Spiced Chai Tea Concentrate (Recipe)

This is the recipe for the most amazing Spiced Chai. A simple recipe that is easy to customize to your personal tastes. Lightly sweet and delicious.

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Ingredients:
4 1/2 Cups Water
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Piece Fresh Ginger, about 1 inch, cut into a few pieces
7 Whole Cardamom Pods
2 Whole Star Anise
10 Whole Cloves
1/4 tsp. Ground Pepper, or 1/2 tsp. Peppercorns
1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Nutmeg
1 tsp. Orange Zest
10 Black Tea Bags, or 10 tsp. Black Tea.
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp. Honey
1 Tbsp. Vanilla

Directions:
1. Bring water to a boil. Add Spices and Tea and remove from heat, Let steep for 20 Minutes.
2. Strain the tea, then mix in the Brown Sugar, Honey, and Vanilla.
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To prepare the concentrate, Mix one part concentrate with one part milk, heat and serve. Add more or less milk according to how strong you like your Chai.

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2 comments:

  1. Wha?! This is genius! :) I happened upon whole anise and cardamom - I just may rustle this up this weekend. Thank you!! :) Did I mention great pics? Great pics! :D

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