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Gingerbread Chai Latte

15 Minutes

easy

2 persons

Warm chai brewed with fresh ginger, frothy milk mixed with gingerbread spice, and a topping of whipped cream and crushed gingerbread cookies for that little crunch on a cozy autumn day. Forget waiting in line at a café, this Gingerbread Chai Latte takes just 15 minutes from kitchen to cup.

A little fun fact: did you know the Dutch version of gingerbread cookies is not in the shape of a man, made by the Muffin Man who lives in Drury Lane, but rather little buttons of spiced cookies? They are incredibly famous, especially from October to December in The Netherlands. Now that we learned something, we deserve a reward. The reward is this incredibly delicious Gingerbread Chai Latte. Now, it might sound like I’m coming in hot with December/Christmas content… NOOOooo friendly pop, I ain’t doing that yet. I’m excited for all the content that I will be giving you for Christmas, but for now let’s stay where it’s nice and cozy, not when I have to layer 27 coats on me and look like a human pufferfish.

Let’s get back to the topic: it’s autumn and you are craving something different. Not masala chai latte, not a dirty pumpkin spice london fog latte, and not even a Dubai chocolate inspired mocha. So what gives? Instead, you want something that reminds you of cookies but is warm and spiced, yet easy.. something that satisfies that craving in 15 minutes but feels like you went for a little walk to a nearby café and made a cheeky little purchase. Here’s where Gingerbread Chai Latte enters the chat, and the best part of it? It’s homemade and made for all the tea lovers out there (although if you are a coffee lover, I sneakily gave you an instruction in the steps on how to go from tea to coffee with this recipe, and you don’t need a witch to help you with this).

Okay, so do give this a witchy try, and tag me on my socials or use #thebeetable in your post if you do make it! Or better yet, leave some love below in the comments!

Gingerbread Chai Latte

Warm chai brewed with fresh ginger, frothy milk mixed with gingerbread spice, and a topping of whipped cream and crushed gingerbread cookies for that little crunch on a cozy autumn day. Forget waiting in line at a café — this Gingerbread Chai Latte takes just 15 minutes from kitchen to cup.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Beverages
Cuisine American, International
Servings 2 cups
Calories 220 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ginger Tea

  • 2 tea bags Black Tea 10 grams of loose Black Tea
  • 300 ml Water
  • 4 slices Ginger bruised slightly
  • 220 ml Milk
  • 20 ml Heavy Cream
  • Sugar add according to preference

Gingerbread Spice Blend

  • 3 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • ½ tsp Ground Cloves
  • ½ tsp Ground Allspice

Toppings

  • Whipped Cream
  • Gingerbread Cookie roughly crushed
  • Caramel

Instructions
 

  • Begin by crushing some gingerbread cookies. Place the cookies in a small ziplock bag, seal it, and using a rolling pin, crush them (it doesn’t have to be too fine, some big chunks add a rustic charm and a nice crunch!).
  • In a milk pan, add water and the ginger slices, and allow the water to come to a rolling boil on medium-high heat. Slightly turn the heat down, add the tea bags or loose tea, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
    Personally, I would recommend brewing the tea with fresh ginger this way because the tea is more robust and the fresh ginger gives a nice warmth and kick. But there is another way that you can opt for. You can even swap the tea for coffee using this method. If using espresso, just add ¼ teaspoon of ginger powder to it and mix before adding the milk. If using instant coffee or tea, add hot water to the instant coffee or tea (let the tea brew for 5 minutes before removing the tea bags or loose tea), then add ¼ teaspoon of ginger powder and mix.
  • Next, prep the milk. There are two ways to warm and froth the milk.
    Option 1 (using a handheld milk frother): In a milk pan, add the milk, heavy cream and gingerbread spice blend, whisk it continuously and let it heat until it’s almost boiling but not quite there yet (you’ll see steam and lots of little bubbles forming around the edges) on medium heat. Remove from the heat, tilt the pan, and use a handheld milk frother to froth the milk.
    Option 2 (using a milk frother from a coffee machine or automatic frother): Add the milk, heavy cream and gingerbread spice blend to the frother, whisk it  and froth the milk.
  • Then, remove the brewing ginger tea from the heat and remove the tea bags (if using tea bags). Place a strainer over the serving cups and pour the ginger tea equally into two cups. Add sugar at this point if preferred, and stir.
  • Pour the milk equally into both cups. Then add some whipped cream and crushed gingerbread cookies and serve. You can even drizzle some caramel on top, yummmm!
Keyword Autumn Recipes, chai latte recipe, Gingerbread Chai Latte, homemade chai latte, spiced latte
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Nutritional Information
220 kcal Calories
8.5 g Total Fat
60 mg Sodium
0.7 g Dietary Fiber
4.5 g Protein
0.6 mg Vitamin C
28 mg Cholestrol
25 g Carbohydrates
20 g Sugars
310 IU Vitamin A
0.6 mg Iron

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