This hot drink has become fairly popular among food bloggers during the past few years, but its origins are in the Indian culture, in the Ayurveda tradition. Golden milk, also known as "turmeric milk," is made with plant-based milk, turmeric, ginger and other spices.
One of the numerous health benefits of turmeric is that it boosts the immune system, but it also helps to reduce inflammation and works as an antioxidant. The main active ingredient of turmeric, curcumin, however, gets quite poorly absorbed into the bloodstream by itself. To enhance the absorption of curcumin, it helps if you add black pepper and some fat into the food (or drink) that has turmeric. This is why this golden milk recipe has tiny bit of black pepper and coconut oil in it.
Are you ready? Here comes the recipe.
GOLDEN MILK (2-3 servings)
5dl (2cups) plant-based milk (almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk or soy milk, for example)
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1cm piece fresh ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon (or 1 cinnamon stick)
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 tbsp coconut oil
2-3 tbsp agave syrup
1. Measure all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth (if you use cinnamon stick instead of the ground cinnamon, leave it for later.)
2. Put the blend into a small pot (add the cinnamon stick now) and heat until the milk is about to start boiling. Keep whisking the mixture frequently.
3. Turn off the heat and check the flavour. Add sweetener or other spices if needed.
As for the final result, it depends a lot whether you use fresh or ground ginger, cinnamon stick or powder, the type of milk you use, the sweetener, etc. My recommendation is to always use fresh ginger. This is why I also use the blender to get more flavour of the ginger (looove ginger!). If you want, you can also make the golden milk without blending it, simply by heating all the ingredients in a pot and then sifting the milk before serving it.
In fact, if you're a golden milk first-timer, I would advice you to try out a recipe and then master it according to your own personal taste. If you're already familiar with golden milk, you can try different variations by changing the type of milk (try to blend almond milk with full fat coconut milk for the best creaminess), try different sweeteners, or try my personal tip and add a hint of cardamom into the mix!
(Also as an extra tip: if you take a picture of your golden milk, try not to splatter your milk all over the table and the chopping board, like I did in this photoshoot! :D The chopping board will be forever yellow, but well, kickass photos don't you think?!)
What is your favorite way to make golden milk? Share your tips in the comment section :)
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