Simple Turmeric Tea Recipe

cinnamon

clove

nutmeg

ginger (optional)

black pepper*

turmeric

water

Raw honey

Milk sub of choice (I went

Simmer herbs and water together for 10 mins.

Slow and steady stove top method

Boil water in your kettle and add to blender (a blender with gradual speed increase will reduce likely hood of pressure from steam of boiled water exploding out of your blender).

Add in spices and blend until smooth and unified in colour.

Fast and furious blender method

Just wondering if i would get same results placing the ingredients in an empty tea bag rather than having to strain the water every time?

I am dealing with chronic arthritis throughout my lumbar, hands and knees  with some agonizing pain. I have drank a coffee cup of Turmeric tea consisting of 2caps., honey and almond milk. Mercy! The flavor is awesome.

The only thing missing from this recipe is a bit of oil (a good half to whole teaspoon unprocessed, organic coconut oil - or olive oil if you prefer) which protects the turmeric's chemicals through the stomach, and a couple grinds of peppercorns Which increases absorption of the active chemicals by upward of 2000 percent! These are included in most "golden milk" recipes which is basically what you are making - albeit this recipe is not as effective without the two missing ingredients. :)

I would add to what some of the folks already said, which is that turmeric has little to no benefit if you do not add black pepper. So, I love the look of the recipe, especially the ginger (mmm), but there aren't any benefits, it's scientifically proven, unless there is black pepper in it.

This tea is so good.  I say it is as good as a pumpkin spice latte without the coffee.This fall I  had 2 surgery and 3 cortisone shots in my back for Osteoarthritis both in my neck and lower back.  Afterwards I had insomnia so bad I was awake till 3-4 in the morning for about 3 weeks.  In an effort to cleanse my body, around December 1st,  I started drinking the tea around 6-7 pm.  I was falling asleep by 9 pm and sleeping all night. My inflammation has subsided and I can function well.  
 Using this tea this is what I have learned:
 Turmeric must be mixed with black pepper to be absorbed.  ( ¼ cup turmeric and ½ teaspoon ground fresh whole black pepper)I just keep that mixed up and take a teaspoon when I make the tea.  I didn't know I should add Coconut oil.  But I do add that to my coffee. I will try it in my tea. 
Is there a limited amount of turmeric you should have a day?  I have read and heard different things anywhere from 500 mg to 2600 mg.
What can I use to make the tea.  It stains my pan and it is difficult to pour the tea from the pan to my teapot without spilling it.  I have a gas stove, is there a special tea pot I can use to cook it in.

Hi Meghan

Thanks for the great recipe. Can I use raw milk instead of milk sub?

Thanks! Loving this recipe, just made it for the second time in two days.  I also added vanilla powder. Instead of milk I've made it bulletproof with butter and some cream and also cacao butter and blended.  It's Soooo yummy! Like a super healthy chocolate chai!

First taste it is yummy.  Will await any results, but definitely will have it again.

Tried it several times, LOVE IT!!!! Today I'm trying to do it in a teabag and see if that works! It hurts me too much to strain it. Yes I have pain in my hands I really hope this helps me...n

Helen try the turmeric tea tonic that Meghan has put together for the purpose of inflammation....it works WONDERS! Believe me I suffer, correction used to suffer from inflammation from my hip joints.  Painful stiffness during the entire day, night and the mornings were the worse.  No pain medicine nor muscle relaxer were helping anymore.  These were before a rheumatologist put me through intravenous medication saying it was one of many autoimmune inflammatory diseases.  We all know that drugs help with one thing but hurt or create others.  In my case, my liver was damaged (but reversible), cysts throughout my body &amp; organs, and got the flu.  Stopped that medicine, yet I still needed help with my inflammation.  Found the tonic and have been drinking it for a month and a half and I FELL GREAT!

Hello Meghan,
A co-worker suggested having turmeric, honey &amp; either lemon or ginger combo into a tea to battle pain. I googled turmeric to learn more &amp; get a tea blend.  Up comes your site.  I used your tea blend (minus cloves &amp; "milk").  It tastes great &amp; can't wait to see the effects.

Looks like the best recipe I have seen out there. Waiting for organic turmeric to arrive from Amazon. Looking forward to trying it soon.

