Delicious Homemade Honey Chai Tea Concentrate
A wonderful way to enjoy hot or cold chai tea, this sweet and spicy drink is perfect for summer or winter. Simply mix with nut milk to create a tasty beverage!
Ingredients
- 5 cups filtered water
- 1/4 cup fresh ginger, loosely chopped
- 1 tsp green cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 tsp whole cloves
- 2 anise stars
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- 4 tbsp loose black tea or 6 black tea bags
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey
- unsweetened almond milk (or other nut milk)
Instructions
- Gather spices and gently crush with a pestle and mortar. An alternative to this is to quickly pulse spices in a food processor once or twice. You don't want a fine powder, only the spices to be slightly broken down.
- Combine water and spices in a medium sized pot and bring to a boil on high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to low-medium to maintain a decent simmer so that the liquid reduces a little. Simmer for 20-25 minutes. The goal is to reduce the water to about 4 cups.
- Turn off heat and add loose tea or tea bags. Let steep for 5 minutes.
- Using a strainer to catch the spices and tea, pour the concentrate into a quart size jar. (A large mason jar funnel with a small strainer on top works well.) Add vanilla extract and honey and stir.
- Let the concentrate cool on the counter. When at room temperature, cover and store in the refrigerator. Best used within one week.
- To make a chai tea beverage, first shake the jar as the concentrate will settle. Then simply combine equal parts concentrate and nut milk. Add ice for a cold drink, and heat for a warm drink.
Notes
Nutrition information is approximate and based on concentrate only.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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