Golden Milk Turmeric Tea, made with turmeric, is a powerful anti-inflammatory drink that may ease depression symptoms, build heart health, relieve arthritis symptoms, and more!
I love the way blogging connects me to so many people everywhere. Last year, when I blogged about the finger pain I was experiencing, My Great Aunt Janey sent me an email telling me about a Golden Milk recipe. I see my Great Aunt Janey once every few years, so there’s no way she would have known about my finger pain without this blog.
Now I know my Great Uncle Carl (who I’ve always looked up to for his healthful ways) drinks Golden Milk as a way to fight inflammation and naturally soothe arthritis pain. The power of the blog. I’ve since started using turmeric in my cooking more, like in this recipe for Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric.
Now it’s time for me to pass on what I learned from my Great Aunt Janey.
Health Benefits of Turmeric Tea
Golden Milk, also sometimes called Turmeric Tea, is a warm beverage filled with health benefits. The star of the show is turmeric. Turmeric is known for its anti-inflammatory effects (source).
Inflammation is linked to numerous health conditions and diseases, so everyone should be diligent to keep it at bay in their bodies.
Turmeric also has antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and antimutagenic properties. (source) This superstar may also ease symptoms of depression naturally, relieve arthritis pain, and build your heart health (source). With all those health benefits, you would be crazy not to give this a try!
I find I crave a warm drink in the afternoon, so Golden Milk has been a perfect healthful beverage to satisfy that craving while delivering powerful health benefits. 
How do you make Turmeric Tea?
To make Golden Milk Turmeric Tea, first you need to have turmeric paste on hand. This takes five minutes to make and then you can have it on hand in the refrigerator. It will last about two weeks refrigerated. Turmeric powder is mixed with water and black pepper to make a paste. The black pepper is important as it increased the absorption of the turmeric. It won’t do us any good if our bodies can’t absorb it, right?
The Golden Milk Turmeric Tea recipe is also super easy to whip up. I add a little sweetener (either raw honey or stevia) and some ground ginger, ground cinnamon, and pure vanilla extract. The taste? AMAZING. I love this stuff. Trust me, it doesn’t taste like you are drinking a stir-fry. (That’s what I think of when I think of turmeric.)
I also add coconut oil to my Golden Milk because the fat also helps with absorption. It also adds another set of health benefits, which you can read about here.
How often should you drink turmeric tea?
Ideally, drink Golden Milk Turmeric Tea everyday. I hope you’ll add this turmeric tea recipe to your daily routine. I would also love it if you’d share it with someone in your life who might need it. Want to try using fresh turmeric? I recommend this Lemon Ginger Turmeric Tea. Here’s to our health!
Golden Milk Turmeric Tea Recipe
Another wonderful drink loaded with health benefits is this Matcha Vanilla Latte recipe. I hope you’ll try them both!
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Golden Milk Turmeric Tea Recipe
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 1-2 1x
Description
This Golden Milk Turmeric Tea is a great anti-inflammatory drink!
Ingredients
- 2 cups non-dairy milk (I prefer unsweetened almond or coconut milk)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric paste (recipe below)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (fresh may be used also)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1–2 teaspoons raw honey or 5 drops pure liquid stevia
- Turmeric Paste
- 1/4 cup turmeric powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan and gently heat over low heat.
- Whisk well to ensure you combine the paste, oil, and spices.
- Serve warm. Enjoy!
- Turmeric Paste
- Mix the turmeric and water in a pan over low heat, stirring until a paste is formed.
- Once you have a paste, stir in the black pepper.
- Cool and store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: beverage
This post was originally published in 2015. Some photos were updated an a video added January 2019.
I just made this paste and then the smoothie with the paste on it and it’s DELICIOUS!! I suffer from psoriatic arthritis and two other autoimmune inflammatory diseases and I’m trying to be as holistic as I can. I do take infusions monthly which I hate but if it helps me to live a quality life, I’ll do what I just. That doesn’t mean I can’t be in charge of what I put into my body. THIS recipe and the smoothie with the pineapple and mangoes are my complete favorites?? Thank you so very much for your blog and your hard work and knowledge and really just for being thinking of you?. I’m so appreciative and blessed.
Stupid autocorrect ? I’m trying to say thank you for being you but every time I type it , the words “thinking of you ” slip on. Lol.
Thank you so much, Faith. I appreciate your kind words more than you know.
