Chai magic
This infusion is climbing up the morning drink charts as a tasty alternative to coffee, with a lot less caffeine.
Instructions
Step 1 Warm 300ml trim milk in a pot with 2 teaspoons of the dry mix, 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Do not let it boil.
Step 2 Strain into long glasses and dust with a little ground cinnamon.
Variation
Infuse the milk and the tea the night before and chill in the fridge. In the morning, mix with a 250g pot of plain yoghurt and blend with a banana to make a delicious spiced chai smoothie.
- Recipe by:
- Alison Robert
First published January 2006
Recipe Information
Portions: 5–6
Time to make: 5 minutes
Total cost of all ingredients: $4.06 / $0.81 per serve
Ingredients
- dry mix:
- 3 teaspoons loose leaf tea
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon star anise
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- extra cinnamon, to serve
Nutrition Information
| per serve | |
|---|---|
| Energy |
450
kJ
(108 Cals) |
| Protein | 12.9g |
| Fat - saturated |
0.1g
0.0g |
| Carbohydrates - sugars |
13.9g
13.8g |
| Dietary Fibre | 0.0g |
| Sodium | 100mg |
| Calcium | 310mg |
| Iron | 0.7mg |
| * NS: Not specified | |