Meghan, I LOVE this recipe and am I ever glad I found it!!  Delicious, most definitely!!  Soothing to the max =)  I use fresh turmeric and ginger root ground up in the blender for a more powerful taste. Then added coconut oil and liquid cayenne drops from your turmeric tonic recipe:  super delicious!! Shared the recipe with my Jamaican mum who just loves it!!  She said it really helps her aches and pains.  Thank you so much!!  ;-)

Thank you all for the original recipe and comments with suggestions. I had not liked turmeric, yet I bought a fresh tuber along with some fresh ginger and was looking for ideas on how I could use it. I find this tea to be quite pleasant. It's a keeper. Thanks!  BTW, I couldn't find the inflammatory turmeric tea mentioned in someone's comment. Might you send that to me?

This smells delicious as it simmers!
One question:  Is it normal for the turmeric &amp; spices to turn into a kind of jelly?  Is this what you're straining out?

Okay, I have been trying to get turmeric into my life. This seemed like a good idea. At the end it didn't have quite the spice I wanted. I steeped it with a roobio ginger tea tea bag and added a bit more honey. Now it seems perfect. Thank you.

I just bought a bag of organic turmeric, can't wait to try!!

I'd like for you to post your credentials to the page with proof that you're a nutritionist because I find that point to be highly suspect.  ANY nutritionist would KNOW that turmeric is NOT an herb.  It's a root.  There are very SPECIFIC difference between roots, herbs, and spices.  If you're getting extremely basic information incorrect how are we to trust that anything else you're saying is truthful and correct?

Thanks for the recipe, am trying it right now. I have arthritis in my hands...hope this will help with the pain and swelling. Can you drink it everyday.
It does taste good.

Hi Meghan!  I've been drinking the tumeric tea about 3-4 times a week for the past 3 weeks.  I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this strange side effect...sweaty and stinky feet!!!!  A co-worker is also experiencing this...  Thought this might give you and your readers a good laugh if nothing else...

Just made a Turmeric Tea for the first time, using fresh turmeric and ginger.  Love it!   Warm and comforting on a grey 'Spring' day.   Thanks!

I am just starting to have a cup before bedtime..  1 boiled 2 cups of water with 1teaspoon of raw turmeric powder. Added 3 spoonfuls of raw honey and 2 spoonfuls lemon juice.  Honestly I was wondering why blogs say that it tastes good but for me, the taste was so aweful that I almost cannot take in. But then I have to drink it considering the health benefits.. I wish I can take more of these as much as I can.

I wouldn't recommend adding boiling anything to a blender, as most have plastic parts! Great recipe though

Exactly.  There is no safe plastic.  Our various government offices approve and disapprove things as being safe, depending on how much the corporate lobbyists pay them.  Especially, never heat plastic.  I would use a metal stick blender instead.

I would like to know if you can drink the tea/tonic if you have Severe Hemophilia B.

I made mine with coconut milk and it is delicious! I'm hoping it will clear up my congested sinuses. Thanks :)

From a serious tea lover; your basic turmeric tea recipe is the best I've found. This is a very thorough article, you've done an excellent job creating a valuable asset for the tea-drinking community - thank you! 

Best,
Jay from http://teaperspective.com

Can I just add tumeric to my English Breakfast Tea and Constant Comment tea?

So I was surfing the web for different ways to take in turmeric. I have in the past purchased a tea that was combined with gunpowder green tea it was yummy. So I purchased the ingredients myself. Today i tried the turmeric, green tea, cinnamon and a teaspoon of coconut oil and a pinch of honey! yum Thanks for the cinnamon idea :-)

Turmeric is sooooo healthy for you! I always have it during the winter months and honestly it helps me from getting sick. I absolutely love your recipe. It tastes amazing. But there are times when I don't have time so for those times I bought a pack from www.thegoldennumberco.com and it is one of my favorites on the go! Love it. Thank you for sharing.

I haven't tried your recipe, yet. Just found it while searching.  But I've been drinking turmeric tea for a while.  Actually only started because the turmeric dulled the taste of my ginger tea, so it became ginger and turmeric tea.  Would just like to say that just drinking ginger and turmeric has improved my health dramatically.  I guess it's time to add some more good stuff.

Have been reading about the benefits of tumeric and came across this tea recipe.  Thought I would make a couple of cups. Had everything but cloves. I was expecting I would have to force this down but willingly because of the health benefits.  To my surprise,  I thoroughly enjoyed  the whole 2 cups!  I like it just as much,  if not more than my honey vanilla chamomile.

Hi Meghan.  The first time I made this tea, it had the it was watery just like tea.  I like it very much.  I am not sure what I have done differently other than adding more tumeric, but it seems to be thicker, more like a sludge.  Should it be watery or sludgy?  Could it be that I am boiling it too long or too hard?  Should it just be simmered?  Thanks for your help
Ann

Eye opener amazing how a few common spices mixed together  can be so benifitial in so many areas of the body

Is "Frontier Organics" the same company as "Frontier CO-OP" ???

