Homemade Coconut Chai Tea Latte
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 110
- Total Fat
- 5
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 13
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 5
- Sodium
- 42
- Total: 30 min
- Active: 5 min
Ingredients
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
8 cardamom pods
8 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish
2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced, optional
6 black tea bags
1 cup whole or 2-percent milk
1 cup unsweetened regular or low fat coconut milk
2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup loosely packed light brown muscovado sugar
Directions
- Lightly crush the peppercorns, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, and put in a medium saucepan. Add the ginger, if using. Add 6 cups cold water to the saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Let them steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and let steep another 10 minutes.
- Put the milks and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to simmer. Strain the tea mixture into the milk mixture and heat through for 1 minute. Whisk the mixture until frothy. Pour the tea into 4 mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks.