Easy Masala Chai Recipe
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Easy Masala Chai Recipe
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A delicious and easy dairy-free chai recipe made with whole spices. It's spicy, comforting, naturally sweetened, and made in just 1 pot with 8 ingredients!
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Ingredients
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 6-8 green cardamom pods
- 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 3-4 whole cloves
- 2 ½ cups water
- 2 Tbsp grated ginger (for less intense ginger flavor, slice instead of grating)
- 3 Tbsp loose leaf black tea (or ~3-4 black tea bags // use decaf as needed)
- 2 cups dairy-free milk (we favor oat milk, coconut milk, and cashew milk // use thicker, richer dairy-free milks like canned coconut milk or our Oatly recipe for creamier chai!)
- Sweetener such as stevia, organic cane sugar, or maple syrup to taste
Instructions
- Add cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, peppercorns, and cloves to the bowl of a mortar (or cutting board) and use pestle (or heavy pan) to slightly crush the spices. You aren’t pulverizing into a powder, just slightly crushing into small pieces (see photo).
- To a medium saucepan add crushed spices, water, and grated (or sliced) ginger and bring to a boil over high heat. (Note: For a less gingery chai, reduce amount of ginger and slice rather than grating). Then reduce heat slightly to medium/medium-low and maintain a simmer for 15 minutes or until it reduces by about one-third.
- Add tea (loose leaf or bags) and dairy-free milk of choice (we love light canned coconut) and lower heat to low. Cover and continue cooking for 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Then turn off heat and let steep for 5 minutes more (covered) or longer for deeper flavor.
- Add sweetener of choice to taste (we prefer stevia or maple syrup, but sugar is more traditional). Strain through a fine mesh strainer before serving.
- Keep strained, cooled leftovers covered in the fridge up to 3-4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in a milk frother. Not freezer friendly.
Notes
- *Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with our homemade Cashew Coconut Oat Milk and sweetened with stevia.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cup
Calories
200
(10%)
Carbohydrates
19.4g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
13.5g
(21%)
Saturated Fat
5.9g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.61g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.7g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
21mg
(1%)
Potassium
283mg
(8%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4.9g
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3(Cups)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 200 | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 19.4g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13.5g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.9g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.61g | 9% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.7g | 24% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 283mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4.9g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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