nifty thrifty things - homemade chai concentrate

Cook: 60 mins

Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins

a delicious, spice infused tea! Yum!

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups water

10 pods cardamom

1/2 — 1 tsp. ground pepper

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

3 sticks cinnamon

5 pods star anise

10 seeds pimento

1 vanilla bean

1 stalk lemongrass

4 in. ginger

2 tbsp. brown sugar or honey

10 bags black tea

Instructions

Bring the water to a boil.

Add the spices and tea bags and boil at a low temperature for about 1 hour.

Remove the pan from the heat and strain the concentrate through a sieve.

Add the brown sugar or honey and stir to combine.

Allow the mixture to cool before filling it in little bottles or jars.

Mix 1 part of the concentrate with 1 part of milk.

NOTES: Personally I prefer my chai latte with steamed low-fat milk. But you can use regular milk, almond milk, soy milk. . Serve your chai hot or on ice. . Also, play around with the ingredients to get it perfect for your liking. Stronger, weaker, more spicy. .