Drink Recipes

Nourishing and satisfying drink recipes using only plant-based, mostly vegan ingredients ranging from cooling smoothies to warming teas.

Some of my favourites include Pumpkin Spiced Latte, Homemade Hemp Milk, Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger and Chaga Turmeric Golden Milk Latte.

Hemp Milk Nutrition & A Hemp Milk Recipe

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My favourite milk-alternative, and definitely one of the easiest to make at home! This homemade hemp milk recipe is as simple as adding hemp hearts to water, blending, and then done! I have compiled a few of my top hemp milk nutrition facts, and tips and tricks to make the perfect glass of homemade hemp milk at home.

If you haven’t already heard, the new Canadian Food Guide draft is out and it’s down one food group – dairy. With more and more people becoming environmentally conscious, dairy has taken a back seat. There is a growing number of milk alternatives available – rice, almond, buckwheat, quinoa, pea, soy – though each pre-packaged milk alternative comes with its pros and cons. We have seen hemp hearts back on the Canadian market since 1998 and if you haven’t considered hemp milk yet now is the time! This homemade Hemp Milk Recipe is packed full of protein and essential omega-3 fatty acids. Bonus points for simplicity – no straining required.
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So Simple Pumpkin Spiced Latte Recipe

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This simple pumpkin spiced latte recipe will get you excited to get out of bed in the morning, and it is a great low-sugar alternative to what’s available in coffee shops. It is dairy-free, gluten-free, and packed full of nutrition. Make your own creamy cashew milk by blending cashews in a blender, no straining required!

It’s hard to not get caught up in all the pumpkin spiced hype. Coffee shops have been on the band-wagon even before the leaves started to turn. I used to love enjoying a Pumpkin Spiced Latte at a coffee shop, but I now know that they are so loaded with sugar and so not worth the post-latte crash. This healthier alternative to the sugar-loaded versions will have you surprisingly pleased, and all from the comfort of your cozy couch. I’m sure that this Simple Pumpkin Spiced Latte Recipe will turn out to be a regular in your autumn morning routine, just like it has in mine.
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Simple Turmeric Latte Recipe with Ginger |Vegan

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This Simple Turmeric Latte Recipe with Ginger offers an array of health benefits. Preparing turmeric into a drink is easier than you think and it has never been easier to incorporate this beneficial ingredient into your daily routine!

Turmeric has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years and has been renowned for its anti-inflammatory properties. Western medicine has caught on and the majority of the research has been done on one of its isolated constituents – curcumin. This Simple Turmeric Latte Recipe with Ginger can be enjoyed hot or cold and is a simple way to incorporate this beneficial compound into your daily routine.

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Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger

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This Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger offers a nourishing drink, filled with seasonal ‘medicines’. Dandelion Root is prized for its role in women’s health, as well as being recognized as an important prebiotic food.

I’ve shared some of my favourite features of dandelions spring-time nourishment in my previous post Dandelion Root Benefits – How To Harvest and Women’s Health. Why I am so passionate about this common weed is that it is one of the first greens to make an appearance after the cold winter, and it is freely available to anyone who wants to make use of this wild foraged medicine. The roots are also highly regarded in herbal medicine and can easily be transformed into a nourishing alternative to your morning coffee.

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Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint [Vegan, GF]

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A simple summer treat using fresh elderflower homemade cordial. Free of refined sugar and packed full of flavour. These Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint are the perfect treat for those hot summer days.

The culinary delights of summer are countless and it can be hard to keep up with all the seasonal arrivals. I’ve been finding elderflowers at our local farmers market, the flower of the elderberry which are the dark purple late summer berries that are used in pies, jams or medicinally. For now, we have access to the beautiful white elderflowers, which are also edible, and offer a more gentle medicinal quality. To keep up with the seasons I wanted to celebrate this beautiful flower with this Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint.

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Chaga Benefits & Chaga Turmeric Golden Milk Latte

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Chaga mushrooms have recently been making regular appearances in healthy food stores and wellness websites but they have actually been used medicinally for centuries. I’ve compiled the latest research on chaga mushrooms and included my favourite way to consume them – in a delicious chaga turmeric golden milk latte.

We are blessed here in Canada to have wild Chaga mushrooms growing on our own birch trees, offering us wild medicine chaga benefits from mother nature herself. Chaga tea offers a slight vanilla flavour which tastes great on its own, and also makes a great base for a chaga turmeric golden milk latte. The combination of the immunoprotective chaga benefits and the anti-inflammatory aspects of turmeric make this an essential cold-weather drink to help nourish and nurture the body.

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Masala Chai Recipe. From India, With Love.

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Chai Cha Chai Chai Cha Cha Chai!! Dreaming of the sights, smells and tastes of India. Such a colourful country, ready to tantalize all the senses. Right now, for me its the rich aroma of cinnamon, the indulgence of creamy dairy mixed with black tea, all topped off with a Chai Wallah serving up a fresh glass of 5 Rupee Masala Chai. Sigh*
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Super Healthy Breakfast Smoothie with Berries, Banana and Cacao

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This super healthy breakfast smoothie made with berries, banana and cacao is one of my favourite ways to start the day in the warmer months. The real benefit of this smoothie is its gut-health promoting ingredients…. and of course, who doesn’t love chocolate for breakfast.

The movement towards locally sourced, sustainable, organic, and cutting-edge nutrition meals and drinks is a huge source of my inspiration for the meals I create and share at home. One of my favourite organic cafes, Ingredients Health Food & Apple Cafe in Victoria, unfortunately, closed its doors. This recipe for this breakfast smoothie with berries, banana and cacao was inspired by a smoothie I regularly enjoyed there. It took me a while to figure out their secret ingredient which was probably as much as a surprise to me as it will be to you, but trust me it is delicious.

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Breakfast Popsicle With Honey Banana and Oats

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I love making homemade popsicles, as you can see from Zesty Honey Iced Tea Popsicles with Ginger and these Elderflower Cordial Popsicles. This one is pretty tasty as well, and the best part… you can eat it for breakfast!
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Zesty Honey Iced Tea Popsicles with Ginger

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This recipe for Zesty Honey Iced Tea Popsicles with Ginger is the perfect summer treat. Sweetened naturally with honey and made with fresh lemon and ginger it is a great way to nourish, hydrate and treat yourself all at once!

I love the simplicity of homemade popsicles, and they are so easy to make healthy. I’ve shared my Breakfast Popsicles with Yogurt, Banana and Oats in the past, as well as a herbal inspired Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint. This popsicle recipe is one of my favourites because it uses fresh lemon zest and ginger to brighten this iced tea inspired popsicle. The black tea also offers some beneficial flavinoids making this an insanely healthy popsicle recipe.
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