A blue table topped with two blue mugs filled with spiced milk

Chai latte

Name: Chai latte
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 8 whole black peppercorns; 1 star anise; 3 cloves; a thumb-sized piece ginger sliced; 3-4 black tea bags; 500ml almond or other plant milk; 2-3 tbsp maple syrup

Hannah Guinness

Published: October 20, 2021 at 10:45 AM

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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Infuse black tea and almond milk with fragrant spices for a dairy-free twist on this Indian-inspired drink

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Ingredients

2 cinnamon sticks
8 whole black peppercorns
1 star anise
3 cloves
a thumb-sized piece ginger

sliced
3-4 black tea bags
500ml almond or other plant milk
2-3 tbsp maple syrup

Method

step 1

Toast the spices in a dry frying pan until fragrant. Add 500ml of water and the ginger, and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep for 10 minutes, then strain out the tea bags and spices.
step 2

Gently heat the milk with the maple syrup (to make the milk frothy, blitz the milk first in a blender before heating). Divide the tea between mugs, then stir in the milk, topping with some foam.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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