Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: cups

Calories: 107kcal

Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

Not only does this Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate make your house smell amazing when you make it, but it also makes creating your favorite coffee house drink at home incredibly easy. Peppercorns, cardamom, cloves and fennel seeds are toasted and then drowned in water. Fresh ginger and black tea then join the fun before everything is then sweetened with honey and vanilla.

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon fennel seeds
3 tablespoons black peppercorns
40 cardamom pods
20 whole cloves
6 cups water
1 6" piece of fresh ginger sliced
8 black tea bags
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup honey

Instructions

Roughly chop fennel seeds and add to large saucepan.
With the back of a knife, crush peppercorns, cardamom and cloves and add to saucepan.
Heat saucepan over medium heat until spices become fragrant, shaking saucepan frequently to avoid burning.
Add water and ginger and bring to a boil.
Turn off heat and place tea bags in water and spices mixture for five minutes.
Remove tea bags, using the back of a spoon to wring water from bags.
Stir in honey and vanilla and allow to stand for one hour.
Pour mixture through strainer to remove spices.
Store in fridge for up to two weeks.
To use concentrate, stir together 1/2 cup milk and 3/4 cup concentrate. Serve either hot or iced.

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