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Golden Cardamom Coconut Milk with Dates

A velvety, turmeric-gold coconut milk sweetened with blended dates, fragrant with cardamom and a whisper of black pepper.

Golden Cardamom Coconut Milk with Dates

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup160 gCoconut milk, cannedshaken well
  • 1¼ cups300 gWater
  • 36 gMedjool dates, pittedfinely chopped
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cardamom
  • ½ tsp1 gGround ginger
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gBlack pepper
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. Finely chop the dates so they soften quickly.
  2. In a small pot, whisk the coconut milk with the water until smooth.
  3. Add the dates, turmeric, cardamom, ground ginger, black pepper and salt to the pot and whisk well.
  4. Warm over medium-low heat, whisking often, until steaming and the dates are very soft, about 6 to 8 minutes; do not let it boil hard.
  5. Take the pot off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
  6. Whisk vigorously or blend with an immersion blender until the dates melt in and the drink is frothy.
  7. Pour half into each mug and serve hot.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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