Iced Vanilla Honey Chai
Iced Vanilla Honey Chai
Ingredients
For the Chai Concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 4 black tea bags, or 4 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 inch fresh ginger, sliced into thin rounds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey, or to taste
For Assembly
- 2 cups milk, dairy or non-dairy, chilled
- as needed ice cubes
- as needed honey, for drizzling (optional)
- as needed cinnamon, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium saucepan, combine water, black tea bags (or loose leaf tea in a tea infuser), cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and sliced ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the spices to infuse.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract and honey until the honey is fully dissolved. Taste and adjust honey if a sweeter concentrate is desired.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Strain the chai concentrate through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof container, discarding the solids. Allow the concentrate to cool completely to room temperature.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Once cooled, cover the chai concentrate and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until thoroughly chilled. This passive time allows the flavors to deepen.
⏱️ 120 min
- 6
To assemble the iced chai, fill four tall glasses with ice cubes. Pour 1/2 cup of the chilled chai concentrate into each glass.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Top each glass with 1/2 cup of chilled milk. Stir gently to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Optionally, drizzle with additional honey and dust with a pinch of cinnamon before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Iced Vanilla Honey Chai
Ingredients
For the Chai Concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 4 black tea bags, or 4 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 inch fresh ginger, sliced into thin rounds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup honey, or to taste
For Assembly
- 2 cups milk, dairy or non-dairy, chilled
- as needed ice cubes
- as needed honey, for drizzling (optional)
- as needed cinnamon, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium saucepan, combine water, black tea bags (or loose leaf tea in a tea infuser), cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and sliced ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the spices to infuse.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract and honey until the honey is fully dissolved. Taste and adjust honey if a sweeter concentrate is desired.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Strain the chai concentrate through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof container, discarding the solids. Allow the concentrate to cool completely to room temperature.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Once cooled, cover the chai concentrate and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until thoroughly chilled. This passive time allows the flavors to deepen.
⏱️ 120 min - 6
To assemble the iced chai, fill four tall glasses with ice cubes. Pour 1/2 cup of the chilled chai concentrate into each glass.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Top each glass with 1/2 cup of chilled milk. Stir gently to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Optionally, drizzle with additional honey and dust with a pinch of cinnamon before serving.
⏱️ 1 min