Step-by-Step: Amazing Spiced Chai Concentrate. Warm spices, strong tea and steamed milk swirling around in my tummy make chai lattes a favorite during the winter months. It warms me from the inside out in a way that puts coffee and tea to shame. Unfortunately, the chai concentrate from certain coffee chains is too sweet. But there is something better. It never occurred to me to make my own chai. (Certainly it must be too hard.) But when I saw this recipe from thecatnipcat for this Amazing Spiced Chai Concentrate, something about the whole thing seemed doable.
If I had known how easy it was, I would have started making my own years ago. Here are the ingredients you’ll need: cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, star anise, cloves, black pepper, nutmeg, orange zest, tea bags, brown sugar, honey, and vanilla. Start by bringing 4 1/2 cups water to the boil on the stove. Then you need some orange zest. The recipe says to use a piece of ginger. Once the water has come to a boil, remove the pot from the heat and add the tea bags. Description Ingredients. Lucy Knisley - CHAI! Oh sweet! I'm totally going to use this, thanks. if you go to middle eastern stores, or even indian stores cardamon is waaay waaaaay cheaper. stop buying ethnic ingredients at chain grocery stores- they over charge!! Same goes with pomegranate juice... or figs... or dates.
I love it when your comics take a turn to the psychedelic side... Holy cow I'm doing this the second I get home from work. I also love the Oregon Chai stuff, but I'm usually too cheap to buy it D: Ok, yeah, definitely making a bigger batch next time. I used to get the best Chai tea from the cafe at Borders when I worked there, for some reason I've never had better! Yeah, they had great Chai...then their cafes became Seattle's Best and the good Chai could never be had again. Are you planning to publish a book of the various comic recipes you've been making? Twinings had a nice Indian Spice Chai in tea bags, which is nice. Oh wow this is the coolest recipe ever! I can't WAIT to try this recipe now. Try Oregon Chai. Oh mama! Quick Christmas Gifts- Chai Mix.
I like giving homemade baked goods, candies and cocoa mixes for Christmas gifts. It is inexpensive and, for me anyway, much more personal a gift. Over the years I have come u p with a hot cocoa mix I love but last year I created a chai mix that passed my personal prejudice against powdered chai mixes. In fact, I was so pleased with it I drank the first batch before I had time to jar it up and give it away and was forced to make more. I hope you like it too… You can substitute any flavored creamer for the vanilla caramel, that just happens to be the one I liked best. Chai Mix 2 cups powdered milk 3 cups dry creamer 1 cup vanilla-caramel flavored dry creamer 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea 2 tsp. ginger 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cardamom 1/2 tsp black pepper Stir to combine all ingredients.
A great way to package this is to tie it in a plastic bag and place it in an antique tea cup. Homemade Chai Latte Mix Recipe. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that ever since our vacation, I’ve been trying to figure out how to make Chai at home. I’m still busy experimenting, but the following recipe is what I’ve been using for the moment. I found it on All Recipes, but it’s also on RecipeZaar, and in some other places on the web, so I’m not entirely sure where to give credit!
This recipe makes tea that is pretty tasty, but it’s still not quite as good as those Oregon Chai mix packets that I had on vacation. I’m hoping to try some non-mix Chai recipes (where you heat milk, tea, spices, and sugar on a stovetop or in the crock pot) next. I think that sort of Chai would be a bit healthier, as a mix requires things that aren’t particularly natural, like coffee creamer.
I’ll keep you posted if I happen upon a really good recipe of that sort. For now, though, here’s how to make a Chai tea mix (ingredients are at the bottom of the post.) Dump all the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix them together. Chai Latte Mix. Chai Tea Sampler. “An excellent set of chai teas. The masala chai and spiced apple chai were the best of the bunch, and I was quite surprised by how tasty the chocolate chai was -- the idea of the two together seemed odd, but it was great.
The rooibos vanilla was the weakest but still very refreshing; the green chai is a winner for anyone who likes green tea; the thai chai is a solid all-around choice. I like all of these teas so much that I can't decide if I should get another sampler, or 6 full-sized containers!” “An excellent starter for someone new to chai. The masala is my favorite, followed by the chocolate.
The rooibos vanilla is an excellent night time tea. I prefer it with a small dash of sugar. “A great sampler filled with wonderful teas. “I have unfortunately come to the conclusion that chai teas just aren't for me. 5 mins @ 212°F “A good variety in this sampler, though the Thai Chai has way too much coconut for my taste.
“A good way to sample several chai teas at once! 4 mins @ 212°F.