Tea, Chai Concentrate

Ethnicity

None  

Base Type

Other  

Course

Beverage  

Preparation Time

1-10 Minutes  

Difficulty

Easy  

Serving Size

Refresh / Double it

Comments

Excellent, not super sweet.  

Source

 

Source Description

 

Last Modified

2012-08-24  

User

Joyce McGuire

                
2 ea
6 inch cinnamon sticks 

18 ea
 Allspice, whole 

5 ea
 cardomom pods 

15 ea
 cloves 

15 ea
or 25 peppercorns, black 

2 t
 ginger, powdered 

1 pn
1/8 tsp nutmeg 

6 T
 Rooibus tea 

1 T
 vanilla extract 

1/4 c
sweetner of choice sugar 

            

Optional; Replace loose leaf Rooibus for 6 tea bags or 6 Darjeeling tea bags.

Use more or less spices according to taste.

Put cinnamon and ginger in large pot.Gently crack remaining spices using mortal and pestle or spice grinder.  Add to pot along with 6 cups water.

Bring to a boil, then simmer 25 minutes. Strain to removed all sediment.  Add vanilla.  Mix in sweetener of choice.

Store concentrate in refrigerator in large mason jar. It will stain plastic.

To use, combine milk of choice in a 1:1 ratio. Add a few ice cubes if you want an iced drink.  Warm up if you want a warm drink.