Warm Almond Milk and Honey

This creamy warm almond milk and honey recipe is the perfect bedtime routine to promote good sleep. This recipe tastes like a fall day, it’s dairy-free and packed with nourishing ingredients. Warm almond milk is a great plant-based beverage that naturally releases melatonin into the brain, which is necessary for deep sleep.

Warm Almond Milk Ingredients

I love lattes, and this warm almond milk and honey recipe has the taste of a decadent one, just without the caffeine. Here’s the ingredients you need to make this bedtime drink recipe:

• Unsweetened Almond Milk: Whether you choose store-bought almond milk or try my homemade almond milk recipe, def stick with unsweetened to avoid unnecessary sugars.
• Raw honey: Honey is a natural sweetener that also contains tryptophan which is a hormone that helps relax and send sleep signals to the body to promote restful deep sleep. If you have manuka honey— even better. Use it!
• Ground Cinnamon: Full of nutrients, cinnamon sticks are a great spice to help rid of inflammation. Freshly ground your cinnamon for that nutty flavor. Also, you can use some raw almonds for nuttiness.
• Ground Ginger: Ginger is great to add to warm almond milk before bed. Fresh ginger is a bit too spicy for my bedtime routine, so I stick to ground in this recipe. You can leave this out if you don’t have it.
• Cayenne Pepper: This spicy addition aids in digestion. A tiny amount is all you need in this warm almond milk to help get your body ready for bedtime.

How to Make Warm Almond Milk with Honey

This healthy hot milk is super easy to make! Whether you want to use a stovetop, high-powered blender or microwave, you’ll first need to warm the almond milk. Here’s three methods:

• Saucepan method: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan on medium-low heat and stir until warm. If you are adding in the almond butter and honey, add them at this stage. Pour into your favorite mug and enjoy!
• Blender method: If you have a high-powered blender, you can heat this recipe up directly in your blender. Simply add all the ingredients to the blender and blend until heated. It will be super frothy when finished, especially if you add in a tablespoon of almond butter.
• Microwave method: Combine all ingredients into a heat-safe mug and microwave for up to 30 seconds. Carefully test to ensure it’s not too hot before drinking.

Benefits of Warm Milk Before Bed

Warm milk has been a bedtime drink for generations to help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer and feel better when you wake up in the morning. Let’s dive into this recipe and highlight the individual ingredients that have been scientifically noted to improve sleep.

• Almond milk contains sleep-promoting hormones and minerals, like tryptophan, melatonin, and magnesium. Fun fact: 1 cup of almond milk contains 16 mg of magnesium
• Honey is a natural sugar that slightly raises your insulin levels, allowing tryptophan to enter the brain. Tryptophan is turned into niacin, which creates serotonin, which produces melatonin, an essential hormone for sleep. Reason 2,248 the human body rawks.
• Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde, a naturally occurring flavonoid that gives cinnamon its flavour and odour. It also happens to play a role in improving sleep quality in insomnia.

More Healthy Bedtime Beverages

I love sleep and need a lot of it to function properly. I also love coffee, yet I have to cut myself off by 2:00pm if I want to get a good night’s sleep. Turning to healthy caffeine alternatives, like warm almond milk, helps my body calm down and get ready for a great night’s sleep.

• Sleep Well Smoothie: A calming smoothie I drink when hungry before bedtime.
• Pink Moon Milk: This is a great non-caffeinated drink that helps me naturally calm down before bedtime.
• Lavender Sleep Tea: A lovely tea I use to settle my mind when I can’t sleep.