I just made this paste and then the smoothie with the paste on it and it’s DELICIOUS!! I suffer from psoriatic arthritis and two other autoimmune inflammatory diseases and I’m trying to be as holistic as I can. I do take infusions monthly which I hate but if it helps me to live a quality life, I’ll do what I just. That doesn’t mean I can’t be in charge of what I put into my body. THIS recipe and the smoothie with the pineapple and mangoes are my complete favorites?? Thank you so very much for your blog and your hard work and knowledge and really just for being thinking of you?.
Hi there. I just made the turmeric paste for the first time and my mixture is very soupy. It doesn’t look like a paste at all. Will this thicken in the fridge?
It thickens as you heat and stir it. Maybe you didn’t do that long enough? Mine is a paste before I put it in the fridge.
I just made the paste and it’s very thick so is it better to add water or a bit of coconut/olive oil to thin it out? Also, I’m concerned over the turmeric staining my teeth – has anyone had problems with this? Thanks
Made mine first time tonight. Tastes really good. If it’ll help with the severe pain and inflammation in my hands from RA, I’ll b a super happy old gal and I heard it helps with bloat. Wonderful added bonus
I’m glad you like the taste, Sharon! I would love it if you’d report back whether you notice a difference if you drink this consistently. I hope it helps your RA!
I want to try your recipe. What type of tumeric powder do you buy? Can I buy in a regular grocery store?
Yep–it’s in the spices section of your grocery store!
Maybe i missed it but what do you think about mixing this with hot tea. I drink a calming tea every evening and was thinking it might be good in that as i really dont like milk.
Rushed for time this morning, I made a Mango, Rockmelon, Blueberry and Pineapple smoothie, and added Turmeric, Pepper, Honey and fresh Ginger, with Coconut Milk and water as the liquid. It was delish! (I can’t stomach hot milk,and find hot Coconut Milk, way to rich for me), so this smoothie was ideal. Tonight I made the paste you have on your other page, …. Turmeric, water, pepper, honey, cinnamon and ginger. I popped the paste into very small ice cube tray and froze them. Each cube is two serves, so perfect for my husband and I to pop into smoothies for breakfast. Thank you for the paste idea…. it sure will save time 🙂
Love this drink. I often like to drink something hot before bedtime but am limited because of the caffeine in most hot beverages I like. This will easily become my evening beverage. It reminds me of chai tea.
That’s what it reminds me of also! 🙂
Hi Maryea,
Can I use fresh turmeric instead the powder one to make the paste ?
Elizabeth
Yes, you can. You will need roughly 8 inches of fresh turmeric, grated, for the paste recipe. Enjoy! 🙂
Can you use regular milk?
Yes, you can. It’s generally thought that cow’s milk is inflammatory, which is why I recommend not using it, but you certainly can make this with it.
Can you tell me why i cant drink daily at night?
You definitely can! 🙂
no recipe for the paste is showing, had to get paste recipe from another pinterest site….:(
The paste recipe is within the recipe. It can be hard to see at first glance because my recipe plugin does not allow me to separate two recipes within a recipe card.
I can’t thank you enough. This is absolutely delicious. I swear I cured a nasty dose of flu in a couple of days because of this!
Yay! So glad to hear that, Andrea!
I just made the paste for the first time adding nutmeg and cinnamon and pepper. I then heated a teaspoon of paste with coconut/almond milk, put in a packet of ginger Honey tea granules (found in Chinatown grocery stores) a dollop of coconut oil and a bit of cinnamon. It was amazing!
Worth trying for the inflammation!
Definitely worth it!
I have made this many times and I love it, however the turmeric paste recipe is no longer showing up on this site. Any suggestions?
Please check back and see as it’s showing up for me. I was having some website problems last week so that may have been the problem. It’s together with the regular recipe, right under the last ingredient of the tea. Thanks!
I am allergic to coconut. What fat would you substitute.
You could use ghee or even extra virgin olive oil if the taste wouldn’t bother you.
I’m reading this recipe as I’m eating “turmeric eggs” that my husband came up with and we eat regularly (Today it’s our own free-range eggs, soft boiled over avocado toast with turmeric and black pepper sprinkled liberally). I am making turmeric paste right TODAY! and cannot wait to serve the Golden Milk to my husband tonight. Homemade almond milk is amazing and this will be a winner, I can tell already. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe, and thanks to your Great Aunt Janey. 🙂
I’ll pass along your thanks! 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe! I have been looking for ways to get more turmeric into my diet!
You’re welcome!
The Golden Milk is great! Thank you
I love to make an almond milk frozen fruit smoothie with turmeric. Not warm, but still delicious!
Oooh thanks I’m going to try that!
Thumbs Up! I’ve gave it a try & had to share it with my step son. He wanted more so tomorrow nite I’m making doubles. The flavors are well combined and it was great. Thanks for the recipe.
So glad to hear this!