Description
Warm, creamy cinnamon milk is the perfect healthy beverage to sip on a crisp autumn day. With only 3-5 ingredients you’ll have a gut-soothing, blood-sugar balancing drink in about 5 minutes. This recipe yields 2 cups, but easily scales up or down to suit your needs.
Ingredients
2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk (I like almond milk)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
Liquid stevia, Pure Liquid Monk Fruit Drops or raw honey to taste
1 scoop of unflavored collagen peptides (optional)
Instructions
- Warm the Milk: In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the non-dairy milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and your chosen sweetener.
- Blend: Whisk the mixture until it’s well-combined and warmed through, making sure it doesn’t boil—190ºF is the ideal temperature. You’ll know it’s ready when the milk starts to foam slightly.
- Add Collagen: If using collagen peptides, whisk them in at the end until fully dissolved.
- Garnish: Dust the top with more cinnamon before serving.
Equipment
Notes
Use a Latte Frother: For a creamy, café-quality cinnamon milk with extra foam. It instantly adds more air than a whisk, creating puffy clouds of foam.
Choose Milk with Fat: The higher the fat content of your milk, the better it will foam.
Add Protein: Collagen peptides also produce more foam. Plus, they help suspend the blended cinnamon in the milk–especially if used with a latte frother–resulting in a smoother beverage. Keep in mind, though, you’ll still need to stir occasionally, as the cinnamon will slowly sink to the bottom.
See the blog post above for variations and milk suggestion.
