Delicious Almost-Instant Chai

Mina the Brat's Note:

With this Chai recipe, you are preparing a chai-spiced flavored milk to add to your individual cup of tea. It's delicious, time-saving, and perfect if you want one or two cups at a time instead of a large batch of chai. Fresh grind whole spices for a much better result. I use a morter and pestle for everything but the cinnamon which I do purchase ground because I find it tough to grind at home.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 ounces

• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground black pepper (I usually double this amount, personally)

Directions:

1. Place milk and spices into a very clean jar, shake to mix and chill.
2. Let set for 24 hours for optimum flavor, though I have used it immediately because I was impatient.
3. The longer it sits, the stronger the flavors get, and it will last for a few weeks in the fridge.
4. Use 2-3 Tablespoons per cup with your favorite tea and sweeten with your favorite sweetener. I'm partial to green tea and honey myself.

Reviews

[MTpockets]

I was surprised at how close this was to the real thing. I love Chai Tea so I just had to try this one! I chose to use this as a coffee creamer so I added a few Tbsp. of sugar to sweeten it and left out the pepper. I'd like to try Honey as a sweetner next time and try this in green tea as suggested. I liked it and would make this again. Thank's again for posting!