Pecan Free Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool glass in this deeply aromatic iced tea that tastes like a coffeehouse 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 natural, rounded finish. The whole process is surprisingly hands-off, and straining out the spices leaves you with a beautifully clear, complex brew that's ready to pour straight over ice. Tree nut concerns can sneak into flavored teas and spice blends through shared processing facilities, but every ingredient here is a whole spice or pantry staple with nothing hidden in the mix. The result is bold, a little smoky, a little sweet, and seriously refreshing — the kind of drink that makes you wonder why you ever bought the bottled version.
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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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