Sugar Free Caffiene Free Chai Tea

Submitted by ThinOne

"A flavorful, rich, spiced sugar free chai that I developed becuase I dislike the bitter taste of many black teas and I was restricted from sugar and caffiene."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 cup
• Serves: 5-6

ingredients

• 2 whole star anise, broken
• 5 -6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, diced
• 4 -5 cinnamon sticks, broken to small pieces
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cardamom or 4 1/2 teaspoons whole cardamom pods
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves or 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed, slightly crushed to release oils
• 1⁄2 stick licorice root, cut with shears into small pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice berry
• 1 vanilla bean, cut in half and scraped
• 1⁄8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 -3 tablespoons Splenda granular (artificial sweetener)
• heavy cream, to your liking

directions

1. Combine all ingredients except Splenda and cream with cold water in a glass pot and cover snugly.
2. Simmer over low heat for 50 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and let sit covered for.
4. another 40-50 minutes.
5. Filter through cheesecloth then add sweetener and cream to your personal taste and enjoy.

Reviews

[L DJ3309]

What a delicious treat. Thank you for sharing