Sweet Potato Vanilla Blanket

Sweet potato makes the milk smooth and gently sweet, while vanilla gives it a familiar, comforting aroma. Cinnamon is a small accent rather than the main flavor. Use fully cooked, cooled potato and blend until no little pieces remain before warming it. Add a splash of water if the texture becomes too thick. This is a fuller evening cup that feels closer to a thin blended pudding than a tea, with a mellow flavor that doesn't need a spoonful of sugar.

Ingredients

• 8 oz Unsweetened oat milk
• 2 tbsp Cooked, cooled sweet potato flesh
• 1/8 tsp Alcohol-free vanilla flavoring
• 1/16 tsp Ground cinnamon

Make it

1. Prepare the ingredients as listed. Any grain, root vegetable or chestnut listed as cooked must already be fully cooked and cooled.
2. Blend the cold oat milk with any fruit, nuts, seeds, nut paste or cooked ingredients until completely smooth. Whisk powders with a spoonful of milk first if needed.
3. Pour into a small saucepan and add the remaining ingredients. Warm gently for 3–4 minutes while whisking; do not boil. Remove any whole peel or ginger slices before serving.
4. Thin with a splash of water if needed and sip once comfortably warm.

Benefits

Sweet potato · color with a purpose

Sweet potato supplies some provitamin A carotenoids for maintaining normal vision and immune function; pairing it with oat milk, vanilla, and cinnamon adds another layer to the flavor.

The cinnamon detail

Here cinnamon supplies a sweet-smelling spice note, with oat milk, sweet potato, and vanilla turning that familiar ingredient into a different kind of warm cup.