Homemade Chai Spices
Published 10/5/2018 • Updated 9/16/2024
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Do you love chai-flavored recipes? We do! I always have a jar of our homemade chai spices in my cabinet because this blend of seasonings is such an easy way to add a flavor burst to recipes. My favorite way to use it is in baking recipes. I usually add a teaspoon or so to our healthy muffins for reference!
In this post, we’ll teach you how to mix up your own chai spices to create the tastiest chai tea lattes, apple chai oatmeal cups, or chocolate chai overnight oats!
Bring on all of the chai-flavored recipes this fall! Whether you are a spicy chai tea person, a sweet chai person, or a dirty chai tea latte kind of human, this homemade chai spice mix is delicious and totally customizable.
Add these chai spices to your cabinet for easy access to chai spices all year round. You can add this mix to a protein, overnight oats, or your favorite sweet snack for a chai spice twist!
What is in chai spice?
How much chai spice should I use in chai tea?
Per 1 cup of water/milk, we recommend using 1 teaspoon of chai spices + 1 black tea bag to make chai tea. Check out our chai tea latte recipe.
What does this chai spice mix taste like?
This chai spice mix is on the spicier side. We like our chai with a bite rather than a sweet spice mix so we added a little extra ground ginger. If you love yourself a sweet chai, try taking out some ginger and adding more cinnamon or even a teaspoon of coconut sugar or brown sugar. Have no shame either way. The taste buds want, what the taste buds want. DO YOU FEEL ME?
We love mixing up our own chai spices so that we have chai spice ready in the pantry whenever we’re craving a chai tea latte or one of our favorite Fit Foodie Finds chai recipes. Yes, we have a bunch! Check them out.
Recipes with Chai Spices
Need some recipe inspiration to use your chai in? Here are some fun ways to us it:
- Meal Prep Apple Chai Oatmeal Cups
- Apple Chai Energy Balls
- Vegan Chocolate Chai Overnight Oats
- Vegan Chai Hot Chocolate
- Chai Apple Chips
- Dirty Chai Almond Milk
Yes, chai spices are totally a fall and winter thing. BUT, chai spices are totally acceptable in the spring and summer months, too! I love me a yummy iced chai or chai protein smoothie during the summer. Now, mix yourself up a batch of these chai spices!
How to Store Homemade Chai Spices
We recommend storing your spices in a spice jar or glass jar with a lid in a cool, dark place. It will last for up to 3-6 months.
Glass
Spice Jars
Organize your homemade spices with this empty glass spice jar set!
DIY Chai Spice Mix
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 6 teaspoons ground ginger
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together. Store in a small spice container.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I’m looking to flavor Kombucha any ideas on how much you would add to say a 16oz second fermentation or for flavoring tea?
Hi! I used this chai spice in cookies, but I was wondering if you have a recipe for a chai latte or chai tea.
I would simply dissolve around 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of this seasoning into your hot milk of choice! You can also add a shot of espresso, too!
Ahh I made the mix and now don’t see anywhere how much to use if I want to make a chai latte. Help!
If you’re making it for 1 person, I’d start with 1/2 teaspoon!
On the very top picture you have a spice labeled nutmeg. It’s not on the recipe though. Just wondering if you left it out accidentally?
I’d love to know the answer as well!
Nutmeg is in allspice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice Allspice is a plant not a spice blend. Allspice and nutmeg are from different plants.
Funny, I was just think8ng about nutmeg too, as I was writing down the ingredients. I keep making this over and over again to put in my coffee eveey day and either was it’s delicious.
It’s the third spice listed on the recipe and it’s 2 tsp
Thanks for a chai spice without sugar! Now I can add it or leave it out, depending on my own preference!
Made this today but added 1/2 tsp fennel seeds to the mix. Put it in my almond milk hot chocolate and added a bit of vanilla essence at the end, delicious!! Thanks for such a great recipe! I love spice blends!!!
I just made this Chai mix and love it! I upped the cardamom in mine as that’s my favourite flavour. I’ve made a hot chocolate with it and it’s absolutely gorgeous! I hope to find many more uses for it now!
Awesome modifications! Hot chocolate with a little scoop of this in it would be SO GOOD.
about how much of the chai spice do you use in a recipe? like how many teaspoons would you add to a quick bread or muffin recipe?
I would add 1 to 2 teaspoons!
I made this recipe and found the spices to float around my cup and had a gritty texture, did I do something wrong? Other than that, taste was fantastic!
Hi Luciana! Next time stir the spices longer on the burner. The high heat will help dissolve the spice particles and release flavor!
Try running the blend through a coffee bean grinder or spice grinder for a finer texture. I find it helps. I can even grind up green tea leaves for a matcha powder consistency. I am making this chai right now, I’m in love with the flavour but the coffee shops add too much junk to it so I’ve haven’t had in the longest time. 🙂
Thank you for this beautifully simple find! Think chai spiced New York style cheese cake…using your blend.