Chai Tea Blend
Warm spices and black tea combine in this Homemade Chai Tea Blend that makes a beautiful homemade gift.
Making Chai Tea At Home
The warm, spicy, creamy, and slightly sweet flavors of chai tea make it quite comforting on a cool winter night.
You can buy chai concentrates from the store, but that can get pricey if you find yourself addicted (like we are), and coffee shop chai lattes can to.
But, giving the gift of a Chai Tea Blend is a cute and easy way to give the gift of that cozy-ed up before a fire feeling.
Mixing a Homemade Chai Tea Blend
Soft green cardamom pods, chunks of cinnamon bark, and bits of candied ginger look so pretty intermingled with the dark black tea.
And, the smell is intoxicating.
Go ahead, open the jar and take a whiff.
Chai Tea Blend
Ingredients
- 24 green cardamom pods
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- ¼ c candied ginger
- ½ c loose leaf black tea
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix cardamom pods, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon sticks on a baking tray with sides. Place in the oven and toast for 5 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- While the spices are cooling, chop the candied ginger.
- Using a sharp knife, split the toasted cardamom pods in half so that the seeds are loose. Chop the cinnamon sticks into small pieces.
- In a small bowl, mix ginger, tea, and toasted spices. Divide into jars for storing or gifting.
Chai Tea
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon chai tea blend
- 1 cup water, boiling
- ¼ c milk
- Honey (to taste)
Instructions
- Place chai tea blend in a tea bag or ball. Pour boiling water over tea and let steep for 5 minutes. Add milk and sweeten to taste.
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Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.
This is the perfect gift for tea lovers! I know some people that would love this.
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This is brilliant. I think you've just solved almost my entire gift list for this year, and I'm going to make a jar for myself.
My husband LOVES chai tea. This would be the perfect gift for him, and fun to make too. Beautiful presentation!
Thanks for this great idea Sarah! I love Chai, and I would try to replicate your project using the same Wire Bale Air-Seal Glass Jars that you used.
I want to make some of this tea for me, then make some for gifts! Lovely idea!!!
I would use the Wire Bale Air Seal glass jar and make the chai tea mix.
I'm going to make the Candy Cookies in a Jar and put it the Blue Ball Heritage Mason jars. My friends will love the cookies and that they get to keep the jars as well!
I ADORE chai, and I can just smell this now, great idea!
Chai tea is my absolute favorite tea. I've never thought to make a blend myself. Fantastic idea and recipe!
I think that I may have to add this to my holiday gifting list, as well...I am a huge chai-lover. I'd probably have a hard time not using it as potpourri ;). Beautiful, Sarah!
It would make a fantastic potpourri too. The house smelled amazing as we toasted the spices!