Aug. 11, 2009 - Iced Chai Tea
DD and I went to Panera Bread when I got off work on Saturday. We treated ourselves to their expensive drinks -- a hot mocha for dd (and it was nearly 90 degrees!) I got an iced chai tea. To say it was delicious is a huge understatement! I knew I couldn't keep going back and spending $3.49 plus tax to get these drinks, so my tightwad self got on the internet to research recipes.
Here is one I used concocted myself Sunday when I got home from work:
Iced Chai Tea
- 3/4 c. milk
- 1/4 c. water
- 2 Chai tea bags
- 2 packets Stevia (or you could use 2 T. sugar or 2 packets of other sweetener
- a liberal sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg
Put the milk, water, tea bags, and spices in a saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Let it set for about 3-4 minutes after it boils. Pour over a glass filled with ice and enjoy!
Here are some others I found online:
Iced Chai Tea
- 2-1/2 c. 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar or artificial sweetener
- 2 Chai tea bags
- Cinnamon (to garnish)
Directions
- Combine all the ingredients, except the cinnamon in a saucepan, bring to a boil stirring frequently.
2. Remove from heat, let stand 3-4 minutes, Remove the tea bags.
3. Chill in the fridge.
4. Serve over ice cubes with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Serves 2.
Iced Chai Tea
- 8 chai tea bags
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup honey
- Ice cubes
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the bags, stir in the milk and honey and chill in a pitcher for at least 1 hour. Serve over ice.
Chai Tea Mix
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
- 1 cup French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.
- To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into a mug of hot water.
FOOTNOTE
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You may choose to omit the French vanilla creamer, and use 2 teaspoons vanilla extract instead. To do so, mix the vanilla into the sugar, let it dry, then break the sugar into small lumps. Follow the same procedure as above.
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Aug. 11, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by AnnieKate
You are so enterprising! But that's the way to be if you want to save money and not feel deprived. Good for you!
Annie Kate
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Posted by solidrock
These look fabulous!!!!! Panera is so very expensive. We pick up free bread each week for our food pantry from Panera. They give all excess away at the end of each day. So I get lots of their bread and bakery items. They give their dishes away too...we have 20 plates thanks to them. And furniture...when they remodled they gave all their chairs to the church. We got 10 for our house. They need new seat covers but are in excellect shape. I will try these recipes!
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Posted by Canadagirl
these are great to have up your sleeve. I make it one more step cheaper. Instead of using two bags of chai tea bags I use one chai tea bag and one Red Rose/Orange Peko tea bag and steep long and you won't notice the difference. [0=
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-Mary
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Posted by Anonymous
Those sound really yummy I will have to try one this week.
Jennie
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