Golden Milk Recipe
Golden milk is an ancient delicious drink that will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed. Learn how to make it a delicious drink. Let’s enjoy its healing properties and creamy texture.
This golden milk recipe used turmeric powder and other earthy spices like cinnamon and ginger powder. People been using this drink since a long time.
You must use high-quality turmeric powder in this recipe. Some brands mix turmeric with other ingredients and food coloring, which lessens the benefits of turmeric.
INGREDIENTS FOR GOLDEN MILK
Turmeric: In India, they use turmeric in cooking and in refreshing drinks. Using gloves or handling turmeric with utensils is best to prevent it from staining your hands.
Honey: We are using honey because it is delicious and sweetens this drink.
Milk: I have used whole milk, but you can choose low-fat or almond milk.
A blend of spices: We will blend earthy, warm spices that will flavor this golden milk.
HOW TO MAKE GOLDEN MILK
The full instructions are in the recipe card below, but let’s look at the main steps to making this treat.
Step 1
Add all the ingredients except honey to a pan, and cook over medium heat. Let the milk simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
Step 2
Cover the milk and leave it for 3 minutes.
Step 3
Strain the milk into a cup using a fine strainer. Sweeten with honey. Enjoy it warm or with a glass full of ice.
💭 COOKING TIPS
- Get high-quality turmeric; some brands add cornstarch and food coloring, reducing turmeric’s benefits.
- It is not recommended to let the milk boil for a long time; the heat will eliminate the benefits of the ingredients.
- Use good-quality honey at home; if you don’t like honey, use light brown sugar or raw sugar.
- When cooking the milk, keep the heat low and stir to prevent the milk from burning at the bottom.
📖 DELICIOUS VARIATIONS
Add nuts: Some add almond or walnut powder.
Make it vegan: Instead of milk, use almond or soy milk, but golden milk tastes even better with coconut milk.
💬 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Golden Milk is a traditional Indian drink, a mix of milk with different spices. Indians use cow milk.
Most people enjoy it before bedtime.
You can use honey, maple and date syrup, or raw sugar.
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🌡️ STORING AND HEATING GOLDEN MILK
Golden milk can be refrigerated in a jar with a closed lid for up to four days. Reheat it or drink it chilled.
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Golden Milk Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- In a pan, add all the ingredients except honey, and cook over medium heat.
- When the milk comes to a boil, turn off the heat.
- Cover the milk and leave it for 3 minutes, this will allow the flavors of the spices to blend well with the milk and enhance the flavor.
- Strain the milk into a cup using a fine strainer. Sweeten with honey.
- Enjoy this drink warm, or you can leave it to cool and serve it in a glass full of Ice.
Notes
- Instead of coconut oil, you can use ghee or butter.
- Sweeten the golden milk with raw sugar, date, or maple syrup.
- You can have this drink, hot or chilled.
