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Saffron-Style Turmeric Vanilla Lassi

A plain sweet lassi tinted golden with turmeric, scented with vanilla and a whisper of ground ginger and black pepper, blended frothy and light over ice.

Saffron-Style Turmeric Vanilla Lassi

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups360 gPlain yogurt, low-fatchilled
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gSkim milkcold
  • 2 tbsp24 gGranulated sugar
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp1 gGround turmeric
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround ginger
  • ⅛ tsp0.2 gBlack peppera small pinch
  • 1 tbsp8 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)finely chopped

Steps

  1. Finely chop the pumpkin seeds and set them aside for garnish.
  2. Pour the cold skim milk into the blender, add the sugar and blend for 10 seconds to dissolve it.
  3. Add the turmeric, ground ginger, black pepper and vanilla to the milk and blend a few seconds to disperse the spices evenly.
  4. Add the chilled plain yogurt and blend on high for 30 to 45 seconds until smooth and frothy on top.
  5. Pour the lassi into two glasses over ice and sprinkle each with half of the chopped pumpkin seeds. Serve right away.

Contains: Milk.

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

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