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Old 04-17-2011, 06:08 AM   #1
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Default Favorite chai recipes?

I drink a LOT of chai (not the kind of concentrate, but black tea, cooked with milk--for me soy milk--ginger, spices, etc), and I'm always looking for new ideas/ recipes to try. I would love to hear some favorites.
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Old 04-17-2011, 06:12 AM   #2
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

I haven't made any homemade yet, would love some recipes and tips too.
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

I make the "chai" without the tea by heating milk, putting a splash of vanilla and a bit of honey in it, along with some cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom. I don't measure but jyst do small pinches of each spice until it tastes right.
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Old 04-17-2011, 08:40 AM   #4
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

When I'm making a "real" chai and not just water, tea, milk & sugar boiled up just so...

I boil cardamon pods (squished just a smidge so they open), ginger root, & a cinnamon stick in and boil that before adding the tea bag and then boil up the sugar and milk the same way as a the casual cup...

That's just the way I've been making it since I was 8...
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I'll freely admit to boiling just cardamom pods and honey in milk and drinking it that way, but that's not really chai. I'd love to make my own.
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Old 04-17-2011, 10:01 AM   #6
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

I make my own concentrate and refrigerate it for quick chai lattes.

I put 3 c. water, 2/3 c. sucanat, 2 t. vanilla in a mason jar the microwave til the sugar was dissolved. I added about 2 T. of raw honey to the hot water and then steeped four Tazo organic chai tea bags. Voila, just like the boxed stuff. Use it just like the concentrate and mix 1/2 c. milk & 1/2 c. tea (or however much you want, I guess).

Actually, now I think I need to go make some.
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

I LOVE the idea of making my own concentrate--my favorite cafe actually does this, can't believe I've never thought of it before.
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

That's a great idea, Lindsay! Thank you.
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

Once I was given a little jar of whole chai spices assembled as a DIY gift item. They were so pretty. Star anise is one I remember seeing in there. But I have no idea the amounts and everything that was in there so it could be duplicated.

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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

Niph - how long do you steep the tea bags fo the concentrate? And what's sucanat?
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Default Re: Favorite chai recipes?

I want to try making some! I just use Good Earth decaf chai and coconut milk creamer.
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Niph - how long do you steep the tea bags fo the concentrate? And what's sucanat?
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I steep the tea however long it takes me to clean up the mess the children inevitably made while I was mixing the ingredients. I'm a very exact person, don't ya see...
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