Turmeric and honey both are amazing skincare ingredients and equally or even better when it comes to health. Turmeric has amazing healing properties and it also has anti-inflammatory effects that keeps your body strong and away from any internal inflammation. Most of the internal problems that we get is because of inflammation and turmeric takes care of it. Honey has anti microbial properties that keeps you internally healthy as well and boosts immunity. A combination of turmeric and honey is a great health ingredient and because honey is sweet, this combination can be used as a healthy sweetener.
Turmeric honey can not only help sweeten your food or drinks but it will also help boost immunity, which is essential specially during this pandemic outbreak! Keeping your immunity stronger is the only way to stay healthy and making a healthy switch from refined sugar to turmeric honey is the best way. Below is how you can make turmeric honey and also various ways in which it can be used –
RECIPE FOR TURMERIC HONEY
BENEFITS OF INGREDIENTS USED IN TURMERIC HONEY RECIPE:
Turmeric
Turmeric has healing properties and also antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects that help reduce any body inflammation and heals the body from within. Helps build your body’s immunity and resistance power and keeps invading antigen and infections at bay. Other health benefits of turmeric include prevention of arthritis, detoxifying the liver, improving skin health, promoting weight loss, wound healing, digestion etc.
Honey
Honey has several health benefits and some of them include improving digestion, boosting immunity, reducing the risk of illness and diseases, heal cuts and wounds etc. Also helps aid weight loss and also raises the levels of antioxidants in the blood. Honey is an instant source of energy and it is also great for relieving morning sickness. If you have sore throat, honey can be a great remedy. It has anti bacterial, anti allergy, anti-viral and anti-fungal effects.
METHOD:
Things you need-
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 2-3 tablespoons cooking turmeric
Directions-
Making turmeric honey is extremely simple and you just need 1/3 cup of raw honey and 2-3 tablespoons of cooking variety turmeric. Take a jar and add in raw honey and turmeric and mix it really well until it is lump-free and smooth. Your turmeric honey is ready! It was that simple. Store this in an airtight jar and use it as and when required. Honey can crystallize in winters, it is a very normal thing; you just need to keep it at room temperature for a few minutes or warm up a bit before using.
WAYS TO USE TURMERIC HONEY:
- Use this in your regular smoothie recipes. Add a tablespoon or so of this natural sweetener to Your shakes and smoothies before blending.
- You can add a tablespoon of this to warm water and have it in the morning to boost weight loss and also to improve digestion and overall skin health.
- Add a tablespoon or two of this natural sweetener to milk to make your own golden milk. This is a super quick recipe for turmeric milk or Golden milk. You can also add a pinch of black pepper. This drink has great health benefits.
- Use this as a sweetener or as a topping for your pancakes, oatmeal porridge, tea cakes etc.
- You can also use this sweetener in your tea and coffee if you like.
- Add this to your regular desert recipes as a sweetener. Can be used in cupcakes, regular cakes, pancakes, sweet breads etc.
