Tazo Chai Tea Concentrate Recipe (Copycat Starbucks)
The perfect blend of warm spices and rich black tea, this Tazo Chai Tea Concentrate Recipe is delicious! It’s ready in less than 30 minutes and keeps well in the fridge for a month. Use it to make any Starbucks chai drinks at home like iced tea, iced tea lattes, hot teat or a hot latte.
Ingredients
- 5 bags of black tea or 5 tsp loose black tea in a reusable infuser
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 10 whole cloves
- 10 green cardamom pods crushed
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 3 " fresh ginger root sliced
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 67 g sweetener of choice 1/3 cup
- 500 ml water
Instructions
- Begin by dry roasting the whole spices (cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, cardamom, black peppercorns) in a pan over medium heat for 4-5 minutes, until fragrant.
- In a medium sized pot, add water and tea, and bring them to a simmer.
- Add the roasted spices and sliced fresh ginger.
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the volume has reduced by about half.
- In the last couple of minutes of simmering, add the sweetener and stir well.
- Turn off the heat and scoop out the spices and tea bags with a slotted spoon.
- Mix in vanilla extract and allow the chai tea concentrate to cool down to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- Store this Tazo chai tea concentrate recipe in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a month. A glass bottle works perfectly for this.
- Make it decaf by adding decaf black tea instead of caffeinated. Perfect for a night time chai!
- The ratio for making a drink of chai tea is 1:4-5, concentrate:milk or water.
- This works well with both hot or cold water or milk.
Nutrition
Serving: 3tablespoonsCalories: 23kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.002gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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