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Cardamom Ginger Coconut Date Steamer
A creamy, gently sweet steamer of freshly blended oat milk and coconut milk, warmed with fresh ginger, fragrant cardamom and caramel-like dates.

- One pot
- 12 min · 10 min hands-on
- Makes 2 glasses
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1½ cups360 gWater
- ¼ cup20 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
- 30 gMedjool dates, pittedchopped
- 2 tbsp grated12 gFresh gingerpeeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup80 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
- ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
- a pinch0.3 gSalt
- ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
Steps
- Prepare the ingredients first: peel and thinly slice the ginger, chop the dates and stir the coconut milk in its can until smooth.
- Make the oat milk base: put the water, oats, dates and ginger in a blender and blend on high for about 1 minute, until completely smooth.
- Pour the blended oat milk base into a small pot, scraping out the blender.
- Whisk the coconut milk, cardamom and salt into the pot.
- Warm over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 minutes, whisking often, until steaming and slightly thickened; do not let it boil.
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Whisk until frothy, divide between two mugs and serve hot.
Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.
Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.
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