Name: Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 12 cardamom pods; 8 whole black peppercorns; 8 whole cloves; 4 fresh ginger; 4 cups water; 4 cinnamon sticks; 3 whole allspice; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 star anise; 1 vanilla bean; ⅛ tsp nutmeg; 4 black tea bags

Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate Recipe

How To Make Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate

This chai tea concentrate is made with cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg, simmered with vanilla and sugar. Save and refrigerate for a homemade chai tea!

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12cardamom pods,gently crushed
8whole black peppercorns
8whole cloves
4fresh ginger,1-inch, sliced
4cupswater
4cinnamon sticks
3whole allspice,optional
2tbspbrown sugar,more or less to taste
2star anise
1vanilla bean,sliced down the middle
⅛tspnutmeg
4black tea bags

Instructions

Bring the cardamom, peppercorns, cloves, ginger, water, cinnamon, allspice, sugar, star anise, vanilla bean, and nutmeg together to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, then simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the tea bags, then let steep for 5 minutes.
Pour the mixture through a strainer, then reserve the liquid for concentrate.
Let cool to room temperature.
Mix equal parts concentrate with water or milk to make chai tea.
Serve warm or cold, and enjoy!