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Homemade Chai Tea Latte is the perfect easy fall drink recipe to warm you up and keep you cozy. The rich, warm spices of chai tea are made creamy and thick using your favorite milk of choice, along with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg.
Are you a tea drinker? I have always loved to drink tea, and even more now that I am pregnant. It is the perfect pick-me-up and way to add a dash of flavor to your daily routine. I love sitting down with a warm cup of tea in the morning, late afternoon or right before bed to calm myself down.
It really is the perfect drink at ay point in your day, especially if you pair it with a warm pumpkin muffin or a slice of bread.
What I also love is being able to make this drink at home. I control what goes in it and I can adjust it to my tastes. You also can add a shot of espresso and make this a dirty chai latte. I love making this Homemade Chai Tea Latte and sometimes this Instant Pot Chai Tea Latte.
Recipe Ingredients:
This latte uses simple ingredients below:
- Taco Chai Classic Tea Bags {or any chai tea bags}
- Water
- Whole Milk or non-dairy milk like coconut milk, oat milk, almond milk or soy milk
- Vanilla extract
- Maple Syrup, coconut sugar, brown sugar or honey to sweeten
- Spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, star anise and cloves
How Do You Make a Chai Tea Latte
If you live in a dorm, are camping or maybe in an RV check out this Instant Pot Chai Tea Latte using a pressure cooker.
Step 1. Bring Water to Boil: In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil.
Step 2. Add Spices: Add the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves to the water and stir. If you using whole spices you will want to use a fine mesh strainer to strain out the spices.
Step 3. Add tea bags: Take the water off of the heat once boiling and place the tea bags in the water to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags from the water. Pour the tea into your cup.
Step 4. Add Milk & Syrup: Add the milk, vanilla and syrup into the small saucepan and bring to a simmer . From here you can pour this into the cup with the tea or use a milk frother or an immersion blender to froth the milk.
Garnish with cinnamon, a cinnamon sticks, star of anise or whipped cream.
Storage Tips
Store the leftover chai tea latte in an airtight mason jar or pitcher.
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Homemade Chai Tea Latte
Ingredients
- 2 Tazo Chai Classic tea bags
- 1 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons maple syrup , or honey
- Cinnamon, to garnish
- Star anise, to garnish
- Whipped cream, to garnish
- Nutmeg, to garnish
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves to the water and stir.
- Take the water off of the heat once boiling and place the tea bags in the water to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags from the water. Pour the tea into your cup.
- Add the milk, vanilla and syrup into the pan and bring to a simmer. From here you can pour this into the cup with the tea or use a frother or an immersion blender to froth the milk.
- Feel free to strain the liquid mixture to get any spice clumps out of the latte.
- Garnish with cinnamon, star of anise or whipped cream.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Would it be possible to use this recipe as a base for a chai tea concentrate?
I haven’t tried that but here is what I think you could do- just not totally sure!
That recipe already simmers black tea with warming spices which is basically what a concentrate is. To make it more “concentrate-style” for future use or batching I would use less water for a stronger brew.
For a concentrate use 2 or 2.5 cups water with maybe 4 tea bags to intensify the flavor.
2. Leave out the milk and sweetener (optional).
Concentrates are usually stored without milk so you can mix fresh each time.
Leave out sweeteners if you want more control when serving later.
3. Strain well and store in the fridge.
Let it cool, strain it, and store in an airtight container (mason jar or bottle) in the refrigerator for up to a week.
To use the concentrate: Mix 1 part concentrate to 1 part milk (or any ratio you like), heat and sweeten to taste—or serve it iced!
Sounds yummy! Thanks so much!!
Yumm!! I love Chai. This homemade one looks amazing. When I want chai and don’t have a lot of time to make it, I like to use tea concentrates from https://www.tanglewoodbevco.com/
This looks so yummy! I absolutely love mornings. Just a little chill in the air, chai tea latte in hand, cookie for dunking. Perfection! Would definitely to buy all the ingredients and try out this recipe on weekend! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing, with this Recipe tea is going be on another level!
Miki x
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Do you not strain the tea through anything first? How do you avoid ending up with really clumpy bits of spices?
I haven’t but you can! With the spices I use they are ground up and they always blend into the drink. Are you using ground spices?
I feel really stupid but I’m confused. If it’s 1 cup water and then you’re adding 3/4 cup of milk how is that 1 cup of chai latte. Even in the ingredients it says you can use 1 cup water 1 cup milk which is 2 cups plus the 3/4 milk? Please help me understand
I am sorry! My recipes were recently converted to a new format and I have no idea why that said it was 1 chai. It makes between 2 and 3 depending on how much you fill up your cup. I am going to be making this again soon and will also provide ounces if that is helpful.
This was so good!
Glad you like it! I make it a lot when I am craving a chai! 🙂
Get loose Indian tea and Tea Masala (spices) from the Indian store. Heat up ln in a small saucepan. When it begins to steam, turn it off and add one tablespoon of tea and half a teaspoon of spices. Cover and steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Stain into cup through a tea strainer and add sugar. Wonderful and this is true India chai.
Thanks for sharing how you make it!
Oh my gosh this was so so yummy! I just made one, and I used gingerbread tea bags because that’s what I had on hand. So delicious!
That sounds delicious~! Thanks for letting me know. The perfect fall drink.
Great idea!
I’ve heard of doing this before, but never have. You’ve inspired me to give it a go!
Thanks
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Hope you like it!