
I adore Turmeric Tea Latte. The flavour is sublime. It has a depth of flavour that thin tasting herbal teas do not have. Totally gluten-free and vegan. More importantly delicious!
I gave up on fruit and herbal teas (unless we are talking about fresh herb tea, fresh ginger tea etc.) years ago. When you make a cup of fruit tea, for example, and it is a wonderful deep red, Vimto like red, it looks like it will taste delicious (may be even like Vimto – please!). What it actually tastes of is washing up water. Pointless, tasteless and a waste of money.
I had put turmeric tea in to the ‘just cut out the middle-man and tip it down the sink’ category. I was wrong. Very wrong. I researched recipes and didn’t find anything that quite suited me – I do not like sweet drinks, I like flavour. I love latte. Plus I have a stack of fresh turmeric root in the freezer. I wanted to use the real thing. So I made something that I love.
If you like this recipe you will LOVE… Banana, Peanut Butter and Almond Smoothie, Pear and Cinnamon Smoothie and Turmeric, Carrot and Orange Smoothie. Delicious!
Allergy Information – Turmeric Tea Latte
Turmeric Tea Latte is gluten-free and vegan as well as… low FODMAP, celery free, coconut free, garlic free, lupin free, mustard free, nightshade free*, onion free, peanut free, sesame free, soya free, tree nut free.
*For nightshade free, leave out the chilli.
Top Tips – Turmeric Tea Latte
I did go a little overboard with some rather ‘make you cough’ chilli one time and learned that lesson. Less is more.
I do not like sweet drinks so have not used any sweetener. You really do not need it. You can sweeten to taste.
You can use any unsweetened non-dairy milk you prefer. Soya milk foams very well but almond milk works great too.
If you have a coffee machine with a foamer use that to foam the milk or a hand foamer. If you don’t have a milk foamer don’t worry. It doesn’t change the taste. Just warm the non-dairy milk before adding the turmeric tea.
Recipe – Turmeric Tea Latte
Difficulty easy
Serves 2
Preparation time 5 minutes
Preparation and cooking time 5 minutes
Ingredients – Turmeric Tea Latte
1 turmeric root (~3-4 centimetres in length)
2-3 centimetres of fresh root ginger
0.25 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or a cinnamon stick)
A couple of turns of freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of chilli powder (*leave out for nightshade free)
400 millilitres water
150 millilitres unsweetened non-dairy milk
Method – Turmeric Tea Latte
1. Finely chop the turmeric root and ginger root and add to a small pan with the nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon and chilli powder
2. Add the water and bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes
3. Foam the milk and add to two cups
4. Strain the turmeric tea in to the two cups and serve.
Jonny says
Came across your article to find a way to stop my plant based milk from curdling in my coffee and discovered your amazing latte! Game changer! Thanks so much!
FriFran says
Yey Jonny!!! I’m so happy you love my Turmeric Tea Latte. You’ve made my day.