Unicorn milk: the recipe to prepare unicorn milk, a "magical" drink rich in benefits

Find out what unicorn milk is, what are the main ingredients and benefits. Here is the recipe for making unicorn milk at home.

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Find out what unicorn milk is, what are the main ingredients and benefits. Here is the recipe for making unicorn milk at home.

Perhaps few will have heard of it, but the unicorn milk o unicorn milk has already conquered everyone for its flavor and its properties

Its origins are American; in fact, he was born in a Williamsburg café, in Brooklyn NY, and is an alternative and much more colorful version of the Golden Milk.

In reality, the idea was born from the managers of a bar who wanted to offer their customers a drink that is beautiful to look at and good to taste, but all completely natural. They called it "The most psychedelic you can get without using drugs." It has nothing to do with high-calorie drinks full of dyes, as you can imagine looking at them. In fact, unicorn milk is a functional and healthy drink, made with ingredients with great benefits for the body.

The "powers" of unicorn milk

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Unicorn milk, a drink that brings with it an aura of magic and mystery, is composed of: Spirulina Majik blue, ginger, coconut milk, maca powder, honey, lemon juice.

A concentrate of well-being, therefore, which unites the digestive and anti-inflammatory properties of ginger to the toning and balancing properties of maca and the nourishing, energizing and spirulina antioxidants, the super food with a thousand properties and very versatile both in the kitchen and in the cosmetic field.

The "magical powers" of this super drink? Unicorn milk has toning properties, promotes concentration before work or study, and is excellent to consume before physical activity because it is very energetic, despite being caffeine-free.

Super-milk comes in the form of a smooth, creamy, blue-green smoothie. It is ideal for numerous decorations: stars, colored powders, grains or, for nature lovers, edible edible flowers.

What is the main ingredient? Without a doubt, spirulina is the star ingredient in unicorn milk. In fact, in addition to giving the drink the typical intense and absolutely brilliant green-blue color, this algae gives the milk exceptional nutrients, because it is rich in vitamin B, minerals and proteins.

(Read also: Spirulina, better powder or tablet supplement? All the differences)

Unicorn milk is a complete food and contains:

vitamins,
carbohydrates,
fundamental amino acids
mineral salts.

This is also why it has become a trend, so much so that Starbucks has been convinced to create a Unicorn Frappuccino, limited edition in 2017 and Nespresso to launch unicorn latte capsules.

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Today on the market it is also possible to find other ready-made brands in unicorn milk capsules, gluten-free and dyes, but we always recommend that you do it at home as the packaged products are rich in additives and added sugars. (Read also: There is sugar and sugar! Differences between natural, added and artificial sugars)

Unicorn milk: the recipe to make at home

Here are all the ingredients and steps to make unicorn milk at home.

ingredients:

1 cup of coconut milk
1 teaspoon of honey (or agave syrup)
1 teaspoon of turmeric
15 g of fresh ginger
1 spoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of spirulina powder

Method:

Mix all the ingredients in a blender and serve garnished with a little spirulina powder, turmeric, colored sprinkles, edible flowers but also pomegranate powder, or chopped hazelnuts.

You can also add to the preparation Medjool dates for an even sweeter flavor, but in that case we recommend avoiding honey. Serve unicorn milk at room temperature, or you can add ice cubes as well.

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