20-Minute Homemade Chai Concentrate Recipe (+Secrets)
Make your own spiced chai concentrate at home with simple ingredients. Perfect for hot or iced chai lattes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Indian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup loose-leaf black tea
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 10 whole cloves
- 10 whole green cardamom pods
- 1-inch fresh ginger, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup honey or sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine water, tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger, and peppercorns in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in honey or sugar until dissolved.
- Add vanilla extract and let steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a jar.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness to taste.
- Use any sweetener you prefer.
- For a stronger flavor, steep longer.
- Dilute with milk or water before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg