Christmas Drinks
You will love any of these warm and cozy festive drinks. Beetroot Latte and Chai Hot Chocolate (caffeine free) are perfect for sipping on while opening presents on Christmas morning, for a slow afternoon while chatting or playing board games with your family and actually during any cold day.
Along with your golden latte, they are also great alternatives to your morning coffee (sorry, I don’t like coffee😳) and the perfect elixir for curing almost any cold. Warming antioxidant loaded beetroot, the anti-inflammatory ginger, powered cinnamon and the cold fighting honey will rescue you from any annoying cold this winter.
You could even mix it up sometime today or tomorrow and warm it up when you are ready to enjoy it! And about the kind of milk, feel free, I’ve tasted it with cow’s milk, coconut milk and almond milk and all versions are delicious! (Note, did you know mylk with “y” refers when your lattes are made with plant-based ‘milk’? Yes, a new foodie term for our vocabulary 🤗)
I would love to know if you think you’ll enjoy these mylks during the holiday, so please leave a comment below or tag #healthyforkful on Instagram if you try any of the recipes.
PS. From this digital corner, I would like to wish you all, a beautiful and happy Christmas, with lots of healthy and nutritious food surrounded by your loved ones!
- 400 ml milk of your choice a bit extra for foaming
- 2 teaspoons honey or any other sweetener
- 1-2 beetroot*, roasted or boiled peeled
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
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In a blender add all ingredients and blend until smooth.
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Pour on a small pot and heat up until boiling. Pass through a sieve. Foam a little extra milk with a handheld foamer or a cappuccino machine.
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Pour your beetroot latte into two glasses or mugs and top with foamed milk. Sprinkle some ground cinnamon on top before serving.
- Instead of using a boiled or roasted beetroot, you could just add two shots of beetroot juice to your mylk and warm it up with the rest of ingredients.
- 400 ml milk of your choice
- 90 grams cacao nibs
- 10 cardamom pods
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 1 star anise
- 1 vanilla bean
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 teaspoons honey or any other sweetener
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Pour the milk into a pot.
Add cacao nibs, all the spices and honey. Bring almost to simmer. Remove from the heat, cover and let it rest 5-10 minutes to infuse.
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Strain hot chocolate over two mugs, sprinkle some ground cinnamon or cacao powder and serve it immediately!