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.

Masala Chai Recipe [Dairy-Free]

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I’m sharing my good friend Beena’s Masala Chai Recipe. What I love about this recipe is that it can be adapted for the seasons, or to what you have in your spice cabinet. Traditional Masala Chai is made with full-fat milk, sugar and spices. Here is a version that is free of refined sugar, and made with a dairy-free alternative.

Masala chai translates to ‘spice’ ‘tea’. This recipe, or un-recipe, is more of a guide on how to make your own spiced tea at home. My good friend Beena makes delicious masala chai, and when I asked her for the recipe, what she shared was more of a guide. I love these types of ‘recipes’ as they allow for the freedom to use what you have at home, and the option to add ingredients that follow the seasons.
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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 turmeric has many beneficial properties, including anti-inflammatory properties.

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 widely available to those who wish to make use of this wild 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.

Here in Canada, we have wild Chaga mushrooms growing on our own birch trees, offering us Mother Natures’ wild medicine. 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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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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