Yeast Free Iced Turmeric Ginger Tea Latte
This golden, spiced drink is the kind of thing that looks stunning in a glass and tastes even better than it looks. Fresh ginger simmers with turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, and a whisper of cardamom to create a deeply fragrant concentrate that gets sweetened with maple syrup — no refined sugar, no mystery additives. The black pepper is a small but smart touch, helping the turmeric's warm, earthy flavor really come through. 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. Since every ingredient here is naturally free of yeast, there's no need to scrutinize labels or swap anything out — it just works as written. It's refreshing enough for a hot afternoon but warming enough in flavor that it feels like a treat any time of day.
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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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