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
carb. 13g
pro. 0g
fat 0g sat. fat 0g
chol. 0mg
sod. 0mg
calc. 2mg
fiber 0g
Ingrédients
- 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.
