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17+ Easy Chai Tea Recipes

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If you can't get enough of chai, you're going to love this list of chai drink recipes. Whether you enjoy spiced chai tea as a warm and cozy drink or prefer it iced with a creamy cold foam topping, you're sure to find a new favorite chai recipe to try.
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What is Chai?

The word chai simply means tea. But thanks to Starbucks and other popular tea and coffee shops, chai is now thought of as a flavor and not just a type of drink.

Chai tea (yes, that’s like saying, tea tea) is black tea infused with a mixture of warming spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise and ginger. This blend of flavors and tea originated in India and is known as Masala Chai or spiced tea. But we call it chai.

Basic Ingredients Needed for Homemade Chai Drinks

This aromatic spiced tea is usually combined with a sweetener and milk to make a chai tea latte.

Chai Tea Concentrate – For those that like quick & easy, you can begin with a pre-made chai concentrate like Tazo. However, if you’ve got a few minutes you can make chai tea concentrate from scratch using whole spices and black tea.

Sweetener – Whether you add a sweetener or not to your chai drinks is up to you. You can use regular white sugar, brown sugar or a sugar alternative. Honey and pure maple syrup are popular options.

Milk – Dairy or plant-based milk (for a vegan chai latte) both work. For hot chai lattes you’ll want to steam or froth the milk. For iced chai drinks, simply pour cold milk over the concentrated chai tea and ice.

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17+ Easy Chai Recipes to Make at Home

Here are my favorite chai tea recipes (in no particular order). As you can imagine, the ways you can customize chai drinks are numerous. Number 7 is one of my favorites!

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