You will love these three moon milk recipes that are created to promote restful sleep and relaxation.
These are delicious, flavorful, and comforting moon milk recipes to soothe your soul and reap the health benefits. These recipes allow you to create unique flavorful moon milks that will help with a good night’s sleep as well as reduce stress and help you feel less anxious. Each recipe offers its own unique flavors.
What is Moon Milk?
Moon milk is a warm drink that is used in herbal medicine. It’s a natural remedy that may help you get into deep sleep so you can enjoy a peaceful nights rest. Most moon milk recipes are made with cow’s milk or a non-dairy milks, ashwagandha root powder or other ingredients like butterfly pea flower, rose petals, warm spices, etc. These natural herbs and spices may assist to aiding your body to relax and fall asleep.
Benefits of Moon Milk
- Promotes restful sleep
- Helps reduce stress and anxiousness
- Aids in falling asleep and staying asleep.
- Delicious beverage with unique flavor
- May reduce inflammation
- Rich in antioxidants
- Supports skin and hair health
How To Make Moon Milk
There are three unique recipes in the recipe card below, but here are the basics of creating your own moon milk at home with herbs and spices you have on hand.
You will need:
- One cup of milk, cows milk or your favorite plant based milk.
- 1-2 teaspoons of herbs or spices
- Honey or maple syrup to sweeten
Note: Oat milk naturally occurring melatonin, which helps to promote relaxation. It’s a great choice to use in moon milk. My favorite herbs, teas and spices to use in this easy moon milk recipe are Ashwagandha, Chamomile, Turmeric, and Butterfly Pea Flower.
Instructions:
- Warm the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add in your choice of herbs and spices and bring to a simmer.
- Remove from the heat and let the herbs seep for a minute.
- Strain the moon milk through a fine-mesh strainer and sweeten with honey or sweetener of choice.
- Pour into a mug and into a milk frother to froth the moon milk.
- Serve in a mug and enjoy!
Popular Ingredients Used To Change The Flavor Of Moon Milk
- Ashwagandha
- Cinnamon stick
- Beetroot extract
- Pepper
- Raw honey
- Edible flower petals for floral notes
- Agave syrup
- Ginger root
- Tart Cherries or Cherry Juice
- Golden Turmeric
- Blue lotus
- Ayurvedic herbs
- Sleeping berry
What is Ashwagandha?
Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used for thousands of years. There are many positive benefits from this herb but mostly it is about creating a relaxing feeling for your body. You will find it aids in helping you relax and not feel wound tight and can help you to sleep more peacefully.
Now depending on any medications you are taking it is always recommended to reach out and make sure the Ashwagandha is safe to take with your health.
When should I drink moon milk?
Generally speaking most will drink this milk close to bed time. Anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour before your bedtime. You will find it can be a natural sleep aid and you might find after drinking the milk you feel relaxed and tired.
Now you can drink this during the day, just remember it can relax you and make you feel a bit sleepy.
FAQ
Any milk will work when making this milk drink. Cow’s milk can be used but you will find plant-based milks are often what people reach for. Cow’s milk is harder to digest so many love to use almond or coconut milk as you have an easier time with digesting the milk right before bed.
Sipping on a moon milk is okay, just make sure to drink in moderation. You will find this is a drink that does contain calories so if you are following a balanced diet incorporate the ingredients into your daily intake. Many find a positive effect from drinking this milk every single day.
I do not know of any negative side effects of this miracle drink. Now if you find you have a reaction stop drinking the milk and reach out to your health care provider. You could be allergic to one or more of the ingredients used.
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Moon Milk (3 Easy Recipes)
You will love these three moon milk recipes that are created to promote restful sleep, aid in relaxation, and boost the immune system.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 Serving 1x
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Stovetop
Ingredients
Sleepy Moon Milk Recipe
Oat Milk, as well as cherries, have naturally occurring melatonin which helps to promote relaxation. Chamomile, as many know, has long been used to promote relaxation.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup oat milk
- 2/3 cup unsweetened tart cherry juice
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (sweeten to taste)
- 1 tbs dried chamomile or one chamomile tea bag
Golden Moon Milk
For occasional inflammation, this golden milk contains adaptogenic herbs that aid in inflammation and reduce stress.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of milk or unsweetened nut milk (such as hemp, almond, or cashew)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ashwagandha
- Pinch of ground black pepper
- Honey or maple syrup to sweeten
Blue Beauty Moon Milk
Some studies suggest that butterfly pea flower may promote skin and hair health, aid in weight loss, and reduce blood sugar levels.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of milk or favorite nut milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ashwagandha powder
- 3 tablespoons dried butterfly pea flower tea (loose herb)
- Honey or maple syrup to sweeten
Instructions
Sleepy Moon Milk Instructions:
- Heat the oat milk, cherry juice and chamomile over low heat in a small pot.
- Whisk to incorporate.
- Once warm, strain the moon milk through a strainer into a mug.
- Sweeten with honey or maple syrup and enjoy.
Golden Moon Milk Instructions:
- Heat the milk and herbs over low heat in a small pot.
- Whisk to incorporate.
- Once warm, strain through a strainer into a mug.
- Sweeten with honey or maple syrup and enjoy.
Blue Beauty Moon Milk Instructions:
- Heat the milk and herbs over low heat in a small pot.
- Whisk to incorporate.
- Once warm, strain through a strainer into a mug.
- Sweeten with honey or maple syrup and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 9g
- Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
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