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Homemade Chai Concentrate

Enozia
This easy 10 minute homemade Chai concentrate is perfect to make over the weekend and store for all your favorite drinks the upcoming week.
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Condiment
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 108 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 5-6 black peppercorns
  • 3 tea bags
  • 1 teaspoon ginger sliced
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 2-3 cardamom
  • 3 cloves

Instructions
 

  • Combine water and whole spices in a pot and bring it to a boil. Add the tea bags and turn down the heat.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes, then take off heat and cool. Strain to remove the spices.
  • Transfer to a glass jar or bottle and refrigerate until you're ready to use.

Notes

  • If this is the first time you're making a Chai concentrate or Chai tea latte, you may want to be careful with the quantity of spices you're using. Start with a little, taste, and add more if needed.
  • To get the chai concentrate to have a stronger flavor, you can crush the whole spices coarsely using a mortar and pestle and then use them for the recipe.
  • If you have a few extra minutes, you can also lightly toast the whole spices in a hot pan for a minute or two, and then add them to the water. This will help release their aromatic oils and make the concentrate more flavorful.
  • Love the flavor of Chai? Add an extra tea bag into the mix. This will make the flavor of Chai stronger.

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 0.4mg
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