Name: Chai Tea Syrup recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 L water; 5 cm root ginger fresh sliced; 5 cm cinnamon quill broken into pieces; 8 whole cloves; 1 tsp (seeds) cardamom; 2 star anise optional; 10 whole allspice berries optional; 1/2 tsp peppercorns whole; 1/2 tsp nutmeg grated; 1/4 cup black tea leaves; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 tbs honey

by sharni49 Last updated on 07/24/2019

Cafes use a chai tea syrup, or powder to prepare chai latte. These prepared mixtures can be hard to find and expensive, so here's an alternative. - sharni49

Ingredients

1 L water
5 cm root ginger fresh sliced
5 cm cinnamon quill broken into pieces
8 whole cloves
1 tsp (seeds) cardamom
2 star anise optional
10 whole allspice berries optional
1/2 tsp peppercorns whole
1/2 tsp nutmeg grated
1/4 cup black tea leaves
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbs honey

Method

Step 1

Combine the water and all the spices in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to the boil.
Step 2

Cover the saucepan, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 3

Add the tea leaves to the spice mixture and remove the saucepan from heat.
Step 4

Let cool for 10 minutes to allow the tea to steep, no longer or the syrup will be bitter.
Step 5

Strain the mixture into a jug through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth and discard spices and tea leaves. There should be approximately 2 cups of liquid.
Step 6

Rinse the saucepan and return the liquid to it.
Step 7

Add the sugar and honey, stirring to dissolve.
Step 8

Heat to boiling and then reduce heat to a simmer.
Step 9

Continue simmering, uncovered, until the liquid reduces to a syrup, approximately 1 cup.
Step 10

Allow to cool for 10 minutes then pour the syrup into a sterilised bottle.
Step 11

Store the syrup in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

You can use brown or white sugar.

Syrup will last for two months.

To serve, heat a cup of milk (or use ½ milk and ½ water) in the microwave. Add 2 to 3 teaspoons of the syrup. You can add more of the spices you like as this is not a strongly spiced chai syrup.