Some Walmarts in Canada sells the fresh root.

Funny, I just put my spices in the same jars! They sure don't stack as well as I'd hoped, making it a bit of a disaster some times, so, I bought round magnets from the craft section and glued one on the bottom of each jar. Tadahhh! Love that turmeric tea! It's helped me get my blood pressure numbers down med free. 😊

I made the basic recipe and added a tiny amount of vanilla bean paste. This was delicious!

This site is amazing.  I've been researching Turmeric and this site is by far the most detailed site out there!  Answered in simple layman terminology.  Thank you for all the information.

Fantastic site! Said it all about tumeric. Heart warming for me cos I started trying out tumeric tea today.

I haven't try it yet but I got my recipe today so am going in tonight to try it

I bought ground tumeric at the store tonight and was wondering what to do with it, so I hit up Google and found your recipe. This tea is ahmazing. It tastes very much like chai to me. Next time I'll add a splash of vanilla extract, and I might try maple syrup instead of honey. Yummy! Thank you for this recipe.

This tea is absolutely delicious! So shocked at home tasty and filling it is. 

I wonder what has congealed. One of the ingredients, or all together, has congealed during the simmering process. What causes this?

I added a pinch of cayenne to speed up circulation which helps decrease inflammation and could be substituted for black pepper to avoid allergy

Hi, i was wondering if i could make a large batch of the tumeric tea at a time? Just using the spices, honey and a dash of water, simmering down a bit then store in the fridge to use as a syrup to add hot water and milk to.

I am making the tonic and really like the flavors, but I am not liking the hemp chunks.  I like the flavor of them but when I am drinking I don't do chunks.  So should I be leaving them, grinding them, or draining them off?

Looking to try a turmeric tea recipe, precisely because of its cancer fighting properties and this is a winner!  I did look at Dr. Weil's basic recipe and it seemed like it might be less interesting.  This is quite good!  I will try to incorporate it!

I prefer to make batches of stovetop items. I see that you said  this can be done with either recipe. Do you still get the same benefits by drinking either cold? Obviously adding the ghee/coconut oil would not work, but for the anti inflammatory benefits would those still be experienced?

Excellent recipes!  Some further suggestions:
1.  I drink turmeric teas as often at room temperature as I do when still hot. They are tasteful and healthy alternatives to drinking mere water. 
2.  Straining the ground spices is optional. I've yet to experience "oversteeping".
3.   Don't ever miss the chance to include Cardamom!

Does anyone know of any practical way to strain this tea? I have used coffee filters, paper towels over a colander and a tea infuser. The spices all fill the tiny holes in my makeshift strainers and it stops straining completely. By the time the tea is "strained" it is cold and the final product makes only 1 cup from 2 cups of water.  Sure would love to hear any suggestions ;-)

I love this turmeric tea. But even after straining it the spices are in the bottom of the cup.  Are the spices themselves drinkable?

I am 69 years old, I am having problems walking.
I have arthritis and a very bad heel spurs.
I have been drinking the tea for two days.
And I feel better and can walk better. 
Thank you

I may try the tea recipe but, won't this stain your teeth?

Beautiful Meghan, why can I print the tonic recipe but not the tea recipe?

Brilliant site and have learnt loads on reading it, I have MS so am eager to try these recipes but just have 1 question, if I make the Turmeric tea cross this automatically produce Curcumin or do you buy/ add this separately??

I don't know what goji berries are and I'm not sure we have them in my country (Nigeria), so I have two questions:
1. What are the health benefits of goji berries?
2. What can be used to replace it where it's not available?

I just made a turmeric and rice water tea (w/pepper) using some of your recipe. I have had a flare up of colitis for some time now and I'm slowly adding natural remedies as well as letting go of old ideas. Result so far; mood boosted, stomach gas improved and the body is liking this... optimistic on adding more turmeric to my diet.
Thanks,
Chris

Hi Dear
the recipe is awesome I had been taking, freshly ground turmeric boiled in milk for few minutes,with freshly ground black pepper.

somehow I never liked milk of any kind nor can I handle multiple spices as we live in a tropical country with lots of sun.

I would like to ask if I can drink turmeric in boiling water with black pepper, kindly advice.
Just to add I am also diabetic.

Can I put all my ingredients in my coffee maker filter and let the water drip through it to my coffee pot? Especially since I use a lot of whole spices?

Can I add TEA to this recipe? Will it still get same or at least some benefits of Turmeric, Clove

simple turmeric tea recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 1

Cost: $39.94 /serving

Author : Meghan Telpner

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