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Chai Tea Concentrate being poured into a mason jar.

Chai Tea Concentrate

Melissa Norris
Mix up this chai tea concentrate and keep it in the refrigerator for quick and easy chai tea lattes, chai hot cocoa, and dirty chai lattes anytime.
4.58 from 28 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 33 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 1 inch fresh ginger root sliced
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns whole
  • 3 sticks cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 Tbs black tea or 3 black tea bags, or tea of choice
  • 1 tsp fennel seed
  • 2 Tbs honey or maple syrup, or sweetener of choice

Instructions
 

  • Place water and spices in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in sweetener of choice until dissolved.
  • Add tea and allow to steep for 7-10 minutes, then strain.
  • Store concentrate in fridge and serve with equal parts milk (can use nut milk or cream), serve hot or cold.

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Notes

Chai Latte Recipe:
  1. Mix together equal parts chai concentrate and milk of choice. (Bonus if you froth the hot milk first! I love this little hand frother for my kitchen.)
  2. Serve hot or iced.
Dirty Chai Latte Recipe
  1. Mix together 1 part chai concentrate, 1 part coffee, and 2 parts milk of choice.
  2. Serve hot or iced.
Chai Hot Cocoa:
  1. Mix together equal parts chai concentrate and hot cocoa. (Bonus for frothing the cocoa first!)

Nutrition

Calories: 33kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chai concentrate, chai latte, dirty chai
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