5 Delicious homemade drink recipes to boost your immunity this winter

Healthy hot drinks in the winter are not only great for keeping warm but also for enhancing your immunity. Here, nutritionist Daria Korableva shares some of her favourite recipes for comforting homemade drinks to indulge in during the holiday season. 

1. Golden Milk

For one serving

Ingredients:

- Coconut milk - 170 ml

- Turmeric - 1/3 tsp

- Cinnamon - ½ tsp

- Pinch of black pepper

- Honey / maple syrup

Method

Warm the milk and blend all the ingredients in a blender or cappuccino maker.

2. Chicory with dates

For one serving

Ingredients

- Chicory powder - 2 tsp.

- Cinnamon - to taste

- Dates soaked in water for 2 hours - 2 pieces

- Ginger root - 0,3 cm

- Hot water - 180 ml

Method: 

Remove the puts from the dates and peel them. Grate ginger root. Blend all the ingredients with a blender until smooth.

3. Winter smoothie

For two servings

Ingredients

- Warm coconut/other vegetable milk - 190 ml

- Fresh pumpkin - 120 g

- Orange - 1 piece

- Persimmon - 1 piece

- Turmeric - 1/3 tsp

- Cinnamon - ½ tsp

- Pepper - a pinch

Method

Peel aed chop the pumpkin, orange and persimmon, and puree with a blender with the rest of the ingredients.

4. Spicy pumpkin latte

For 1-2 servings

Ingredients

- Roasted pumpkin - 45g

- Coconut milk 200ml + 50ml water

OR

- almond milk - 250 ml

- turmeric - 3 tsp

- cinnamon - 1/3 tsp

- ginger - ¼ tsp

- pinch of black pepper or chilli

- honey / maple syrup – to taste

- zest of 1 orange

Method

Heat the milk and blend in a blender with all the ingredients.

5. Rejuvenating cocoa

For one serving

Ingredients

- sugar-free cocoa - 1 tsp.
- curcuma- 1/3 tsp.
- cinnamon - 1/3 tsp.
- nutmeg/ginger - pinch
- cardamom - 1/4 tsp.
- black pepper - pinch
- coconut milk - 120 ml
- water - 120 ml

Method: 

Add all the ingredients to a saucepan, whisk, bring to the boil and turn off.
Cocoa is a source of essential minerals that are important for a woman's peace of mind, mood and stable hormone levels. Cocoa contains a fair amount of magnesium, so it deserves a place in your diet. But you should also remember that cocoa contains caffeine, you should drink it before 5pm.

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