Saffron Date Golden Hour

Dates give saffron milk a deeper sweetness than sugar, with a faint caramel note that suits the golden spice. Soft dates blend most easily; firm ones can soak in a little warm water first. The saffron should stay aromatic rather than medicinal, so two threads are enough for one cup. Strain out stubborn date skins if your blender leaves them behind. This makes a rounded, gently sweet drink with a more interesting finish than ordinary vanilla milk.

Ingredients

• 8 oz Unsweetened oat milk
• 2 fruit Soft pitted dates
• 2 thread Saffron
• 1 oz Water

Make it

1. Steep the saffron in the hot water for 5 minutes.
2. Blend the dates with the cold milk until smooth.
3. Warm the date milk gently, stir in the saffron infusion and serve. Strain if any date skin remains.

Benefits

Dates with a useful milk choice

The dates supplies a caramel-like dried-fruit sweetness; a calcium-fortified oat milk can bring something useful of its own for bones and teeth. In this version, 2 fruit dates and 2 thread saffron completes the pairing.

Dates · a reason to linger

Warm dates with oat milk and saffron and you get a caramel-like dried-fruit sweetness in a cup made for small, comfortably warm sips.