Homemade Vegan Chai
This Homemade Vegan Chai has the perfect combination of black tea, milk, spices, and just the right amount of sweetness. Serve this tea as a hot drink or as a cold drink.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cup Plant based Milk In this recipe I used a unsweetened plain almond milk.
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1/2 tsp Real Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/8 tsp Ground Cardamon
- 1/8 tsp Ground Fennel or Fennel Seeds
- 1 Whole Star Anise Can use extra for garnish.
- 2 Whole Cloves
- 2 Whole Peppercorn
- 2 Cinnamon Stick Can use extra for garnish.
- 1 Tbsp Real Maple Syrup
- 2 Black Tea Bags Remove the string and tag from the tea bags.
Instructions
- In a medium sized sauce pan, add all the ingredients, keeping out the tea bags.
- Bring everything to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Simmer for 10 minutes while stirring.
- After simmering for 10 minutes, add the tea bags. Before adding the tea bags remove the string and tags from the bags.
- Stir in the tea bags and let them steep for 5 minutes before serving.
- Gather 2 mugs and strain the mixture into the mugs.
- If you want your chai cold, strain the mixture into a quart canning jar, cover and place into the refrigerator to cool.
- To serve, grab a tall glass filled with ice and pour the mixture in the glass.
- Top with some Whipped Coconut Cream and a cinnamon stick or a garnish of star anise.