How to Make Chai Latte from Scratch! (No pre-made powder) recipes

Hey there fellow Recipes subredditers!

Is anyone here a fan of Chai Latte? I know I am!

I used to buy powdered Chai from the shops but found that nothing beats the spicy intensity of homemade, freshly ground Chai syrup! So I thought I'd share my wife's recipe which uses Ginger, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cloves, Star Anise and Cane Sugar. We're vegan, so to make our latte, we add creamy Almond Milk. But feel free to use whatever milk you so desire! :) If you're interested in pictures, feel free to follow this link.

Hope you enjoy this recipe. I'd love to hear your experiences of making chai at home too!

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HOMEMADE CHAI SYRUP / LATTE

Makes 3 cups of syrup

Prep. Time: 45 minutes

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INGREDIENTS:

Chai Tea Syrup:

40 Black Peppercorns

10 Cloves

10 Green Cardamom Pods

2 Cinnamon Sticks

1 Star Anise

5 cups Filtered Water

5 tablespoons Loose Black Tea

1¼ cup Cane Sugar

4 Inches Ginger, bashed

To Serve - Per Latte:

1 part Chai Syrup

2 parts Unsweetened Almond Milk (Or use whatever milk you so desire)

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INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a large saucepan, roast black peppercorns, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise over a very low heat for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Remove spices from saucepan and leave them to cool.

2. Once cool, grind the roasted spices in a coffee or spice grinder till a coarse powder is achieved (it doesn't need to be perfectly ground).

3. In a large saucepan, combine water, ground spices and ginger. Stir well and bring to a very gentle simmer. Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the ingredients continue to simmer for another 20 minutes. Make sure that the water never comes to a boil - you want gentle heat so that the spices don't go bitter.

4. After 20 minutes, remove the lid and add your loose black tea into the pot. Turn heat off, stir and allow the tea to sit for 10 minutes to infuse. Once infused, strain the warm liquid into another saucepan. Use a fine meshed sieve so that none of the spices filter through.

5. Add sugar to strained liquid and then put on the heat and bring to a simmer. Let simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until the syrup has thickened ever so slightly. Immediately pour into sterilized bottles to cool. Once cool, keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

6. To make Chai Latte: For a warm Chai Latte, combine 1 part syrup to 2 parts almond milk and heat on the stove till warm. If drinking cold, simply pour 1 part cold syrup into 2 parts chilled almond milk. Stir and enjoy.

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Submitted May 22, 2015 at 06:56PM by foodloveroftheworld http://ift.tt/1FHMngH recipes