DIY Chai Masala Latte Powder

Delicious, warming and comforting!

This homemade blend of black tea and spices is a real delight, and a must, to keep on your shelf through the autumn and winter months.

This has recently become our favourite morning and evening hot drink. The aroma and taste is delightful.

We decided to make this tea blend for two reasons;

1. A big reason to make this at home was to save MONEY! It definitely is not cheap to grab a coffee or tea from your favourite coffee shop anymore. It's reached near on £5 per drink, and when you take the whole family with you, you're looking at around £30, especially if you grab a cookie too!!! CRAZY! Definitely more important things we would like to be spending our money on.

2. The second reason we decided to make this at home was simple - It's delicious!

The tea blend takes just a few minutes to combine together, and once done, just store it in a glass jar, and it's ready to use whenever you fancy it.

The spices can differ from recipe to recipe, and can easily be tinkered with to suit your taste. We use a blend of warming herbs;

• Cinnamon

• Ginger

• Cloves

• Cardamon

• Nutmeg

In our opinion it smells like Christmas in a cup, minus the vanilla...

We can't always purchase loose black tea leaves in our supermarket, and so, we simply use our favourite black tea teabags. We snip them open, and empty out the tea leaves - easy!

For a little bit of added sweetness we like to use honey. However, you could use any sweetener you like. If you use sugar, you could add some to your chai masala latte powder mix.

This is a latte drink mix, which means you will need milk to make this drink. Dairy or non dairy milk is absolutely fine - whichever you prefer.

If we're feeling extra fancy then we will top it with some frothy milk, either way, we will always top it with a light dusting of cinnamon - delicious!

Let's crack on with this delicious and easy, chai masala latte powder mix - cheers!

Equipment You'll Need For Making A Chai Masala Latte

• Small saucepan

• Small handled sieve for straining the milk

• Your favourite tea cup or mug

• Glass jar or airtight container to keep your chai in

• Bowl

• Spoon

Happy Cooking!

The Chai Home 😋

INGREDIENTS

• 1x cup of black tea (loose tea leaves or empty your black tea teabags)

• 2x heaped tsp of Ground Cinnamon

• 2x heaped tsp of Ground Ginger

• 2x heaped tsp of Ground Cardamon (if you have Cardamon pods, simply remove the shells and ground the seeds)

• 1x tsp of Ground Cloves

• 1x tsp of Ground Nutmeg

METHOD

Simply add all of the ingredients to a bowl and thoroughly mix together with a spoon.

Transfer to a glass jar or airtight container and shake together, ensuring everything is evenly mixed.

To Use

Choose your favourite mug or tea cup and fill with your preferred milk.

Transfer the milk to a small saucepan, and add 1 heaped tsp of the Chai Latte Powder, along with a heaped teaspoon of honey.

Heat the milk to your preferred temperature and be sure to stir occasionally.

Once the milk has reached your preferred temperature go ahead and turn off the heat.

Grab a small handled sieve and pour your milk through the strainer into your mug.

Stir and then add a light dusting of cinnamon if you fancy, and enjoy!