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Easy Chai Latte Recipe

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  • Author: Lea
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This Easy Chai Latte recipe offers a comforting and aromatic spiced tea made with black tea, warm spices, and your choice of dairy or dairy-free milk. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup or honey, it’s a perfect cozy drink to enjoy at home in just 15 minutes.

Ingredients

Chai Latte Ingredients

  • 3 cups milk (dairy or dairy-free)
  • 2 black tea bags
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey

Instructions

  1. Steep the Tea: Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to simmer. Turn off the heat and add the black tea bags, ensuring they are fully immersed by removing any attached labels. Let steep for 4 to 5 minutes to infuse the milk with rich tea flavor.
  2. Remove Tea Bags: Carefully remove the tea bags using a slotted spoon, ensuring you extract as much liquid as possible without breaking the bags.
  3. Add Spices and Sweetener: Turn the heat back to medium and stir in the ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, vanilla extract, and maple syrup or honey. Whisk thoroughly to blend all the flavors together.
  4. Heat the Chai: Continue whisking and heating the mixture until it is hot and fragrant, but avoid boiling to preserve the delicate spices and milk quality.
  5. Serve: Pour the chai latte into mugs. Optionally, top with extra milk foam and a sprinkle of cinnamon for an authentic café-style experience. Enjoy warm.

Notes

  • Use dairy-free milk like almond, oat, or soy for a vegan version.
  • Adjust the sweetness according to taste by adding more or less maple syrup or honey.
  • For a stronger tea flavor, you can steep the tea bags slightly longer but avoid oversteeping to prevent bitterness.
  • Milk foam can be made by frothing additional milk with a whisk or milk frother.
  • Store any leftover chai latte in the refrigerator and reheat gently on the stovetop.
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: Beverage
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Indian-inspired

Find it online: https://recipesbylea.com/easy-chai-latte-recipe/