Fall Spices For Your Health: Sprinkle Them, Bake Them, Drink Them

by | Nov 8, 2024 | Farm Life

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Let’s start today with a fun, tasty talk Fall Spices For Your Health: Sprinkle Them, Bake Them, Drink Them. Ginger, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, and Allspice are some of the most common and popular “fall spices”. You can find these spices in your pumpkin spice latte, baked goods and treats, and even healthy snacks.

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They can be sprinkled on top of fancy drinks for an extra kick.

Many deluxe cakes and pies are sprinkled with these spices to give an extra hint of flavor and a pretty finish.

Baked apples are sprinkled with a combo of fall spices to give them that special flavor.

Even cooked carrots are sprinkled with ginger for a bit of fun and a different flavor.

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A. Ginger

Ginger is often used for cooking, from adding it to your Chinese food for a little spice, to cooking soup or chili with some ground ginger.

Of course, there is the ever-popular Ginger Snap Cookie and Ginger Bread Man.

Ginger-Ale is a popular soda-type drink made from ginger root.

Ginger can be added to many baked goods such as apple pies, spiced breads, and cakes.

Pretty much any baked good that has a fall spice flavor will have a bit of ginger in it.

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2. Cinnamon

During the fall, it is frequently used to top lattes, made into cookies like gingerbread or snickerdoodle.

It is a frequent spice to use in baked goods with pumpkin, nutmeg, and other fall flavors.

Spiced cake is a common fall baking good that uses a good bit of Cinnamon in it.

Mayan Chocolate is a combo of chocolate and Cinnamon.

Coffee shops often put a sprinkle of Cinnamon atop the mound of whipped cream on deluxe coffees.

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3. Clove

Clove is a great spice to use during the fall season, but you can find it year-round. It is amazing when added to a cider, baking pumpkin pie, and of course, making any variation of chili or soups.

There are several Christmas cookies that have ground clove in them but Pomanders have a whole clove in the center.

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4. Nutmeg

Nutmeg isn’t just delicious and easy to add to your foods and drinks, but it is good for you. Nutmeg is commonly used in sweet and savory dishes, often with your baked goods.

a. Sweet Goods

This spice is used alongside other spices when making baked goods in the fall, such as cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and pies.

The fall is the perfect season for making all your spiced baked goods, from pumpkin spice cupcakes to apple pie and Snickerdoodle cookies.

Nutmeg is wonderful next to other spices like cinnamon, cloves, and even cardamom. Allspice is often used alongside nutmeg in these baked dishes as well.

b. Savory Dishes

While these spices are often used for baked goods, which tend to be on the sweeter side, you can definitely use nutmeg for your savory dishes as well. Try tasting nutmeg on its own, which has more of a nutty flavor than the other fall spices, which gives you a good idea of what dishes it would go perfectly with.

Try adding a little nutmeg to your soup, stew, or chili to warm you up on a chilly night, or try adding it to dishes like lasagna or spaghetti. Some Mexican cuisine can also use a little nutmeg as you experiment with the various flavors you use in the kitchen.

Nutmeg also happens to go great with many different vegetable dishes.

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5. Allspice

The flavor of allspice is similar to other fall spices you are accustomed to using, such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. In fact, when you can’t get your hands on actual allspice, people often recommend using equal parts of these three spices, mixing them together, and making your very own allspice alternative. Therefore, anything you use these spices for, you can use allspice for. It is great when making spiced apple cider, baked goods like cookies and cupcakes for the fall, and some savory dishes as well.

 

You should know how to use allspice so you can get all the different health benefits.

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6. Sweet and Spiced Morning Drinks

You can try making some fall drinks for the morning or cold evenings by adding spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. These spices are wonderful when added to your coffee or tea, chai latte, and even your spiced hot chocolate. If you want something cold, you can also use nutmeg and other spices to make a spiced apple cider.

a. Cider

Cider is a type of beverage that is often served warm, though you can have it cold as well. It traditionally is made with apple and fall-type seasonings like cinnamon and clove. There are many recipes for making your own cider, which can be good for you and perfect for the colder seasons.

