Elevate your summer sipping with this homemade iced chai latte recipe that rivals the Starbucks version. Made with aromatic black tea infused with masala spices, and a refreshing mix of ice and milk.
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The Iced Chai Latte is a refreshing summer alternative to the classic hot chai tea latte, blending the same rich spices and black tea with cold milk and ice. It offers a perfect balance of the traditional chai's warmth and complexity in a cool, revitalizing beverage.
The iced chai latte is a beloved beverage known for its subtly spiced masala chai tea essence, featuring a black tea concentrate infused with a delightful blend of whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, all served over ice cubes.
The blend of spices are sweetened with natural sugar such as maple syrup or honey to which we also add milk, such as dairy milk or plant-based milk, which brings a creamy and softer texture.
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Ingredients Notes
You need these ingredients to make this vanilla iced chai tea latte recipe:
- Chai concentrate: As in chai lattes regular recipes, a chai tea concentrate is made with only black tea bags and infused with masala spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, black pepper, cloves and other more intense spices.
- Milk: You can use whole milk or if like me you prefer dairy free milk like, oat milk, coconut milk, or soy milk or try my homemade almond milk recipe ready in just 10 minutes.
- Ice cubes: Use large ice cubes or for a chai tea latte frappe version you can use crushed ice by blending the ice cubes in a blender.
- Sugar and vanilla: Essential to sweeten the taste of spices and tea and to flavor your drink. I use a natural sugar like maple syrup that you can replace with honey or the sugar of your choice.
How to make Iced Chai Tea Latte
Here are some quick visual instructions. Don't forget that full recipe instructions with exact ingredients can be found in the recipe card below!
Step 1: In a small saucepan place the black tea bags with spices such as cinnamon sticks, ginger, whole cloves, and star anise, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Pour the water into the saucepan and heat on a low heat for a few minutes then let it infuse a bit.
Step 2: Pour the mixture into a small jar through a sieve to remove the tea bags and spices. Let cool completely cool the chai tea mixture in the refrigerator.
Step 3: Fill a glass with ice cubes or crushed ice, add the tea concentrate first and add your cold milk and enjoy!
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Recipe Questions
It depends on the tea you use, if you use black tea then yes it contains a small amount of caffeine.
Yes you can make this recipe with only black tea bags or chai tea bags without adding the spices.
Any milk can be used to make this drink dairy or a non dairy milk, it's up to your preference. Cow's milk will bring a creamier texture, or use almond milk, oat milk etc.
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I hope you love this Iced chai tea latte. If you make it, be sure to leave a comment and a rating so I know how you liked it. Happy Baking!
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Iced chai latte
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 glasses
Description
Recipe for iced chai latte, a traditional Indian drink made with black tea infused with masala chai spices and served with ice cubes and milk (for 2 glasses)
Ingredients
- 2 black tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick - or ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 small piece of fresh ginger or 1 pinch ground
- 4 cloves
- 1 star anise - optional
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. maple syrup - or honey
- 300 ml (1 cup) water
- 1 - to 1 ½ cups Milk - or vegetable drink
Instructions
Tea Concentrate:
- Place the black tea bags with the spices, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, star anise in a saucepan.
- Add the maple syrup and vanilla extract, then the water and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes, then let it infuse for another 10 minutes.
- Pour the concentrate into a jar through a strainer to collect the spices and tea bags and let cool completely in the fridge.
Make Iced Chai Latte:
- Fill a large glass completely with ice or crushed ice.
- Pour in the black tea concentrate.
- Then add the milk, stir a little and enjoy with a straw.
Notes
Conservation : Black tea concentrate can be kept in the refrigerator for one week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: drink, beverage, latte, coffee
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glasse
- Calories: 89
- Sugar: 12.4 g
- Sodium: 107.1 mg
- Fat: 1.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.1 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
As good as the hot version, thanks for the recipe.