The aroma of this homemade tea will fill your home with warmth and love. Warm up with a steaming mug of this spiced-up chai on a cold wintery day—or whenever you crave a sweet, peppery beverage. The simmering spice from the blend of ginger, cloves, star anise, and ginger packs a whole lot of flavor into just one sip!
Serves 3
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 6 cardamom pods (crushed for stronger taste)
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 whole black peppercorns
• 5–6 thin slices fresh ginger
• 1 piece star anise
• 31⁄2 cups water
• 2 tea bags (black tea)
• 2 tablespoons raw organic honey
• 11⁄2 cups coconut milk
1. In a medium saucepan, combine cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, ginger, star anise, and water. Bring to a boil.
2. Turn down heat and simmer for 5–7 minutes until fragrant, then remove from heat, turn off burners, and let cool/steep for 10 minutes.
3. Add tea bags, return to stove on medium-high heat, bring to a boil, and then remove from heat completely, and let steep another 2–3 minutes.
4. Add honey and coconut milk and serve into mugs through a fine mesh sieve.
