Fructose Free Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm chai spices meet a cool, refreshing glass in this iced tea that feels like a treat without any of the usual sweetener concerns. Black tea is steeped alongside cinnamon, fresh ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorns for a deeply aromatic brew that tastes far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. Maple syrup steps in as the sweetener here — a smart swap since it doesn't carry the fructose load that honey or agave would bring, keeping this drink comfortably in bounds. The whole process is straightforward: simmer the spices, steep the tea, strain, sweeten, and chill. Pouring it over ice brings everything together into something that genuinely rivals anything you'd order at a café. It's the kind of drink you'll want to keep a pitcher of in the fridge all week.
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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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