My daughter absolutely loves Chai flavors. With her in mind, I created ways of using my chai spice-blend recipes into desserts, snacks, and for making a beautiful Chai latte at home.
I have two spice-variation recipes. Classic Chai is unsweetened and more savory. Vanilla-Chai has a hint of sweetness and vanilla flavor, while maintaining the smooth and warm-tones of this spice combination.
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For quick and easy use, I repurposed a little pepper-shaker for a Vanilla Chai combination. It works beautifully for coffee and tea seasoning.
A trick to a good spice-combination is quality ingredients. You’ll want to be sure that the spices are fairly fresh, and not stored for more than a year. Spices do tend to lose their potency and can stale-out after being stored for too long.
How to make a Chai Latte:
Sprinkle a little seasoning-blend at the bottom of your coffee cup.
Pour in coffee and stir.
Add your choice of milk and frothy-foam to the top. (I have a little machine to make a proper froth.)
Sprinkle a little more spice blend to make it pretty.
Sip and enjoy.
Classic Chai spice blend (savory-side)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Vanilla-Chai spice blend (sweet)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla-sugar This is a prepared ingredient that you can find online, or in finer grocery stores.
- 1/4 teaspoon iodized fine-grain table salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
I hope you enjoy my recipes for Chai spice blends. Before Lent is over, I plan on sharing my recipe for roasted garbanzo beans (an ancient snack and tradition from Italy that I absolutely LOVE year-round). This is a re-post since my original from almost 10 years ago needed a little help.
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