How to Make Your Own Chai Latte 

Have you ever tried to make your own chai tea? Chai tea is generally a spiced tea that 
comes from Indian roots, and makes use of a variety of spices, and you can buy various 
mixes to make the tea in your own home, but if you want to go the extra mile, you can 
learn a way to make your very own chai tea from scratch if you continue reading this 
article. Turning this wonderful mixture of spices and tea into chai tea that you can enjoy 
takes a bit of time, but it’s completely worth it when you put that warm goodness to your 
lips. 

The Right Stuff

Having the highest quality ingredients that you can find is the best way to make sure 
that your latte will come out the best that it possibly can. If you can, you will want to 
freshly grind man of these spices, but if that's not an option, you can simply get them in 
power form. For the spices, you’ll need at least an inch of ginger that will be sliced into 
coins, a cinnamon stick, 1 teaspoon of finely ground black pepper, 2 teaspoons of clove, 
and 2 teaspoons of cardamom.
Get a high end black tea and set aside 3 bags, a cup of milk, and a ¼ cup of brown 
sugar. 

Making the Tea Base

In order to make the latte, the tea has to be particularly strong. This is done by steeping 
the tea in less water than the tea requires to be made normally. Boil 1 ½ cups of water 
and steep the tea until the water turn very dark, then place the liquid back on the stove 
and heat until it begins to simmer lightly. This would be a good time to add the sugar. 
Stir it for a minute or two to make sure that the sugar completely dissolves. 
 
Final Touches 

Now that the sugar has dissolved into the liquid and the tea is now simmering, you can 
add the spices, stirring lightly to get full coverage and mix it in properly. After about 3 
minutes, add the milk and whisk it for about 2 -3 minutes and remove the tea from heat. 
Pour the tea into separate cups, and now you have your very own chai tea and recipe 
that you can come back to anytime you please. 

