Mustard Free Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool, refreshing glass in this aromatic iced tea that feels like a café treat made right at home. Black tea is simmered with cinnamon, fresh ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorns until the liquid turns a gorgeous, fragrant amber — then sweetened with maple syrup for a naturally rich finish. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and easy to source, which is great news when you're navigating labels and trying to avoid hidden additives in flavored or pre-blended drinks. There's no mustard or mustard-derived ingredient anywhere in this recipe, so you can sip without second-guessing. The spice blend is strained out before serving, leaving behind a silky, deeply flavored tea that's smooth and clean on the palate. Poured over a tall glass of ice, it's the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel a little more special.
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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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