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Sweet Iced Tea

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Contributed by Paula & Al Sweet tea is delicious but it is jam packed with sugar when you buy it pre-made. This recipe is easy & you can make all sorts of varieties. Black tea will give you the traditional iced tea flavor. Combine it with peach, lemon, raspberry, black cherry, whatever your fav is. I’ll do 4 bags black tea & 2 of a flavored one. Ingredients: 6 tea bags 1/2 cup sugar Lemon juice, to taste Put tea bags in a 2-cup measuring cup & fill it almost to the top with boiling water. Let steep for 15 … Continue reading Sweet Iced Tea

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Chai Tea Mix

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Contributed by Pam This recipe is just different enough from the previous one that I included both of them. Ingredients: 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder 1/3 cup nondairy creamer powder 1/3 cup French vanilla nondairy creamer powder 1/2 cup unsweetened instant tea powder 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 tsp ground ginger 3/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cloves 1/4 tsp cardamom In large bowl, combine all but spices. Stir in spices. In a blender or food processor, blend mix one cup at a time, to a fine powder. To serve, mix 2 heaping Tbsp into a cup of hot water. Continue reading Chai Tea Mix

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Chai Tea Mix

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Contributed by Rachel & Brendan You can adjust the sugar to suit your taste. Also, Rachel makes her own ground cardamom with seeds from 8 cardamom pods, ground in a coffee grinder. Ingredients: 1 cup dry milk powder 1 1/2 cups powdered non-dairy creamer 1/2 cup French vanilla powdered creamer 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups Nestea unsweetened instant tea 2 heaping tsp ground ginger 2 heaping tsp cinnamon 1 heaping tsp ground cloves 1 tsp powdered cardamom 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 heaping tsp allspice 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp ground star anise … Continue reading Chai Tea Mix

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Iced Chai Latte

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Contributed by Anita This recipe is much less time consuming than the one I just shared & super delicious. But, since I had already included the other, I didn’t feel the need to delete it. Anita says Jacki uses buckwheat honey, which gives it a nutty flavor. It’s yummy warm too. For the iced chai: 4 tea bags of chai 1 quart water For the honey syrup: 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup water To serve: Milk, any kind Steep the tea: Combine tea & water in a quart-sized jar. Cover & let steep at room temperature for at least 4 hours … Continue reading Iced Chai Latte

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Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate

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Contributed by Paula & Al This is a delicious & fairly simple recipe from the website, Gimme Some Oven. If you happen to be a chai tea lover, you can make it & keep it in your fridge. Plus, you get to decide how sweet it is. ☺ Ingredients: 12 cardamom pods, gently crushed 8 whole black peppercorns 8 whole cloves 4-inch piece of fresh ginger, sliced 4 cups water 4 cinnamon sticks 3 whole allspice (optional) 2 Tbsp brown sugar (more or less to taste) 2 star anise 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1 vanilla bean, sliced down the middle 4 … Continue reading Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate