Description
This comforting chai tea latte is made with real spices, black tea and almond milk. Play with the amounts of each ingredient to make it your own.
Ingredients
Units
- 12 ounces (1 1/2 cups) unsweetened almond or soy milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 8 ounces (1 cup) filtered water
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom (or 8 green cardamom pods, cracked open)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 2 star anise pods, OR 1 large pinch of whole fennel seeds for a slightly anise flavor
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (not traditional, but lovely)
- 1 tea bag of black tea, OR, 1 tablespoon black tea leaves
- 1 tablespoon raw honey, OR
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
Instructions
Recipe:
- Combine all of the ingredients except the black tea and sweetener in a small pot over medium heat and whisk to combine. Heat over medium-low heat for about 7 minutes, until the flavors have come together.
- If using loose leaf tea, add it now and let it steep for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into 2 mugs.
- If using tea bags, first strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into 2 mugs. Add 1 tea bag to each mug and let steep for 5 minutes in the strained chai mixture, then remove the tea bags.
- Serve immediately or allow to come to room temperature and store (covered) in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Sweeten to taste.
Notes
To keep this caffeine-free, omit the tea bags. It won’t technically be chai tea, but more like chai-flavored almond milk (still delicious!)
