Vegan Chai Latte
Warm, comforting drink for cold winter days.
Equipment
- Skillet
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 3 bags black tea or 1 heaping tablespoon loose leaf black tea
- 1 each cinnamon stick
- 2 each cardamom pods
- 2 each whole cloves
- 2 cups boiling water
- 3/4 inch ginger sliced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar substitute or sweetener of your choice
- 1 cup non-dairy milk unsweetened
- non-dairy whipped cream to taste
- ground cinnamon to taste (optional)
Instructions
- In a dry skillet, add all spices except for ginger. Toast over medium heat until release of fragrances, between 1-3 minutes.
- Transfer to a medium saucepan with 2 cups of boiling water and ginger. Simmer for 10 minutes at low heat.
- Add sweetener and non-dairy milk. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
- Pour mixture through a sieve into mugs and taste for seasoning, adjust sweetness. Finish with whipped cream and sprinkle ground cinnamon.
Notes
Whipped topping is not included in the nutritional information, as calorie count varies widely based on type and quantity used. Oat milk froth also works well here.