Cardamom Honey Latte

Name: Cardamom Honey Latte
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4 mugs
Ingredients: 3 cups whole milk (720 ml); 8 green cardamom pods, crushed; 1 cup strong hot coffee (240 ml); 3 tbsp honey; 4 tbsp brandy, optional (60 ml); ground cardamom

Cardamom is the quiet star of Scandinavian and Middle Eastern coffee, and it makes a warm, floral milk that goes beautifully with honey. Serve it plain at the end of dinner, or leave the brandy on the table.

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What you'll need

3 cups whole milk (720 ml)
8 green cardamom pods, crushed
1 cup strong hot coffee (240 ml)
3 tbsp honey
4 tbsp brandy, optional (60 ml)
ground cardamom

How to make it

Heat the milk and cardamom pods gently for 5 minutes, until steaming, then strain.
Whisk the honey into the coffee, and divide between four mugs. Add the brandy if using.
Pour in the hot milk and finish with a pinch of cardamom.
Glass: Warmed glass mugs. Garnish: A pinch of ground cardamom.

Chef's secrets

Crack the pods open with the flat of a knife so the seeds can escape.

Decaf is fine at night.

Good to know

Make ahead

Infuse the milk earlier in the day and reheat.