Eggless Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool glass in this deeply aromatic iced tea that feels like a café treat you made entirely from scratch. Black tea is simmered with cinnamon, fresh ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorns until the liquid turns fragrant and lightly amber — the kind of color that tells you something good is happening on the stove. Maple syrup sweetens everything naturally, rounding out the bold spice blend without any refined sugar. Since every single ingredient here is plant-based and whole, there's nothing to second-guess — no hidden additives, no animal-derived components, just clean, honest flavor. Straining the brew through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky-smooth pour that looks just as impressive as it tastes. Serve it straight over ice for an instant cool-down, or keep a pitcher in the fridge so you're ready whenever the craving hits.
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4 servings
- 3 cups water
- 3 black tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 4 whole cloves
- ¼ tsp black peppercorns
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
For serving
- 1 cup ice cubes, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, cinnamon stick, sliced ginger, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and black peppercorns in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and lightly amber.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags.
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