Homemade Chai Tea Recipe
- Prep time: 5 Minutes
- Cook time: 15 Minutes
- Total time: 20 Minutes
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 5 g (0.2 oz) ginger, sliced
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 10 cloves, slightly crushed
- 5 cardamom pods, crushed
- 5 black tea bags
- 1 l (1.1 qt) water
For a Homemade Chai Tea Latte
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 375 ml (12.7 fl oz) milk
Instructions
- Add the ginger, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom pods into a pot.
- Add the water and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove from heat and add the tea bags for 2-3 minutes.
- Discard the tea bags.
- Now, if you just want regular chai tea, you are done. The tea is ready to strain and drink.
- If you want a chai latte, add the milk, brown sugar, and return to the stove.
- Over high heat, whisk until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, strain the liquid.
- Serve and Enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- If you don’t drink all of the Chai tea, then you can store it in the fridge for a few days. I would probably discard after a week of it sitting in the refrigerator. The milk might cause it to spoil faster.
- If you’re after a lactose-free tea, then you can use soy milk or almond milk instead of regular dairy milk. This tweak is perfect for a delicious lactose-free homemade Chai tea latte.
- Doubling the recipe or even tripling the recipe won’t cause any issues, so if you need to make a significant batch, then you should go for it. Just make sure you have a large enough pot to hold all the ingredients.
- You can adjust the ingredients in this homemade chai tea mix to suit your preference. Some people like more cinnamon, cardamon, or more pepper, it is entirely up to you.
- The ability to tweak is one of the best things about making your own homemade tea mix, and you know the exact ingredients that have gone into it.
- While this tea recipe is amazing, you might be feeling a bit more like coffee for that extra caffeine hit. If so you should check out my Vietnamese iced coffee recipe, this coffee is great for any sweet tooth.