Ingredients

  • Spinneysfood Bottled Drinking Water 100ml
  • Spinneysfood Cinnamon Sticks 2
  • Spinneysfood Cardamom Pods 3
  • Vanilla bean 1
  • Waitrose Assam Loose Leaf Tea 2 tsp
  • Date syrup 2 tsp
  • Spinneysfood Full Fat Fresh Milk 200ml

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 202
  • Fat 7g
  • Saturates 4g
  • Protein 4g
  • Carbs 33g
  • Sugars 23g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Cinnamon and vanilla bean karak

Middle Eastern 5 Mins Prep ยท 5 Mins Cook


  1. Place the water, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods and split vanilla bean in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the tea and date syrup and boil for 1 minute. Add the milk and bring back to a boil.
  2. Remove the pan from the heat when the milk is about to boil over. Allow the milk to settle, then return to the heat. Let the milk almost boil over again and remove from the heat. Repeat again.
  3. Strain and pour the karak from high up into two cups to aerate it.
  4. Serve immediately.