You may love drinking cider in the fall season, thanks to the apples and lots of yummy spices, but it also can be very good for you. It is not the combination of ingredients, but each individual ingredient you choose to add. For example, apples are an excellent source of antioxidants, plus have important nutrients like fiber that your body needs. They are good for battling heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Then spices like cinnamon and cloves provide additional benefits, from more antioxidants to being anti-inflammatory and helping with your heart health.

Here are some different cider recipes you can try out, though feel free to adjust the ingredients as you see fit:

b. Cranberry Apple Cider

While you can make a standard apple cider with apples and spices, it is a good idea to add even more fruits to it like cranberries. These are readily available in the fall season, plus they contain even more nutrients and antioxidants to make the cider healthier. For this type of cider, you want to use fresh apple slices, fresh cranberries, and some juice with no or low sugar. Apple juice is often used, though don’t be afraid of a little cranberry juice as well. You can then season it with your spices, like cinnamon and clove.

c. Spiced Apple Cider

Another way to make apple cider is to go with just apples but add in some more spices. There is a lot of room for flexibility here, depending on how strong you want it and what your favorite flavors are. Some good spices include cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and ginger. You can add a bite to it and more health benefits with some turmeric, or you can go with some orange added if you want it a little sweeter. For an interesting twist, use two different types of apples in the cider.

You can also make more of a dessert apple cider by going with the same basic ingredients but adding some brown sugar, caramel sauce, and vanilla extract to the mix.

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7. Teas

Fall is the perfect time for a cup of tea. The weather gets cooler, and it feels so warm and cozy to wrap yourself in a blanket or sweater and enjoy a hot cup of tea. Here are some tea ideas that use fall spices.

a. Fall Fruity Spice Tea

This first tea is really great for the fall season, combining a lot of the best flavors and spices for the season. It is going to be a fruity concoction that has some sweetness, and also those fall spices you have grown to love. If you want something with a hint of pumpkin, but you don’t like coffee, this is a great alternative.

For the tea, you want to start with any flavor of tea you like, though white and black teas are ideal for this variety.

You can then combine the brewed tea with your flavors, like cranberry juice, apple juice, and maybe a bit of lemon or orange juice.

Add to that your fall spices like cinnamon, clove, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix it all together into a delicious fall tea.

b. Simple Pumpkin Spice Tea

For a cup of tea that tastes even more like a pumpkin spice latte, you want to leave out all those delicious fruity flavors, and go for the more spiced flavors instead.

This is great by starting with a spiced tea like Rooiobos, and then adding in your pumpkin pie spice, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

You can also add some vanilla extract and maple syrup if you want to add more sweetness to it.

When you’re done blending your tea, you can choose to add something to make it creamy, like heavy whipping cream, along with a cinnamon stick at the very end.

c. Spiced Chai Tea

One of the most popular tea flavors for the fall season is chai tea. It naturally has all those spices you have grown to love during this time of year, but it really is easier than you might think to make.

The simplest way to make it is to get chai tea bags, and then add in some of your own flavors.

Brew your chai tea, then add in a little extra spice, such as cinnamon and some nutmeg on top.

If you like a sweeter chai tea, a bit of maple syrup or a little sugar can also be added to your spiced chai tea.

With these teas, you are getting the fall spices you crave, but also the health benefits associated with the many fall spices and the tea leaves themselves.

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Fall Spices For Your Health: Sprinkle Them, Bake Them, Drink Them is by no means a complete list of fall spices, the health benefits of these spices, or the uses for these spices but it is a place to start. If you are adventurous you can add spices and even herbs to about any food or drink. Experiment with some you already use to get new flavor combos. And try out some new spices that you are not familiar with, you may find you have found your “new favorite”.

We hope you have enjoyed Fall Spices For Your Health: Sprinkle Them, Bake Them, Drink Them. This is one of these things that “everyone knows about” but few actually think much about. You like the flavors but do you really know what is in it? Well, now you do.

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