Hot vanilla milk with honey and cinnamon

Hot vanilla milk made with a vanilla pod and a cinnamon stick, sweetened with honey, frothed and sprinkled with nutmeg. Family-friendly and caffeine-free, a warm alternative to juice on winter evenings, 199 kcal.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 5 min
• Cooking time: 10 min
• Total time: 15 min
• Calories: 199 kcal per serving
• Protein: 9 g
• Fat: 9 g
• Carbs: 21 g

Ingredients

• 500ml milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 20g honey
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 pinch of nutmeg

Method

You’ll need: saucepan · milk frother · grater

1. Split the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds.
2. Put the milk, vanilla seeds, vanilla pod and cinnamon stick into a pan and heat over a medium heat until the milk steams. It shouldn't boil.
3. Take the pan off the heat and leave the milk to infuse, covered, for 5 minutes.
4. Remove the vanilla pod and cinnamon stick and stir in the honey.
5. Froth the vanilla milk, divide it between two mugs and grate a little nutmeg over the top.

Good to know

Lots of people know hot milk with honey from childhood. With a vanilla pod and a cinnamon stick, it becomes a drink for winter evenings. The spices infuse the milk for five minutes – that's all it takes.

Swaps

Milk → oat milk (vegan, then maple syrup instead of honey). Vanilla pod → 1 tsp vanilla extract. Cinnamon stick → a pinch of cardamom. Honey → maple syrup.

Cooking tips

Heat the milk slowly over a medium heat and stir often so it doesn't catch.

Storage

Best drunk fresh; you can dry the scraped-out vanilla pod and use it again.

Allergens

Contains milk; no gluten, egg or nuts. Suitable for children from one year old and in pregnancy; honey isn't suitable for babies under one year old.