Chicken Free Iced Turmeric Ginger Tea Latte
This golden, spiced drink is the kind of thing that looks like it came from a trendy café but comes together in your own kitchen with a handful of pantry staples. Fresh ginger simmers alongside turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, and a whisper of cardamom to create a deeply fragrant concentrate that smells absolutely incredible. Maple syrup rounds out the warmth with just the right touch of sweetness, while creamy oat milk and a generous pile of ice transform it into a refreshing, café-worthy latte. The black pepper isn't a mistake — it actually helps the turmeric do its thing, and you won't taste it as heat, just depth. Straining out the ginger solids gives you a silky-smooth pour that layers beautifully over the oat milk in the glass. It's naturally plant-based from top to bottom, so there's zero guesswork about what's in it — just clean, real ingredients you can feel good about. Make the concentrate ahead of time and keep it in the fridge, and you're only minutes away from a gorgeous iced drink any day of the week.
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2 servings
For the tea concentrate
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch ground cardamom (optional)
To assemble
- 1 cup oat milk
- 1 cup ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, sliced ginger, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, black pepper, and cardamom (if using) in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce to low and cook for 3 minutes, until the liquid is deep golden and fragrant.
- 2
Remove from the heat and stir in the maple syrup until fully dissolved. Pour the concentrate through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof measuring cup or bowl, pressing on the ginger slices to extract all the liquid; discard the solids.
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