Maple Evening Pages

Maple gives oat milk a deeper sweetness than plain sugar would, with cinnamon adding a warm edge. The combination is familiar without needing much preparation. Warm the milk slowly and stir in the maple thoroughly before tasting. A little cinnamon is enough, especially because it can collect at the bottom. This is a rounded, softly sweet cup for an evening when a simple warm drink is more appealing than another snack-sized project.

Ingredients

• 8 oz Unsweetened oat milk
• 1/2 tsp Maple syrup (optional)
• 1/8 tsp Ground cinnamon

Make it

1. Warm the milk gently in a small saucepan; do not boil.
2. Add the spices, flavoring, and any fruit. Whisk powders well. If using tea, steep for the packet’s recommended time and remove the bag.
3. Simmer gently for 2 minutes. Strain whole spices or fruit if you like, then pour into a mug.

Benefits

Cinnamon with a useful milk choice

The cinnamon supplies a sweet-smelling spice note; a calcium-fortified oat milk can bring something useful of its own for bones and teeth.

Cinnamon · a reason to linger

Warm cinnamon with oat milk and you get a sweet-smelling spice note in a cup made for small, comfortably warm sips.