Tree Nut Free Iced Turmeric Ginger Tea Latte
This golden, spiced drink is the kind of thing that makes you feel like you're treating yourself even on a Tuesday morning. Fresh ginger simmers with turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, and a whisper of cardamom to create a deeply fragrant concentrate that's naturally sweet from maple syrup — no refined sugar, no fuss. The black pepper is a small but smart addition, helping the turmeric really shine in both flavor and warmth. Once strained and cooled, the concentrate pours beautifully over ice and creamy oat milk for a café-style latte you can make entirely at home. Café drinks can be a minefield when you're avoiding tree nuts, since many popular milk alternatives and flavored syrups are processed on shared equipment or contain hidden nut-based ingredients — here, every component is straightforward and easy to verify. The result is a vibrant, lightly frothy glass that's refreshing, a little earthy, and just sweet enough to feel like a treat. It's the kind of drink you'll want to batch-prep the concentrate for so you can pour one over ice whenever the mood strikes.
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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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