How to Make Chai Latte

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This chai latte is milk tea along with chai spices made with ground ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, etc. It takes just 5 minutes to make it home. So you don’t have to drive to the store every time you need a delicious latte.

Chai is the Indian word for tea. Indian tea is a variety on its own. If you ever shop at an Indian store, buy a box of Indian tea bags and you will notice it is stronger than our regular tea bags.

The spices used in chai spice blends will also vary from place to place. If you buy an Indian brand, the dominating flavors are cardamom and ground ginger. But, in most commercial brands as well as the chai latte ingredients at Starbucks, the dominating flavor is cinnamon.

What is a chai latte? Similar to a latte made with coffee a chai latte is made with tea, skimmed milk, sweetener, and of course chai spices such as cardamom, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, etc.

Ingredients for this latte

• I am using regular 2% milk. But, almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk would also be delicious. Use soy milk to make this vegan.
• I am using regular English tea bags but you can also use Earl Grey or Indian tea bags.
• To sweeten, I like using honey or maple syrup. And yet, brown sugar has a wonderful caramel-like molasses flavor and also adds color. Use vegan sweetener to make this vegan.
• Today, I topped it with whipped cream because it looks so fancy and pretty. But, usually, I just have mine as is without any whipped cream on top. Just a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg works for me. You can even top it with milk foam.

Chai spice latte

Using chai spice mix

• In a saucepan, combine milk, water, honey, chai spice, and tea bags.
• Heat over medium heat until the milk is infused with the tea and the spices. Keep the heat on medium so you don’t evaporate too much of the milk.
  Pro tip – You can also do this in a microwave-safe measuring cup and heat it until it is hot and bubbling.
• Strain into a chai cup. Top with milk foam or cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

Use chai spices from scratch

• In a saucepan, combine all ingredients, milk, water, honey, ginger, spices, and tea bags.
• Heat over medium heat until the milk is infused with the tea and the spices. Keep the heat on medium so you don’t evaporate too much of the milk.
  Pro tip – I prefer to do this on the stovetop, but you can also do this in a microwave-safe measuring cup and heat it until it is hot and bubbling.
• Strain into two chai cups. Top with milk foam or cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

How to Make Chai Latte

Author: Veena Azmanov

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Prep Time: 2 minutes mins

Cook Time: 3 minutes mins

Total Time: 5 minutes mins

Calories: 156kcal

Adjust Servings Here: 1 serving

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This chai latte is milk tea along with chai spices made with ground ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, etc. It takes just 5 minutes to make it at home so you don't have to drive to the store every time you need a delicious latte.

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Ingredients 

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Using chai spice mix (makes 1 cup)

• ▢ 1 cup (240 ml) Milk
• ▢ ½ cup (120 ml) Water
• ▢ 1 tbsp Honey
• ▢ 1 tsp Chai spice mix
• ▢ 2 Tea bags

Without chai spice mix (makes 2 cups)

• ▢ 2 cup (470 ml) Milk
• ▢ 1 cup (240 ml) Water
• ▢ 2 tbsp Honey
• ▢ 6 Tea bags
• ▢ 4 slices Fresh ginger ((1 inch) Optional)
• ▢ ½ tsp Cardamom powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Cinnamon powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Ground ginger ((or 1 tbsp fresh ginger sliced) )
• ▢ ¼ tsp Cloves powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp White pepper powder

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Instructions

Using chai spice mix

• In a saucepan, combine milk, water, honey, chai spice, and tea bags.
• Heat over medium heat until the milk is infused with the tea and the spices. Keep the heat on medium so you don't evaporate too much of the milk.

  Pro tip – You can also do this in a microwave-safe measuring cup and heat it until it is hot and bubbling.
• Strain into a chai cup. Top with milk foam or cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

Using chai spices from scratch

• In a saucepan, combine all ingredients, milk, water, honey, ginger, spices, and tea bags.
• Heat over medium heat until the milk is infused with the tea and the spices. Keep the heat on medium so you don't evaporate too much of the milk.

  Pro tip – I prefer to do this on the stovetop, but you can also do this in a microwave-safe measuring cup and heat it until it is hot and bubbling.
• Strain into two chai cups. Top with milk foam or cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

Conversions Used

1 lb = 453 grams, 1 cup = 240 ml, 1 stick = 113g, 1 tbsp= 15 ml, 1 tsp= 5 ml,

Nutrition Information

Calories: 156– kcalCarbohydrates: 13– gProtein: 8– gFat: 8– gSaturated Fat: 5– gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1– gMonounsaturated Fat: 2– gCholesterol: 24– mgSodium: 112– mgPotassium: 335– mgFiber: 1– gSugar: 12– gVitamin A: 401– IUVitamin C: 1– mgCalcium: 293– mgIron: 1– mg

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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