Fall Recipe: Warm Golden Almond Milk

By Melissa Macchione, RHN

The star ingredient in this recipe is **turmeric**. Turmeric contains **curcumin**, a powerful polyphenol with **over 600 potential health benefits**, including **antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties**.

Adding **black pepper** to turmeric enhances **curcumin’s bioavailability** by **up to 2,000%**, thanks to **piperine**, a compound in black pepper that increases absorption.

I find that enjoying a cup of this warm, golden milk before bedtime helps with **digestion** and feels incredibly **calming and grounding**.

What You’ll Need:

• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp sweetener (raw honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar)
• 2 cups almond milk (Get my Homemade Almond Milk recipe)

What to Do:

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Warm almond milk on the stovetop at a **very low temperature** for 2 minutes.
3. Add the dry ingredient mix to the almond milk and heat to your desired temperature (**do not allow it to boil**).
4. Pour into your favorite mug and stir in the sweetener.

Makes 2 cups.