5 Glorious Creamy Hot Vanilla Chai Secrets
Make creamy hot vanilla chai at home that tastes even better than your favorite coffee shop version. This recipe brings together warm spices and smooth vanilla for a comforting drink.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop Simmering
- Cuisine: Fusion
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Water: 1 cup
- Black tea bags (strong brew): 2
- Cinnamon stick: 1
- Cardamom pods: 3, lightly crushed
- Cloves: 2 whole
- Ginger: 1/2 inch piece, thinly sliced
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- Milk (dairy or non-dairy): 1 cup
- Sweetener (sugar, honey, or maple syrup): to taste
Instructions
- Combine water, black tea bags, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, and ginger in a small saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to let the spices infuse.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Discard the tea bags.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and your desired sweetener.
- Add the milk to the saucepan. Heat gently over low heat until hot, but do not boil.
- Pour the chai mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into mugs to remove the spices.
- Serve immediately and enjoy your perfect homemade vanilla chai.
Notes
- For an extra foamy top, use an immersion blender or milk frother after heating the milk.
- Adjust the number of tea bags or simmering time to control the strength of your chai.
- You can substitute regular milk with oat milk for an extra creamy texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: Varies based on milk and sweetener used
- Sugar: Varies based on sweetener used
- Sodium: Low
- Fat: Varies based on milk used
- Saturated Fat: Varies based on milk used
- Unsaturated Fat: Trace
- Trans Fat: Negligible
- Carbohydrates: Varies based on sweetener used
- Fiber: Trace
- Protein: Varies based on milk used
- Cholesterol: Low to Moderate