Quick & Easy Vanilla Chai Latte
Make your own Vanilla Chai Latte at home with this easy recipe. Just add your milk of choice (full fat, coconut, cashew or almond milk) and dry spices to make a delicious chai latte you can enjoy anytime. Drink it hot or cold, and with or without the caffeine.
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This Vanilla Chai Latte really is comfort in a cup. This an easy hot drink recipe and it’s great as you can control the amount of spices that go into it! Great to enjoy on a cold winter’s morning or brisk fall afternoon. You can have it with or without a caffeine hit.
An Easy, Delicious Drink
Chai lattes that are made with black tea do have some caffeine, but this particular recipe is caffeine-free because you get to skip the tea entirely. Waiting for tea to brew, and then make a latte out of it, adds extra steps to a busy morning, so this recipe gets its flavor from an easy combination of spices instead.
This recipe is quick and simple to make on the stove top, but if you want an extra-authentic drink that would come from a coffee house, you can use a milk frother to heat the milk for this latter, or just to add a dollop of foam to the top, or you can vigorously whisk the milk over the stove to help make some foam without any extra equipment.
How To Make This Vanilla Chai Latte – Step by Step
- Get your dry ingredients ready.
- Brew 2 black tea bags with 3/4 cup hot water for 3-5 minutes, and set aside.
- Add spices to a mortar and pestle and grind up.
- Add milk to a small saucepan. On a medium-low setting, heat up to desired temperature. Be careful not to boil to avoid burning the milk. Then turn off the heat to saucepan.
- Add vanilla extract and dry ingredients to the sauce pan or pour into a separate container like a mason jar, and add milk.
- Use an immersion blender to mix spices and and milk. This will help to frothe the milk.
- Pour black tea into two large mugs, and then top with the milk and spices. Drink and enjoy.
Is there Coffee In This Vanilla Chai Latte?
Short answer, no. This chai latte is made with warm milk, black tea (optional), natural sweetener (like honey) and a combination of spices such as allspice, cinnamon and cardamom. It is a great alternative to coffee and coffee drinks.
What Does Chai Taste Like?
Recipes and tastes for chai vary widely and a multitude of chai recipes are used around the world. Freshly made chai is hot, creamy, fragrant with black tea, fresh cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, enough maple or honey to bring out the spice flavor. It really is so comforting and perfect for the festive season.
How to Make a Caffeine-Free Vanilla Chai Latte
Use decaffeinated black tea instead of regular black tea.
How to Make a Cold Vanilla Chai Latte or Blended Chai Latte
Want to drink your Vanilla Chai Latte cold? Let it cool off for 5-10 minutes and then pour it over ice for an Iced Vanilla Chai Latte. Or add the chai latte to a blender with 2 cups of ice and blend well to make a Blended Frappe Chai Latte.
Top Tips for This Vanilla Chai Latte
- This recipe works well with full fat or nut milk!
- You can use a frother or whisk to create a foamy top, for an extra coffee shop style drink.
- Add a couple of teabags for a caffeine hit.
- This drinks is equally delicious cold!
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Vanilla Chai Latte (Caffeine + Caffeine-Free Options)
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Immersion or stick blender
Ingredients
- 2 black tea bags
- 3 tsp cardamom
- 2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground clove
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp raw honey or maple syrup
- 3 cups milk of your choice
Optional
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients together and set aside.
- Brew 2 black tea bags with 3/4 cup hot water for 3-5 minutes.
- Add milk to a small saucepan. On a medium-low setting, heat up to desired temperature. Be careful not to boil to avoid burning the milk. Then turn off the heat to saucepan.
- Add vanilla extract and dry ingredients to the sauce pan or pour into a separate container like a mason jar, and add milk.
- Use an immersion blender to mix spices and and milk. This will help to frothe the milk.
- Pour black tea into two large mugs, and then top with the milk and spices. Drink and enjoy.
Notes
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I made this chai latte with soy milk and absolutely loved it! Thanks for the recipe.
Such a lovely recipe – I thought the spice level was perfect
My most favorite drink in the world!