Ultimate Homemade Chai Tea Latte Recipe (Step-By-Step)
This Ultimate Homemade Chai Tea Latte Recipe offers a rich and warming chai flavor with a touch of sweetness, perfect for tea lovers.
Equipment
- medium saucepan
- immersion blender or fork
- fine mesh sieve
Ingredients
Homemade Chai Concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 2 tea bags black tea (like English breakfast) or 4 grams of loose-leaf tea
- 2 whole cloves or ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 TB pure maple syrup or honey
Chai Latte
- ½ cup homemade chai tea concentrate from the recipe above
- ¾ cup whole milk or dairy-free milk coconut milk, cashew milk, almond milk, oat milk
- 1 TB pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Instructions
Homemade Chai Concentrate
- In a small saucepan, bring the water and spices to a boil. Whisk the spices in the water. Once the water reaches a boil, turn off the heat and allow the spices to steep in the water for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, turn the heat back on and add the black tea bags and maple syrup. Return to a slight boil and steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and strain the tea through a fine mesh strainer. Reserve ½ cup of chai concentrate.
- Store the remaining chai concentrate in a jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Make a Chai Latte
- In a small saucepan, bring the milk, maple syrup, and a pinch of cinnamon to a slight boil, stirring often.
- Once boiling, remove the pan from heat and use an immersion blender to froth the milk.
- Pour ½ cup chai concentrate into a mug and slowly pour in the frothed milk.
- Sprinkle the top with an extra pinch of cinnamon, if desired, and serve warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 150mgIron: 1mg
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