Homemade Chai Concentrate (Starbucks Copycat)
Made with black tea, classic chai spices like cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon, and just a bit of sweetness this chai concentrate recipe is so delicious you’ll never want to spend $5 on one Starbucks drink again!
Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 57kcal
Equipment
- Sauce Pot
- Large glass measuring cup
- Large glass jar with a lid, for storage
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- ½ cup granulated sugar (or less, to taste)
- 16 chai teabags
- 1 tsp. chai spice blend
Instructions
- Place water in a sauce pot and set over heat to boil. While the water is heating, tie the teabags together and place in a large glass measuring cup and add 1 tsp. of chai spice blend, set aside.
- When water boils, stir in ½ cup sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and pour the sweetened water over the teabags and spices.
- Allow tea to steep for 30 minutes before draining bags and discarding.
- Allow concentrate to cool to room temperature before covering and storing in refrigerator until ready to use.
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Notes
- Concentrate can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
- Refer to post for notes on sugar substitutions and spice additions.
- For a less-sweet concentrate, use only ¼ to ⅓ cup sweetener.
- Makes 3 ½ cups concentrate.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0.04g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg