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A delicious Chai Spice Blend is easy-as-can-be to make at home! All you need is five pantry staple spices - cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and clove - to enjoy the distinct flavor and fragrance of chai in baked goods, tea drinks, and more!

This warm blend of spices is the perfect garnish for your at-home chai latte recipe. Or a dirty chai latte. Or a dirty chai espresso martini. Need I say more?

Ingredients for homemade chai spice

Making homemade chai spice

This is just a brief overview, find detailed measurements in the recipe card below!

Measure out all your spices. I do this into little separate bowls just to keep everything neat and tidy.
Whisk to combine. And to break up any clumps of spices.
Store the spice blend. This will keep in your cupboard for six months!

A mortar and pestle is filled with the spices for homemade chai spice.

Black Pepper in Chai

I looked at quite a few recipes online while making my own spice blend and decided to forgo the freshly ground black pepper in my mix, but if you’d like to have a slightly spicier version, feel free to add 1 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper.

A closer shot of the five spices used for homemade chai spice blend in various bowls on a gray towel and white marble backdrop.

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Chai Spice Blend

Enjoy the flavors of chai in your own recipes with this homemade chai spice blend that contains cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and cloves! Keep this on hand in your spice cupboard to enjoy the flavors of chai in baked goods, drinks, and more!

Cook Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Chai Spice, Homemade Chai Blend

Servings: servings

Calories: 15kcal

Author: Amanda Gajdosik

Ingredients

4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 tsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. ground cardamom
2 tsp. ground allspice
1 ½ tsp. ground cloves

Instructions

Combine 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons ground cardamom, 2 teaspoons ground allspice, and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves and whisk well to combine.
Store in airtight container for up to six months.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Fit Foodie Finds

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