Mushroom Free Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool glass in this aromatic iced tea that tastes like a café drink 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 — then sweetened with maple syrup for a naturally rich finish. The whole process is straightforward: steep, strain, chill, and pour over ice. Every single ingredient here is plant-based and whole, so there's zero concern about hidden fungi or fungal-derived additives sneaking into your glass. Bottled chai concentrates and pre-made tea blends can be surprisingly tricky to vet, but brewing your own puts you fully in control of what goes in. The result is deeply spiced, gently sweet, and refreshing in a way that feels almost indulgent — perfect for sipping on a warm afternoon or impressing guests with something that looks far more complicated than it actually is.
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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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