Ginger, Cinnamon and Honey Chai Recipe

Ginger, Cinnamon and Honey Chai Recipe

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Posted 2021-06-05 by T. A. Rosefollow


This recipe is an immune booster and a type of chai. It was dually inspired by a heavy-duty all-natural immune boosting liquid recipe from 40aprons.com I got in my email due to Australian winter, and, by reading the back of a branded chai spices tin, which shows ingredients of mainly coconut and turmeric, with pepper and cinnamon in small amounts. Upon researching the health benefits of ginger powder at this link by organicfacts.net, I realised I could make a chai that focused on immunity, yet wanted to experiment for fun and to make something flavorsome to write about. It led to me finding out simple was best, with the best recipe so far being mainly ginger and coconut milk, honey, sugar and a pinch of cinnamon, but that is a sign that it's easy to have a personal take on this fun recipe.

The spiciness of the ginger will probably tickle a sore throat, so in fact, the chai is best served when not experiencing a sore throat. On the subject of hot drinks, perhaps a warm or cold lemon and honey drink is better for a sore throat and even better when combined with other remedies. The ginger will tickle the throat, it's not as strong as spices like chilli but still has mild heat (a teaspoon is a lot for one drink - but packs it with flavor and all ginger's health benefits), and I feel that adding honey helps ease throat pain, but overall, a more cautious choice is to omit the ginger chai when experiencing throat pain, regardless of the quantity of honey. The recipe uses coconut milk powder, for a more watery chai, but will usually reduce saturated fats found in the coconut milk part of the drink. Although there is news coverage and research on whether coconut milk contains good or bad fat . as shown from abc.net.au.

My recipe works similarly to this recipe here from vitalitymagazine.com, but instead of ginger root tea, I've used ginger powder, which is fine, it's just a 'chai with real spices' modelled on such a ginger chai recipe.

Ingredients for one large mug of chai

Some (approximately 50-100 ml) warm water
2 teaspoons of any brand of coconut milk powder
200-250 ml of boiled water

**All the first three items can be replaced by heated coconut milk, such as barista coconut milk.

1 dessert spoon of honey
1 teaspoon of ginger powder such as Hoyt's ginger powder
A pinch of ground cinnamon powder added to taste
1-2 teaspoons of sugar to taste

Method

1. In a coffee cup or mug, mix coconut powder into coconut milk as per pack instructions with the warmed water.

2. Then add ginger powder, the pinch of cinnamon powder and stir, then add the dessert spoon of honey and top with the boiling water, and stir gently yet thoroughly to make sure the liquid is smooth.

3. Add sugar to taste, again, dissolve gently yet thoroughly - hence the drink is complete.

**Alternatively, just heat coconut milk (by frothing, or a saucepan or microwave) and add the honey and spices and sweeten with sugar. There are many ways to achieve this mixture, and because the recipe is simple variations or different ways to make it are encouraged.

Variations

Garlic, black/white ground pepper, turmeric powders and many other spices (such as cardamom) are all potential extras because they boost immunity and are medicinal spices and will complement the ginger and cinnamon nicely. Regarding the flavor of adding garlic powder - it tastes terrible but in a small amount will give the drink more immune-boosting properties and cold-fighting properties, with the sweetness and the coconut milk combatting its pungent flavors sufficiently.

Adding sugar to taste is fine - although depends on one's personal tolerance to sugar, for many reasons, but purely in terms of taste, it's fine and will in fact help the throat and give energy to fight infections. Excessive cinnamon wasn't a great idea, I thought in terms of minimising but potentially adding cinnamon for extra flavor, and it's believed to have health benefits - this link from healthandlovepage.com shows both types of cinnamons one could use.

White and/or black pepper wasn't too bad, I made a mugful with ginger, honey, a tiny sprinkle of white pepper and with the usual coconut milk and water, and it was quite complementary, understandably gives it extra spice without being over the top.

It works with other milks too, as a substitute, although coconut milk is mighty satisfying, especially from powder.

Photos courtesy of author 2021.

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