Honey Saffron Milk {Gluten-free}
We all need to be drinking mugs of this spiced fragrant and warming honey saffron milk. 5 minutes and a few ingredients are all you need to make this drink that your whole family will love.
Warm honey and milk recipe. How I love thee.
Brrrrrrrrr. Have you guys been as fooled as me recently? Fooled by the mild autumn and winter we have been having through to earlier this year. Fooled into ‘it’s not so bad, look I don’t even need a scarf, what were people complaining about’ kinda smugness.
I am not too proud to admit that my temporary smugness has been frozen out of me. Yeap, the fire has been roaring full blast, I am wearing 3 jumpers and I refuse to leave the house unless ABSOLUTELY necessary.
I might have been a tad grumpy whilst taking the kiddoes to the animal farm and play grounds over the colder weekend. Hey, I am only human.
There is one big advantage to the cold though. And that is having the excuse to make warming drinks like this honey saffron milk with extra warmth, fragrance and sweetness from some cardamom.
I tend to make a honey saffron tea as well, but more often than not I just whip up a milky version as it is less work and the absence of the tea allows the flavour of both the milk and the saffron to shine through. Some of my favourite flavours in one cup.
I tend to make a large pot of milk and honey, which means I have some to hand and can and pour myself a mug full every few hours, whilst leaving the saffron and cardamom pods to steep in the milk. So I get a stronger and stronger drink towards the end of the day. Just how I like it.
Honey saffron milk, how I love thee.
How to Make Honey Milk
- Put the milk, cardamom pods and saffron threads into a pot over low hit and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 5 mins. Then switch off the heat.
- Stir in the honey and let milk cool a little bit before serving.
- Top the warm milk and honey drink with a few saffron strands, a few pistachio nuts and some rose petals.
Spiced Milk Recipes Tip
- Feel free to use a non dairy milk of your choice.
- Add or reduce spices to your taste.
- Feel free to use maple syrup or date syrup instead of honey.
What to Serve With Honey Saffron Milk With?
More Saffron Recipes
If you like saffron then why not try my easy saffron sauce with pasta and figs.
More Warm Drinks
Instant Pot Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate.
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Honey Saffron Milk
Ingredients
- 500 ml (2 cups) semi-skimmed milk
- 4 cardamom pods split
- 0.25 tsp saffron threads or more to your taste
- 2 tsp honey
Instructions
- Put the milk, cardamom pods and saffron threads into a pot over low hit and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 5 mins. Then switch off the heat.
- Stir in the honey and let milk cool a little bit before serving.
- Top with a few saffron strands, a few pistachio nuts and some rose petals.
Nutrition
O I love the sweetness of the honey! How lovely!
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Oooh, this sounds delicious. I like the a2 milk alternative!
a2 Milk is so useful for a whole lot of people.
I love saffron but I have never tried it in milk. This looks so pretty!
Thank you.
This looks so pretty and delicious. I am always looking for new ways to use saffron! Never used it in a milk before. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Its flavours works really well with the milk.
I bet that’s fab. Love the cardamom and the saffron would make the milk luxuriously rich. Fab photos too. GG
Thanks GG.
I haven’t ever tried warmed milk AT ALL. This drink sounds positively cozy, and this flavor combination is one of my favorites as well, so I will definitely be trying this!
Enjoy.
Your photos are incredible. They definitely make me want to try this out. Bookmarking to make later. YUMMMMM
Enjoy every sip
I can only imagine how great this milk tastes. Saffron + cardamom + honey. That’s a combo made in heaven!
I know right?
This sounds fantastic and I’m more than a little bit in love with the colour. Going to have to make this drink.
Almost too pretty to drink.
Winter is good for warm beverages! Never heard of a2 milk before but am fascinated — I feel like a have a sensitivity to dairy and try to stay away from it, but would be interested in trying this a2 milk!
It is definitely worth trying out Vicky
I’ve been meaning to try the A2 milk for a while, so glad you reminded me about it! And the combo of honey, saffron and cardamom sounds delicious!
Hope you like a2 Milk.
What a fantastic combination of flavours – this is so what I love! Its a grey miserable day here too so a great pick me up!
Completely new drink for me… I call this type warm and fuzzy! Very pretty color and sounds satisfying to a cold winter AM!
What a gorgeous color! I have never learned to love saffron but this looks so appealing I might just have to try it and see if this is the recipe that makes me a convert!
I hope you get converted to Saffron – it is so so lovely
I love the colour and the addition of cardamom and honey sound fantastic, definitely perfect on a chilly day!
What beautiful colour. I love turmeric milk, so this sounds like a nice change.
Yeah, saffron and turmeric do add a lovely colour to drinks.