Oat Milk Vanilla Chai
Oat Milk Vanilla Chai
Ingredients
For the Chai Concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 4 black tea bags, or 4 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 6 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
For the Oat Milk Chai Latte
- 4 cups oat milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Combine water, tea bags (or loose leaf tea), ginger, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, star anise, and black peppercorns in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the spices to infuse. This creates your chai concentrate.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Carefully strain the chai concentrate through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean pot or heatproof pitcher, discarding the solids.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the oat milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to the strained chai concentrate. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and steamy but not boiling.
⏱️ 8 min
- 5
Taste and adjust sweetness if desired. Pour into mugs and serve immediately.
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Oat Milk Vanilla Chai
Ingredients
For the Chai Concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 4 black tea bags, or 4 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 6 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
For the Oat Milk Chai Latte
- 4 cups oat milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Combine water, tea bags (or loose leaf tea), ginger, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, star anise, and black peppercorns in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the spices to infuse. This creates your chai concentrate.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Carefully strain the chai concentrate through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean pot or heatproof pitcher, discarding the solids.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the oat milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to the strained chai concentrate. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and steamy but not boiling.
⏱️ 8 min - 5
Taste and adjust sweetness if desired. Pour into mugs and serve immediately.