Beverages
Chai Tea
Makes one 6-ounce serving
Chai Tea
Makes one 6-ounce serving
While this tea is best prepared with half & half, reduced fat or soy milk may be substituted.
Nutritional information per serving:Calories 50 (0% from fat) carb. 13g pro. 0g fat 0g sat. fat 0g chol. 0mg sod. 0mg calc. 2mg fiber 0g
Ingredients
- 3 black tea bags water
- 6 ounces half & half
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 star anise pods
- 1½ x ½-inch piece of peeled
- Fresh ginger
- Pinch orange zest
- 2 teaspoons honey
Preparation
- Put tea bags into an 8-ounce mug. Put at least 8 ounces of water into your kettle and select the Black setting. Pour 2 ounces of the hot water over the tea bags and let steep 10 to 15 minutes.
- While the water is heating, bring the half & half and vanilla to a boil in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, stir in the spices, ginger and zest. Let the mixture simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Once the tea has steeped, fully squeeze out tea from tea bags, reserving the tea and discarding the bags. Add the steeped tea to the half & half mixture.
- Strain mixture into an 8-ounce mug and stir in honey.
