A nightcap can help you relax before going to bed. And no, you don't have to use alcohol. These 4 warm evening drinks with herbs and spices are just as sleep-inducing.
1. Golden milk
Preparation time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 800 ml milk
- 1 tsp freshly grated turmeric
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp honey, or more to taste
- 1 pinch of ground cardamom
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- possibly. ground chili pepper, for sprinkling.
- Additionally needed:tea strainer or fine strainer
Preparation
- Heat the milk with the freshly grated turmeric and ginger in a saucepan.
- Stir in the turmeric powder and let it steep for another 5-6 minutes over low heat.
- Sweeten the warm milk with honey to taste.
- Add the cardamom, cinnamon and coconut oil and stir well.
- Pour the drink through a sieve into 4 cups and sprinkle with chili powder if desired.
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2. Spicy chili chocolate milk
Preparation time:15 minutes
Ingredients
- 150 g (extra) dark chocolate
- 1-2 small chili peppers
- 1 vanilla pod
- 600 ml milk
- 200 ml whipped cream
- 2-3 tbsp brown sugar.
- Additionally needed:tea strainer or fine strainer
Preparation
- Break the chocolate into pieces.
- Half the chili peppers lengthwise (remove the seeds if necessary) and cut open the vanilla pod.
- In a saucepan, bring the milk with the whipping cream, chili pepper(s) and vanilla pod to the boil.
- Immediately remove from the heat and pour the mixture through a sieve into another saucepan or measuring cup.
- Add the chocolate cubes and let stand for 3 minutes.
- Stir until all the chocolate has melted and add sugar to taste.
- Spread the chili chocolate milk between 4 cups.
3. Turkish coffee latte with cinnamon
Preparation time:10 minutes, waiting time 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 ml milk
- 1 tbsp honey, or more to taste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 250 ml hot Turkish coffee (or espresso)
- 100 ml whipped cream, whipped into lumps
- possibly. ground cinnamon, for sprinkling
Preparation
- Pour the milk in a saucepan and add the honey and cinnamon.
- Bring to just below the boiling point and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Take the pan off the heat and let it steep for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the cinnamon sticks.
- Reheat the cinnamon milk briefly, add the coffee and possibly more honey.
- Pour the coffee into 4 glasses and top with some whipped cream.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon powder.
4. Salty soy latte
Preparation time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ vanilla pod
- 800 ml soy milk
- 1.5 tbsp locust bean gum
- fleur de sel
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste.
- Additionally needed:hand blender
Preparation
- Cut open the vanilla pod and scrape out the marrow.
- Pour the soy milk in a saucepan.
- Add vanilla bean and marrow with the locust bean gum and 1-2 pinches of fleur de sel.
- Let it simmer for 5 minutes on low heat while stirring.
- Remove the vanilla pod.
- Sweeten the warm soy milk with maple syrup to taste.
- Put a stick blender in the pan and whisk the mixture until foamy.
- Pour the latte into 4 glasses.
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