Cinnamon Dandelion Tea With Milk & Honey (Inspired by Stuart Little)

By Renee, from Raising Generation Nourished

Warm & comforting, this herbal tea has a kid friendly twist to celebrate the story of Stuart Little!

This fall brought a bit of a season of life transition for me. As I straddle the season of babyhood and school aged children, I’m torn between my heart being sad at my last baby turning 2 and the joy of finally getting full nights of sleep after the last 7 years of pregnancy and nursing babies!

While I savor every “first” and “last” of my last baby, unsure of how navigating out of babyhood will feel, my oldest who is 6 1/2 gives me glimpses of what it will be like to have these little people in the house that can actually converse with me and show amazing creativity and intellect. A first grader now, she comes home from school with adventurous stories about her day and it is so fun to have someone to talk to after all day with a 2 year old!

One of the things my oldest and I have started picking up in the last year is reading chapter books together. While my little book worm started reading pretty early and loves to read on her own, there is just something about this age and being read to. You can physically see the imagination playing in their heads sometimes. And the conversation is always so good.

Stuart Little was under the Christmas tree this year and it is just one of those nostalgic books I was excited to share with her. We started reading it a few weeks back and it has been fun to share the story with her.

Toward the end of the story, Stuart Little spends a day preparing a boat for his date with Miss Ames, and after his long day “he prepared a light supper of dandelion milk and ham.” We haven’t reached that part in the book yet but my plan is to prepare some dandelion tea to have with her when we reach the end of the story. It is rare that I get secluded one on one time with her these days, but we are able to sneak in 10 or 15 minutes to talk and have tea during little one’s naps, and it is so special.

This simple herbal tea is warm and comforting. While dandelion root can be quite bitter by itself, when roasted it gives a warmth to the tea and to make it especially kid friendly I figured adding a cinnamon stick to stir in some raw honey would be the perfect addition. Adding a splash of raw milk or coconut milk is the perfect touch too!

Resources:

• Roasted Dandelion Tea Bags
• Stuart Little

More warming teas you might enjoy:

• Nettle Infusions for Kids
• Apple Spice Tea
• London Fog Earl Grey Latte
• Pumpkin Chai Tea Latte

CINNAMON DANDELION TEA WITH MILK & HONEY

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiling water water
• 2 tsp roasted dandelion root (or use dandelion root tea bags)
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2-3 tsp raw honey to taste
• Splashes of raw milk, cream, or coconut milk to taste

Directions:

1. Add the dandelion root and cinnamon sticks to the hot water, cover, and steep 5-10 minutes.
2. Strain off the dandelion root and put a cinnamon stick in each tea cup.
3. Warm up the dandelion tea stovetop if you like it hotter, and then pour the prepared tea into your tea cups and use the cinnamon sticks as stir sticks to stir in the raw honey and milk to taste.

For The Love of Food & Books :: Cinnamon Dandelion Tea With Milk & Honey Inspired by Stewart Little

 

Author:

Renee Kohley

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Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water water
• 2 tsp roasted dandelion root (or use roasted dandelion root tea bags)
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2-3 tsp raw honey to taste
• Splashes of raw milk, cream, or coconut milk to taste

Instructions

1. Add the dandelion root and cinnamon sticks to the hot water, cover, and steep 5-10 minutes.
2. Strain off the dandelion root and put a cinnamon stick in each tea cup.
3. Warm up the dandelion tea stovetop if you like it hotter, and then pour the prepared tea into your tea cups and use the cinnamon sticks as stir sticks to stir in the raw honey and milk to taste.

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Renee Kohley

Renee is a wife and momma of 3 girls six years old and under. She is passionate about raising the next generation of kids with a better understanding where their food comes from and how food affects their bodies. She is committed to teaching others that simple, real food can make positive changes in health and can be done on a (very) tight budget, all while making the kids smile. Renee blogs at Raising Generation Nourished

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