Cinnamon Vanilla Metabolic Latte
This Cinnamon Vanilla Metabolic Latte is everything your fall mornings need, warm, frothy, and deeply grounding. Made with tea or coffee, butter or ghee, and creamy fat for sustained energy, it’s the perfect sugar-free ritual to support metabolism and soothe your nervous system. Choose black tea for gentle focus or rooibos for calm clarity, and let this spiced, nourishing latte become your new seasonal favorite.
Why this Recipe is good for us:
Cinnamon
Metabolically: Helps stabilize blood sugar and reduce cravings.
Ayurvedically: Warming, light, and digestive — balances Vata and Kapha.
Butter or Ghee
Metabolically: Provides clean fat for steady energy and mental focus.
Ayurvedically: Nourishes and grounds; builds ojas (vitality).
Vanilla + Cardamom
Metabolically: Adds sweetness and aroma without sugar.
Ayurvedically: Calming, sattvic, and mood-lifting, supports mental clarity.
Heavy Cream or Coconut Cream
Metabolically: Fat-forward fuel that stabilizes blood sugar.
Ayurvedically: Heavy and stabilizing; prevents dryness and anxiety in Vata season.
Black or Rooibos Tea
Metabolically: Tea polyphenols support gut health and metabolism.
Ayurvedically: Black tea is warming and stimulating (great for Kapha mornings); rooibos is calming and mineral-rich (great for Vata afternoons).
Cinnamon Vanilla Metabolic Latte
Servings: 1
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup hot brewed coffee, black tea, or rooibos tea (choose your base)
¼ cup heavy cream or full-fat coconut cream (for dairy-free)
1 tbsp butter or ghee
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground cardamom (optional but lovely)
¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
Sweetener of choice, to taste: ⅛ tsp pure monk fruit or a few drops stevia (start small)
Small pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Brew your base: Make 1 cup of hot coffee, black tea, or rooibos tea.
Blend: Add hot liquid, cream, butter/ghee, spices, vanilla, sweetener, and salt to a blender. Blend 20–30 seconds until frothy and smooth.
Serve: Pour into a mug, dust with cinnamon, and enjoy as your grounding morning or afternoon ritual.
Notes
Caffeine-free: Use rooibos or dandelion/chicory root tea.
Dairy-free: Use coconut cream and coconut oil.
Protein boost: Add 1 scoop collagen or unflavored Whey protein powder if tolerated.
Extra warmth: A pinch of dry ginger or nutmeg adds digestive fire.
Best time: Ideal between 7–10 AM or midafternoon when energy dips.
