I love chai lattes! However buying from a cafe too often can add up. Also, I’m not always sure of the quality of the ingredients in the chai that I buy. So of course, I had to make my own recipe up for chai! So I tested some ingredients out and I’ve now come up with a really nice Chai Syrup recipe. This one uses rooibos tea instead of black tea (rooibos is caffeine free and high in antioxidants).
Rooibos Chai Syrup Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 T. rooibos
- 1 T. vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean, split open (optional)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 t. cinnamon powder
- 1 t. ginger powder
- 3 cardamon pods- split and crushed
- 2 cups cold water
- 1/2 C. raw honey
Directions:
To make the chai syrup, the method is quite simple: combine all ingredients in a saucepan with a lid. Simmer on medium-low for half an hour to one hour or until the mixture reduces to a syrup. Then strain the mixture through a fine sieve (discarding solids) and then bottle the syrup in a sterlized jar (I used a maple syrup jar) to be stored.
How to use the chai syrup: simply mix a teaspoon of the chai syrup into hot milk and serve. Or mix in a teaspoon of the syrup into hot water for a great chai tea.
I hope you enjoy this recipe. This would be great on a cold day or even as a calming drink to have before bed.
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Isn’t it kind of a waste to heat raw honey? Shouldn’t you either use the cheaper pasteurized honey, or find a way to keep the honey raw?
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