Shanti Chai & Co's All Things Tea Blog — Chai

Ok, baby it's cold outside. And it is time for something sweetly spiced and deeply warming. Try this simple Real Chai Latte recipe - and save or print this recipe card out for future use! Create a perfect chai latte using any of our chai blends (Original, Turmeric, Candied Ginger or Rose Petal) and learn how to make a delicious chai latte.

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This perfect hot weather beverage is simple to make, too! In fact, there are a number of different ways to go about making this indulgent yet healthful beverage - here are my favourite two methods, Quick Steep and Cold Brew!

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To make easy, quick and delicious chai lattes, you will first need to make a chai concentrate. Concentrates are great because they store well in the refrigerator (2-3 weeks) and can be used to make chai lattes, iced chai, syrups, cocktails and more.

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Chai Lattes... ahhh. Spiced and sweet. Frothy and foamy and delicious. A perfect pairing of Assam tea, earthy and aromatic spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves... all topped with steamed milk (or milk alternative). When you order a chai latte at a coffee shop, your beverage usually consists of a sweetened chai concentrate (we will talk more about this on a later blog!) combined with milk. Both are then steamed, which simultaneously heats up and foams the beverage. While this often tastes delicious, in our (humble) opinion, this isn't a real chai latte. For us, a proper chai latte involves brewing...

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Need another reason to drink a nice cup of chai? Or how about seven! Traditional masala chai is made up of a blend of spices (like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, fennel) combined with a black tea, often an Assam tea. Each of the spices used in chai has its own list of health benefits, especially the well known and much loved spice heavy hitters like ginger and turmeric. So, we could spend an entire blog post on any one of them - and one day, we will! - but for this post, we wanted to focus on the health...

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