Chai Concentrate
It's so easy to make a delicious batch of Chai Concentrate at home! Use it in all of your favorite chai-based drinks.
Servings: 8
Calories: 53kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 inch fresh ginger peeled
- 1 star anise
- 6 cloves
- 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds see notes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups water
- 8 black teabags see notes
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Crush the spices and ginger a bit using a mortar and pestle. Alternately, place the ginger and spices in a zip top bag, seal it, and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to gently crush the ingredients.
- Add the crushed spices to a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Over medium heat, toast the spices until they are very fragrant. Stir frequently.
- Add the water to the spices and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer; simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the tea bags and continue to simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Turn the heat off and allow the tea to steep for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and add the sugar. Whisk to combine. Allow the mixture to cool before straining out the spices and storing it in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
- You can use a different kind of sugar (e.g., brown, demerara) instead of white sugar, if desired.
- Substitute approximately 8-10 cardamom pods for the teaspoon of cardamom seeds
- Use English Breakfast or some other unflavored black tea. Stay away from something like Earl Grey.
- You can also use loose leaf tea instead of tea bags. For 8 tea bags, use about 8 teaspoons of loose leaf tea.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg