Getting sick is the worst. The nose drips, the throat aches… need I continue? Only bowls of piping hot chicken noodle soup and warm sips of turmeric tea can get me through the day.
I made this fragrant elixir to help me stay hydrated and battle off the bugs. Aromatic mint leaves open up the nasal passages, while turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon help turn the body’s immune cells into ninjas. Honey moisturizes and soothes a raw, sore throat.
When you first look at turmeric’s mesmerizing golden color, you just know that it’ll give you superpowers. I tried to use this to my advantage by creating homemade turmeric skin bronzer for a summery sunkissed glow. Brilliant idea, right? Don’t go there- it was goopy and I ended up looking like I had mustard on my face.
Tanney: “Will this turn me into a superhero? If so, more please”
This turmeric tea is a force to be reckoned with! Take that, cold virus!
Turmeric Tea notes:
1. I used a mint tea that contains only peppermint leaves, since I’m not a huge fan of spearmint.
2. Feel free to substitute mint tea with your favorite tea instead.
3. The black pepper in this turmeric tea helps the body absorb turmeric better.
4. You can find turmeric at most grocery stores these days. Local Indian stores also sell turmeric at an inexpensive price.
- 1 peppermint tea bag
- 1 cup hot water
- 1.5 tsp chopped ginger
- ⅛ tsp turmeric
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- dash of black pepper
- Steep tea in hot water.
- In a separate cup, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Add the steeped tea to the cup and sweeten with honey!
Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve heard of this type of tea and have been wanting to try it! Pinned to make asap!
Thanks Marjory! You have to try it! 🙂
I actually have some fresh tumeric in the fridge. I might try this with that!
Oh wow, I’ve been looking for fresh turmeric in my local grocery store but haven’t been able to find it! Let me know how it turns out!
My mom has been eating a lot of turmeric and I’m sure she would love this option! I can’t wait to share it with her. Thank you!
Hope your mom enjoys this recipe! 🙂
Oh I am so glad to know this. I have some in my cabinet and really don’t like it, but I will use it the next time someone gets sick for sure. May just try it as a tea anyways. I love tea, haha! #laceyslegacy
Since you love tea, definitely give this a try. It’s tasty and so soothing!
Love peppermint and ginger with the turmeric. I will have to try it!
Thanks Michelle! I think you’ll love it 🙂
How I wish I had known about this before. I was struggling with some sort of flu for so long and could have used this tea! Great!
Sorry to hear that you were feeling under the weather 🙁 Hope you are doing much better now!
I have only made ginger tea and not with turmeric so I should try this. Love the honey and cinnamon there, too.
Thanks, I love ginger tea too! 🙂
Would like to know if it would help fibromyalgia since I read it is anti-inflammatory. What else is turmeric good for? Thanks annie
That’s a great question, I don’t think there’s enough medical research on turmeric and fibromyalgia to give you a definite answer. It makes sense to give it a try for any inflammatory condition though! 🙂
Can I use powered dry termeric
Sure! Powdered turmeric works great in this recipe 🙂
I’m running to the kitchen to make this right now! Both my husband and I are battling a wicked cold… sore throats, itchy eyes, runny nose and all. Must be the changing of the seasons!
That doesn’t sound fun at all! Hope you get well soon! 🙂
I had a whopper of a cold last week — just about keeled over. Wish I had known about this tea, but I will for next time (or hopefully there won’t be another cold in my future for awhile!). Cheers!
Sorry to hear that, hope you are feeling better now! 🙂
This sounds wonderful. I love herb tea and look forward to trying this soon.
Thanks Susan, I love herbal tea too 🙂 Peppermint is my favorite!
Hi! This looks great. Just a question re: the black pepper to make the turmeric better absorbed: how would you recommend adding it to the tea?
Hi Sarah! I just add a sprinkle of it into the tea after it has steeped 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
Wow thank you so much for sharing I have a bad virus and had this amazing tea last night and this morning works great. I just don’t want to stop drinking it..
OK I got really sick Friday night. I still am sick. Upper chest cold bad cough (to the point of blood). Been drinking turmeric and honey in peppermint tea …. awesome made me well enough to go to work… still have to see doctor cannot believe the change in two days (aka weekend). So gonna keep using it regularly… it is an acquired taste. Definitely works.
Want to try this. Been looking for heathy teas. I’m diabetic and use honey in tea anyway, but like the ginger and herbs to calm stomach and entir system when Coke or not feeling well, just really comforting.
easy and brilliant! didn’t have any mint, so tried it with fennel tea. suggest you leave the mix for a bit, and then seive/strainer.
I made one last year that had ginger and lemon slices in honey. It was refrigerated and you would use a spoonful in hot water for a tea. I will definitely make this calms because ginger calms digestion as does turmeric. You get the anti-inflammatory benefit of the turmeric as a bonus!
Yes, I take turmeric capsules daily for arthritis. I also like to cook with it and it makes chicken noodle soup really yummy. I’ve been wanting to make a tea out of it but didn’t know how. Now I do and think I will see how it makes my knee and other joints feel. I was doing water, cinnamon and honey and drinking it and it worked wonders, but it got old after a while and I got tired or all the sweetness. So this just might be the ticket!
If you use fresh ginger root and fresh turmeric, do you chop into small pieces and just steep them in boiling water and throw out – or use a blender to make into a paste and put that in with the hot water?
Our access to fresh turmeric is limited, so we usually stick with powder. With fresh turmeric and ginger, it might be better to steep the pieces and throw them out. Making a paste may cause irritation of the soft tissues of the mouth since too much ginger is potent.
Tremeric tea
I love it. Taste good. 🙂 I love mint herbal, hot water, ginger ground, tremeric powder, raw honey, cinnamon and dash black peppercorns. Enjoy it!
Add a little coconut oil to up the absorbency of the tumeric
Does white turmeric have the same benefit for arthritis as white turmeric?