Best Coconut Chai Recipe By Tasty Recipes

CHAI TEA

Chai Tea image

Perfect for cold nights, this masala chai tea recipe incorporates spices that make it so delicious, you'll want to drink it every day. -Kelly Pacowta, Danbury, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 whole cloves
2 whole peppercorns
4 tea bags
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
2-1/2 cups boiling water
2 cups 2% milk

Steps:

Place cloves and peppercorns in a large bowl; with the end of a wooden spoon handle, crush spices until aromas are released., Add the tea bags, sugar, ginger, cinnamon stick and boiling water. Cover and steep for 6 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the milk., Strain tea, discarding spices and tea bags. Stir in hot milk. Pour into mugs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

HOMEMADE COCONUT CHAI TEA LATTE

Homemade Coconut Chai Tea Latte image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories beverage

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 teaspoon black peppercorns
8 cardamom pods
8 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish
2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced, optional
6 black tea bags
1 cup whole or 2-percent milk
1 cup unsweetened regular or low fat coconut milk
2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup loosely packed light brown muscovado sugar

Steps:

Lightly crush the peppercorns, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, and put in a medium saucepan. Add the ginger, if using. Add 6 cups cold water to the saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Let them steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and let steep another 10 minutes.
Put the milks and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to simmer. Strain the tea mixture into the milk mixture and heat through for 1 minute. Whisk the mixture until frothy. Pour the tea into 4 mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks.