Gluten Free Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool, refreshing glass in this chai-inspired iced tea that feels like a treat without any of the fuss. Black tea is simmered with cinnamon, fresh ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorns until the liquid turns fragrant and beautifully amber — then sweetened with maple syrup for a naturally rich finish. Every single ingredient here is inherently free of gluten, so there's no label-reading anxiety or cross-contamination worry to navigate. The spiced base gets strained clean, leaving you with a smooth, deeply aromatic tea that's nothing like the bottled stuff from the store. Poured over a tall glass of ice, it's cooling and complex all at once — sweet, a little spicy, and just slightly floral from the cardamom. It's the kind of drink that works equally well as an afternoon pick-me-up or something special to set out for guests.
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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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