Pork Free Iced Turmeric Ginger Tea Latte
Golden, fragrant, and genuinely refreshing, this iced latte is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're doing something good for yourself with every sip. Fresh ginger simmers alongside turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, and a whisper of cardamom to build a concentrate that's deeply aromatic and beautifully spiced. The black pepper isn't just a quirky addition — it helps the turmeric do its thing, and you'll notice the warmth it adds even in a cold drink. Maple syrup sweetens everything naturally, and creamy oat milk brings it all together over a tall glass of ice for a café-worthy finish you made at home. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of pork and pork-derived products, so there's nothing to second-guess on the label or at the counter. It's an easy, elegant recipe that works just as well as a slow weekend treat as it does a weekday pick-me-up.
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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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