Chai Iced Tea
Spiced chai concentrate with black tea, pepper, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon—serve hot or over ice.
Ingredients
- 6 cups unsweetened almond milk or whole milk
- ¾ cup honey or agave syrup
- 8 small black tea bags (1 ounce) (or loose equivalent)
- 8 pods green cardamom, crushed
- 8 whole allspice, crushed
- 8 whole black peppercorns, crushed
- 8 whole cloves
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 1 vanilla bean, split; seeds reserved
- 1 piece ginger (2"), peeled and thinly sliced
- ½ whole nutmeg, crushed
- 6 cups water
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a 4-qt saucepan; bring just to a simmer and remove from heat. Steep 10–15 minutes.
- Strain into a pitcher. Serve hot or chilled over ice. Keeps refrigerated up to 1 week.
