Turmeric Chai Latte (Dairy-Free)

Turmeric Chai Latte (Dairy-Free)

Ingredients

Serves 2

  • 3 cups of water

Masala chai mix

  • 2 teaspoons rooibos or black tea
  • 1 large Ceylon cinnamon stick, broken to pieces
  • 2-inch fresh ginger root, sliced
  • 8 cardamom pods, crushed
  • 5 cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper corns, crushed

Other ingredients

  • 2 pitted dates
  • 3 tablespoons ghee or coconut butter
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg powder (optional)

How To Make

  1. Place the water and the masala chai mix in the saucepan and bring water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  1. Strain and transfer to the blender.
  1. Add dates and ghee and blend on high for 1 minute.
  1. Add turmeric powder and blend again for a few seconds.
  1. Pour to serving glasses and sprinkle with vanilla powder and nutmeg powder, if using.

This beverage gives you much room for tweaks to suit your own likings. For example, you can replace the masala chai mix with pumpkin pie spice. If you like more kick, add more ginger and pepper.

I used turmeric powder here but if you have access to fresh turmeric root, feel free to use it (about 1-inch in this recipe). On the same note, if fresh ginger root is not available, you can replace it with dried ginger although the taste will be slightly different (I personally don’t like dried ginger).