Name: Chai Tea Latte
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup unsweetened almond milk; 2 black tea bags; 2 teaspoons homemade chai spice; 1- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (to taste); optional: 2 shots espresso (to make it dirty)

Chai Tea Latte

This almond milk chai tea latte is a great source of antioxidants and is a great way for you to get a boost of caffeine! Add this chai tea latte to your morning routine or make yourself a mug for a mid-afternoon snack!

Do You Like it Hot or Cold?

“I’ll take a dirty chai tea latte with an extra shot, please.”—> that is currently my order at every coffee shop that I go to. I love Starbucks chai tea latte and I sometimes like to make it dirty, it’s seriously the best! Sometimes it a hot dirty chai latte and sometimes it’s a cold chai tea latte.

One thing it always has is a shot of espresso. Who says you have to choose between tea and coffee? You can have them BOTH.

Chai tea does typically have caffeine, so if you aren’t looking for an extra boost of energy, you do not need the extra shot of caffeine in your chai tea latte, you do you!

I am here to tell you that you CAN make your own chai tea latte at home!

Make Your Latte at Home

I’ve spent a good chunk of my paycheck on chai tea lattes lately, so I am super pumped about this chai tea latte that you can make at home!

Here is everything you need before you start whipping up a chai tea latte at home–>

Almond Milk
Chai Tea Bags
Chai Spice
Maple Syrup
Espresso (optional)

What is a chai latte made of?

Chai tea typically has a black tea base and a blend of warm spices such as:

Cardamom
Allspice
Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Cloves
Ginger

When you order a chai tea latte at a coffee shop they typically use an already brewed chai tea. Our favorite is Gray Duck Chai, not only because it is Minnesota brewed, but because it’s the perfect balance of spicy + sweet!

Instead of using an already brewed chai tea, we steep our own black tea and use our DIY Chai Spices to make the perfect at home chai tea latte. Heck yes, we make our own chai tea spices!

We have used our chai spices in other delicious fall and winter recipes!

Why chai? There are so many reasons. Let’s chat about this chai latte.

Chai Tea Latte Recipe Q & A

What is chai tea?

Chai tea has a base of black tea with a mixture of warm ayurvedic spices.

Typically, chai spices consist of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and sometimes even black pepper! Check out our DIY Chai Spice recipe for details!

Does chai tea have caffeine?

Yes, chai tea does have caffeine has about 40 mg of caffeine if you use a 4 oz. bag of black tea! You can also make your chai tea latte with decaffeinated black tea!

Are chai tea lattes bad for you?

Everything in moderation! Chai tea lattes have some great healthy benefits!

Chai Tea Health Benefits

Not only is chai tea delicious, but it also has a slew of health benefits! If you are looking to de-bloat or become a little more regular in the loo, add a cup of chai tea to your daily routine!

Good for digestion- Chai tea spices are a combination of some amazing digestive spices that promote healthy bowels, people!

Cinnamon and ginger are said to calm the stomach while spices like cardamon and allspice have properties that help decrease bloating.

Reduced Caffeine- Yes, black tea does have caffeine, but it has half the amount of caffeine than a cup of black coffee.

If you are looking to cut back on your caffeine intake try black tea instead of coffee! Or? Make yourself a delicious chai tea latte, duh!

Antioxidant-rich Black tea is the base of most chai tea and black tea is antioxidant-rich, (especially in flavonoids) which support heart health!

Anti Inflammatory Ginger and cinnamon are two of the main ingredients in our DIY chai spices and both ginger and cinnamon are known for their anti-inflammatory properties!

How to Make a Chai Tea Latte

Before mixing up this chai tea latte recipe choose a chai spice mixture and black tea. We used our DIY Chai Spices and two bags of Earl Grey tea (because it’s our favorite). Feel free to choose any kind of black tea- caffeinated or non-caffeinated.
Next, place almond milk, tea bags, maple syrup, and chai spices into a sauce pan and bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Let seep for at least 3 minutes or longer if you would like it stronger.
Remove tea bags and pour the whole mixture through a fine sieve into a mug (if you don’t have a sieve just be sure to not pour the sediment at the bottom of the pot into the mug.
Serve hot or over ice.

Does it get any easier than that? You’ll be a chai tea latte master in no time!

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Chai Tea Latte

Prep: 10 minutesCook: 3 minutesTotal: 13 minutes

Fat 3 Carbs 5 Protein 1

Yield 2 servings 1x

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Ingredients

2 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 black tea bags
2 teaspoons homemade chai spice
1– 2 tablespoons maple syrup (to taste)
optional: 2 shots espresso (to make it dirty)

Instructions

Place almond milk, tea bags, maple syrup, and chai spices into a small sauce pan and whisk.
Next, bring to a boil over medium/high heat and immediately remove from heat.
Let the tea seep for at least 3 minutes or longer if you would like it stronger.
Remove tea bags and pour the whole mixture through a fine sieve into a mug (if you don’t have a sieve just be sure to not pour the sediment at the bottom of the pot into the mug).
Serve hot or over ice.

Tips & Notes

*Recipe method was updated on October 19th, 2020.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Calories: 49 Sugar: 3 Sodium: 181 Fat: 3 Carbohydrates: 5 Fiber: 1 Protein: 1

Author: Linley RichterCategory: DrinkMethod: Stop topCuisine: American

Keywords: Chai tea latte

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Lauren

Posted on 10/14/2020

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I made the chai spice mix for this recipe. Using almond milk as suggested created a weird smoothy-like consistency, as well as having the spices suspended in the liquid. I was careful not to boil the almond milk with tea bags because I was concerned about clumping. I didn’t see the suggestion to further heat the mixture to better dissolve the spices, but I am not sure that the cardamom will dissolve (it is definitely more coarse than the other ground spices). I will try it with milk next time and hope that the consistency is more like chai tea in India.

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Lee Funke

Posted on 10/15/2020

Reply to Lauren

Thanks so much for your feedback, Lauren! We’re going to be retesting this recipe next week! STAY TUNED.

Gabby

Posted on 9/29/2020

This recipe is delicious. I have a question about sediment though. I used your mix of spices and there’s just so much sediment at the bottom, I tried using a coffee filter with the spices but the flavor just wasn’t there. Is there something I’m doing wrong?

Posted on 9/30/2020

Reply to Gabby

What you can do is put it back on the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes. That should dissolve the spices!

Lorna

Posted on 8/24/2020

Lovely warming, spicy mid-afternoon pick-up. Used the chai recipe spice blend also on FFF!!

Andrea

Posted on 3/1/2020

I tried this today it was lovely, I drink chai lattes all the time and I was looking for something healthier, in this recipe the spices are much less overpowered by the sugar and it’s really delicious 😊

Emily Richter

Posted on 3/3/2020

Reply to Andrea

So glad you enjoyed this latte, Andrea!

Dawn

Posted on 12/17/2019

This was delicious! I was looking for something that wasn’t too sweet but “comfort food” as well. I used chia tea bags instead of the chia mix. Thank you for this recipe!

Cassie Autumn Tran

Posted on 3/5/2019

I currently get free coffee and hot chocolate at the chocolate shop I work at! It’s AMAZING. It’s wonderful making almond milk lattes and sugar free cappuccinos all day long. Every now and then, I create some Aztec or chai almond milk hot chocolate mugs and have a BALL. Now I need to make a chai latte someday–I love the flavor and it would be an amazing combination!