Description
Convenient (and relatively inexpensive) way to have chai ‘lattes’ at home. The cardamom can be a bit expensive; try looking in the bulk section of a health food store. If you need to buy a jar of it, don’t worry – it will make several batches!
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 15 whole cloves
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 8 (1/4 inch thick) slices unpeeled fresh ginger
- 15 cardamom pods, split
- 15 whole black peppercorns
- 10 black tea bags
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add cloves and boil for 1 minute. Add cinnamon sticks
- ginger
- cardamom pods
- peppercorns
- and tea. Allow tea to steep for 6 minutes; strain into a container. Stir brown sugar and vanilla extract into tea and refrigerate until chilled
- at least 1 hour.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8