Make the best Spiced Chai Tea Latte Ever with This Easy Recipe

Make the best Spiced Chai Tea Latte Ever with This Easy Recipe


Ever met someone who doesn’t love a good piping cup of chai tea latte? A warm, comforting spiced cup made with loose leaf chai hardly ever disappoints, given that you’ve aced the recipe. While you can always head to your nearest cafe for a chai latte, making it at your convenience, at your home not only saves you money but also lets you add your little spin to it.
So read on to discover the easiest chai latte recipe that you can brew both, hot and cold.

Start with the best ingredients

Pick a high-quality black tea: For chai tea, you need a loose leaf black tea blended with aromatic spices. If you are trying to cut back on caffeine, you can also pick a decaf black tea.

Milk of choice: You can use 2%  dairy milk, but if you are vegan, you can use almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk as a substitute.

A spice blend or whole spices: If your loose leaf black tea does not have spices, you can easily make the spice blend at home. You’ll need black pepper, cloves, nutmeg powder, cinnamon powder and cardamom powder. Pick and choose as per availability.

Pick a sweetener of choice: You can add any sweetener like honey, jaggery, granulated sugar or even sugar-free alternatives like stevia. 

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Start Brewing: Chai Tea Latte Recipe

1) In a small saucepan, bring the water to a gentle boil over medium heat.

 

2) Once the water is boiling, remove the saucepan from heat and add the chai tea bags or loose leaf chai tea. Let it steep for about 5-7 minutes, depending on your desired strength of chai flavor.

 

3) While the tea is steeping, in a separate saucepan, heat the milk over medium-low heat until it is warm. Be careful not to boil the milk.

4) Once the chai tea has steeped, remove the tea bags or strain out the loose tea leaves.

 

5) Stir in the sugar or sweetener of your choice until it is fully dissolved. Add the warm milk to the chai tea, stirring gently to combine.

 

6) Sprinkle in the ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, stirring until the spices are evenly distributed.

 

7) Stirring occasionally, until the chai latte is heated through.

8) Once the chai latte is hot and fragrant, remove from the heat and pour it into mugs.

Top it off with whipped cream and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon, or garnish with a cinnamon stick for stirring. 

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Recipe for Iced Spiced Chai Latte

1) In a small saucepan, bring the water to a gentle boil over medium heat.

 

2) Once the water is boiling, remove the saucepan from heat and add the chai tea bags or loose leaf chai tea. Let it steep for about 5-7 minutes, depending on your desired strength of chai flavor.

 

3) While the tea is steeping, in a separate saucepan, heat the milk over medium-low heat until it is warm. Be careful not to boil the milk.

 

4) Once the chai tea has steeped, remove the tea bags or strain out the loose tea leaves.

 

5) Stir in the sugar or sweetener of your choice until it is fully dissolved.

 

6) Add the warm milk to the chai tea, stirring gently to combine.

 

7) Sprinkle in the ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, stirring until the spices are evenly distributed.

 

8) Allow the chai latte mixture to cool to room temperature, then transfer it to a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled.

 

9) Once chilled, fill glasses with ice cubes.

 

10) Pour the chilled chai latte over the ice cubes in each glass.

Easy Tips to Elevate Your Chai Latte

- Add a dash of vanilla flavor to make your chai latte more rich. 

-If you enjoy syrups in your beverage, add ½ tsp of caramel syrup or chocolate syrup.
- Use French press to create additional foam with milk and top off your beverage with it for a cafe-like experience. 

- Pair your chai latte with a homemade cookie! 

Try out these easy recipes and start with the best black tea, embracing a harmonious mix of spices, and brew with care and attention to detail. Enjoy your cuppa!