Easy Chai Tea

Easy Chai TeaEllie Miller
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Makes 4 cups| Hands-On Time: 05m | Total Time: 20m

Ingredients

  • cardamom seeds
  • cloves
  • black peppercorns
  • cinnamon sticks
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • bags black tea (such as Darjeeling)
  • 8 teaspoons sugar or more, to taste

Directions

  1. Place the cardamom, cloves, and peppercorns in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a heavy skillet.
  2. Place the crushed spices in a medium saucepan, along with the cinnamon sticks, ginger, milk, and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add the tea bags, cover, and let steep for 10 minutes.
  3. Strain into cups. To each cup, add 2 teaspoons sugar or more, to taste.
By Sara Quessenberry,  March 2010

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 108
  • Fat  4g
  • Sat Fat  2g
  • Cholesterol  12mg
  • Sodium  54mg
  • Protein  4g
  • Carbohydrate  14g
  • Sugar  14g
  • Fiber  0g
  • Iron  0mg
  • Calcium  143mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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