Mushroom Free Iced Turmeric Ginger Tea Latte
This golden, spiced iced latte is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're doing something genuinely good for yourself — and it tastes incredible doing it. Fresh ginger simmers with turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, and a whisper of cardamom to create a deeply aromatic concentrate that's warm, earthy, and just a little bit bold. The black pepper isn't a mistake — it actually helps the turmeric shine, and the maple syrup rounds everything out with a gentle sweetness that doesn't overpower. Once the concentrate is strained and cooled, it gets poured over ice and creamy oat milk for a café-style drink you can make entirely at home. Café versions often sneak in syrups or blends with hard-to-verify ingredient lists, so making it from scratch means you know exactly what's in your glass. It comes together in well under half an hour and serves two, making it a great option for a slow morning or an afternoon pick-me-up that feels a little more special than your usual cold brew.
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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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