Chai Latte from Scratch
Fragrant black tea brewed with whole spices, strained and combined with steamed milk and honey. Ready in under 10 minutes with no special equipment.
- Total time
- 8 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 165
- Protein
- 4g
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Ingredients
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 tablespoon black tea (loose or 2 bags)
- 1 handful whole spices (cinnamon stick, 3-4 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 1 star anise)
- 2 slices fresh ginger, sliced
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1.5 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- 1
Combine water, tea, whole spices, and ginger in a small pot over high heat.
- 2
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes until fragrant.
- 3
Pour milk into the pot and heat through, ~2 minutes, until steam rises from surface.
- 4
Strain through a fine mesh into two cups, pressing spices gently against the sieve.
- 5
Stir 0.75 tablespoon honey into each cup and serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- small pot (1.5-quart)
- fine mesh strainer
- spoon
- two mugs
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