I love a good turmeric latte. They’re warm and comforting and perfect for a cold morning or evening and they look pretty awesome too. If you’re avoiding caffeine, a turmeric latte makes a great substitute, although you could also add coffee to this if you like. Just add a couple of teaspoons of instant coffee. I personally prefer it without, but it’s completely up to you.

This recipe provides a nice combination of warming, earthy flavours with spice from cinnamon and ginger and a bit of sweetness. Speaking of sweetness, I used Natvia sweetener for this. Often turmeric lattes are sweetened with either honey which of course isn’t vegan, or maple syrup. Both of which are going to spike your blood sugar levels. Hence opting for sweetener. All sweeteners are different so you may have to adjust the quantity depending what brand and type you use, I’ve only tried this recipe with Natvia.

I chose to use fresh ginger and a cinnamon stick rather than ground ginger and cinnamon. You could use ground but I prefer using fresh and letting the flavours infuse into the milk as it cooks. Using a lot of ground spices can cause quite a bit of the spices to be left in the bottom of your mug which doesn’t taste or feel particularly pleasant. I find using just ground turmeric and sweetener there’s a little bit left at the bottom of the pot, or the blender/food processor if you choose to use that, but simply give it a little stir before pouring into mugs and you should be fine.

I mentioned using a blender or food processor. Why? You may ask, it’s just a latte. Well, it’s because when you put it into a blender or a food processor it aerates the milk making it puff up and go foamy and frothy, as though you’ve used a milk frother. This is optional and it’s still good if you just pour it straight into mugs without putting into a blender/food processor, but I usually choose to blend it as I like it more “cafe” style. Just be careful doing this part as the milk will be hot.

Also optional is adding some ground cinnamon on top of the lattes once they’re in mugs. I like doing this because I love cinnamon, it adds a bit more flavour, and again it makes it more “cafe” style and a little bit fancy, even if I’m not particularly good at making the cinnamon look pretty. 

These turmeric lattes have lots of health benefits including anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties, and aid with immunity. They’re fairly low carb with the only carbs from the milk you choose to use, for me that was Vitasoy Protein Plus soy milk which meant only about 5.5g of carbs.

If you’re after something else nice and warm and comforting, give my roasted capsicum and tomato soup a try!