golden Milk with Vitality Oils
What is a Golden Milk? Sometimes it’s referred to as a Golden Latte. But whatever you want to call it, it’s a warm drink that is filled to the brim with nutrients. Golden Milk is a traditional Indian drink. In its simplest form, it is warm milk and ground turmeric. Most of the health benefits focus on turmeric, but the addition of ginger and cinnamon also have anti-inflammatory properties and both are rich in antioxidants. It makes the perfect later afternoon or before bed drink.
Adding Black Pepper Vitality Oil
According to Healthline, curcumin in turmeric is poorly absorbed into the bloodstream, which means you could miss out on the health benefits. But adding black pepper can help! The article said by adding black pepper to curcumin (turmeric), can increase absorption by 2,000%!!
So now I am adding a drop of Black Pepper Vitality Oil to each cup just before serving, be sure to stir! Enjoy!
Ingredients: Cashew milk, turmeric, honey, coconut oils, and vitality essential oils
Freshly Peeled turmeric &
Ginger Vitality Essential oil
Golden Latte
Have you tried a golden latte? I hadn’t until today, but it’s delicious. It was the perfect mid-afternoon treat while looking at the new Diane Keaton book, The House that Pinterest Built. It’s the most beautiful book and filled with so much inspiration. Annnnnyway, back to the golden lattes. There’s so much information about anti-inflammatory foods we should all be eating and almost every search lists turmeric as number one, like this article. I did have to search a few markets for fresh turmeric. I finally found it at an Indian market. Since writing this post initially, turmeric has become more widely available in almost every grocery store and specialty food market.
Golden Latte with Fresh Turmeric and Ginger
recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
PrintGolden Latte
Next time you are in the mood for a warm drink, try a golden latte. It’s delicious and it’s really good for you too!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced, and crushed or 4–6 drops Ginger Vitality Essential Oil
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 4 drops Cinnamon Bark Vitality Essential Oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground dried turmeric for serving
Instructions
Heat the almond milk, fresh turmeric, ginger, coconut oil, cinnamon and honey in a small pot over medium heat just until it begins to simmer. Reduce heat, cover and simmer five minutes. Remove from the heat, strain and discard the solids. If using essential oils, add them after removing pan from the heat. Whisk until frothy and pour into two cups. Serve with a dusting of ground turmeric.
Notes
I peel the turmeric and ginger using a potato peeler and then continue to use the peeler to get thin slices of turmeric and ginger. I crush the ginger using a mortar and pestle to release the flavor. It’s best to use a small sauce pan with a spout. Once it has simmered for five minutes, pour it over a mesh strainer into a large measuring cup so that you have room to whisk until frothy.
A reader left this comment about Turmeric:
Hi Annie: A bit of Tumeric info you might find helpful – The body has a difficult time absorbing the nutritional benefits of Tumeric (curcumin). I believe it’s termed low bioavailability. But lab studies show that the addition of black pepper (piperine) increases the absorption rate by A LOT. Less than 1/8 teaspoon increases the absorption by over 2000%. So that’s why a lot of recipes add a bit of pepper with the Tumeric. I don’t know how that changes the flavor of the golden latte but it might be worth giving it a shot.
A Golden latte and a page from Diane Keaton’s new book
Every page of this book is beautiful and inspiring. Last year we bought a new home by the shore. Our thinking was that we wanted to live by the water. Now we are not at all sure if we want to move, but we do know that we can’t wait to get started renovating “The Little House by the Sound.” Currently, we have renters and while we do we are gathering ideas from Pinterest, of course. This is the board where we gather ideas for walls, doors, floors, and all the details it takes to make a beautiful home. I call it The Little House Inspired by Pinterest.
Update: We moved to that little house and are quite happy…just deciding if we should paint the stone fireplace again.
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Mary-Irene says
Golden Latte looks like a delightful treat to try! I have never heard of one! If you are interested in incorporating more anti-inflammatory ingredients into your drinks, you can also make a mixture of black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger for tea. It tastes great in green teas (which also have anti-inflammatory properties),
Have you tried a bulletproof coffee yet? That’s next for me!
annie diamond says
Mary-Irene, I will try that in my tea. And yes I just started reading about Bullet proof after seeing it on a post from Pinch of Yum. I do want to try that!
Deb says
How wonderful Annie! A new space to have fun with. When we built this home four years ago, I started with a file folder that was 4” think with ideas! I can’t wait to follow along on this adventure! And… never too much Hygge!
annie diamond says
Deb,
The planning is half the fun, right! Before Pinterest I had a binder with torn out pages from magazines that was probably about 4″ thick as well. I wish we could sit down with our binders and golden lattes and compare notes!
Annie
Jeanne says
Hi Annie: A bit of Tumeric info you might find helpful – The body has a difficult time absorbing the nutritional benefits of Tumeric (curcumin). I believe it’s termed low bioavailability. But lab studies show that the addition of black pepper (piperine) increases the absorbtion rate by A LOT. Less than an 1/8 teaspoon increases the absorbtion by over 2000%. So that’s why a lot of recipes add a bit of pepper with the Tumeric. I don’t know how that changes the flavor of the golden latte but it might be worth giving it a shot.
annie diamond says
Jeanne,
Thank you so much! Since I’m drinking it for health reasons, I’ll definitely add the black pepper. Do you mind if I add your comment to the post? I think it’s so helpful and intertesting!
Annie
Jeanne says
Of course!!! Everyone should benefit!
annie diamond says
Wonderful! Thank you Jeanne! Have a great weekend!
Elena says
Delicious! Nice photos too. I make one using the same ingredients, but I only use 1 cup of heated almond milk, or hemp milk. I blend all of the other ingredients (including a pinch of black pepper and a little ashwaganda root) without peeling the tumeric and ginger with 1 cup of hot water in my Vitamix, Then I strain it and pouring the liquid back into the Vitamix to blend with the hot milk. A Nutra Bullet will work as well, but you must blend the ingredients in cold water first, then strain and add them to the pot of warm milk to continue heating on the stove. Hot water in a NB will cause it to explode when over-blending, trust me, lol.