For Those Cold, Wintery, Snowy Nights
Category: Cooking with Essential Oils
🌿 DIY: Tea Time 🌿
Some of our favorite teas have amazing benefits!
Did you know ….
🌿 Black tea supports the immune system and balances hormone levels…plus fights stress by reducing cortisol levels!
🌿 Rooibos Tea! This is one awesome RED Tea! It comes with No Caffeine, boosts immune system, eases stomach cramps and even helps with blood circulation.
🌿 Green Tea helps with WEIGHT LOSS? If you feel hungry between meals, make a cup of tea. Boosts metabolism the warmth of the tea is so satisfying.
🌿 Honeybush tea- another African tea – is absolutely delicious! Add some honey and nut milk to this tea and it’s like dessert in a cup! This tea is known to help with regulating sugar levels.
Let’s make a goal to integrate 2 of the tea recipes below for the rest of the week!
You can add these oils to water or even add a Rooibos, Honeybush or a green tea bag to these oils.
Have a great Monday!
It’s a very wet, rainy day here in #vancouver so a cup of hot chocolate is in order. Check out the recipe below and tell me which #essentialoil did you use…
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Ingredients
– 1 cup water
– 5 teaspoons cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon liquid stevia or 1 ½ teaspoon powdered stevia (amount of sweetener can be adjusted to taste)
1–2 tablespoons sugar or agave (optional)
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon almond extract
– 3 cups almond milk, milk, or whichever you prefer to use.
– use 1 drop of your selected essential oil.
Recommended Essential Oils:
Cinnamon Bark
Lavender
Wild Orange
Peppermint
Cinnamon Bark
Instructions:
Heat water, cocoa powder, and sweetener on stove until ingredients are smooth.
Add vanilla and milk and bring to a simmer.
Pour into your favorite mug.
Introduce flavor by swirling a toothpick dipped in your favorite essential oil.
Tip: For extra creamy cocoa, replace the water with equal parts milk or almond milk.
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Turmeric Latte Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 drop turmeric oil
¼ – ½ teaspoon ground ginger or a
toothpick dipped in ginger oil
1 pinch black pepper or a toothpick dipped
in black pepper
1 heaped teaspoon honey
1 heaped Tablespoon nut butter {your
choice}
1½ cups water, milk, or non-dairy
alternative
½-¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch of sea salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until
smooth and frothy. - Warm up in a small pot and pour into mugs, or pour
into mugs and warm in the microwave. - Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and serve.
Pancake Recipe to Help Boost Your Immune System
Ingredients
2 ripe bananas
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup flour
¼ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup plain greek yogurt
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 drop Cinnamon Bark oil
½ cup chopped walnuts, optional
¼ cup canola oil
2–4 drops of doTERRA On Guard Protective Blend (to taste)
Instructions
- Mash bananas in medium mixing bowl; mix in yogurt, eggs, milk, canola oil, vanilla, and doTERRA On Guard.
- In large mixing bowl add oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and walnuts; mix well.
- Add banana mixture to dry ingredients and mix. Do not over mix.
- Spray griddle with non-stick spray, use small ladle to scoop out mixture to griddle. Cook on medium to high heat. Cook as you would regular pancakes, waiting for bubbles to appear then flip.
Cove Essentials 