Chai Tea Concentrate
Servings 1 quart
Ingredients
- 10 tea bags sometimes I use all black tea, sometimes 5 black and 5 green
- 4 1/2 cups boiling water
- 4-5 anise stars
- 20 whole cloves
- 7 cardamom pods
- dash of nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 drops orange oil
- 2-3 small pieces fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
Instructions
- Boil water. Steep tea bags, anise stars, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, and ginger in water for about 20 minutes. Strain. Mix in honey, sugar, vanilla, and orange oil. Pour into container and refrigerate.
- To make tea: mix 1/2 cup chai tea concentrate with milk and heat. (I microwave mine for about 1 minute and 30 seconds). My sister prefers to drink hers cold and I must say, that is quite tasty in the summer.
Notes
I like to use quart sized mason jars to store my tea concentrate, they're relatively easy to pour from and super cheap.