Mother's Tea Chai Recipe

Warm or Iced, cinnamon and more fragrant spices are stewed in a pot releasing flavors galore and then sweetened with Bob's Red Mill Evaporated Cane Juice Sugar. Top your tea with almond milk for a healthy added twist.

This is the recipe I brewed together for my Mom some time back. Her and I both love to eat Indian food and always order that masala chai tea. The ingredients are a little pricy but when all conversation with your Mom drifts in words above this spice-laden, creamy and lightly sweet bubbling tea, it's worth it. Just throw it all in a big kettle; vanilla bean or pure extract, star anise, cardomom pods, etc... and then at the last minute add the milk. I'm planning to jar up my left over spices to give as ready made gifts for friends. Originally I called it "Spicy Cinnamon & Vanilla Almond Green Tea Chai", but today, for short, I am just calling it Mother's Tea. It's a Mommy and Me thing.

For a more traditional flavor (as my Mom likes it), you simply choose the black tea/whole milk in place of the green tea/almond milk. It's a win-win either way. Have a beautiful weekend. I sure will.

Mother's Tea

5 cups filtered Water
3 Cinnamon Sticks
2 Whole Cloves
2 Star Anise
2 tablespoon Black Peppercorns
1 Cardamom Pod
1 3" Piece Ginger Root, peeled and cut into 6 pieces
½ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
5 Pure Green Tea Bags, or ⅓ cup loose with filter OR black tea
½ cup Bob's Red Mill Evaporated Cane Juice Sugar
½ cup Almond milk or Whole Milk

More delicious recipes from our Brunch Week bloggers!

Brunch Beverages:

• Mother's Tea from The Vintage Cook
• Strawberry-Rhubarb Shrub from Healthy.Delicious.
• Smoky Chipotle Bloody Mary from Sarcastic Cooking
• Elderberry Whiskey Peach Smash from {i love} my disorganized life
• Moscato Mojitos from Real Housemoms

Brunch Eggs:

• Duck Hash from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
• Cracked Crab Artichoke Benedict from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Pancetta and Veggie Breakfast Skillet from Eat Your Heart Out
• The Mess from Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine

Brunch Mains:

• Spinach, Apple & Chicken Salad from White Lights on Wednesday

Brunch Breads:

• French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel from Food Faith Fitness
• Mini Carrot Cake Pancake Stacks from Neighborfood
• Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal from Take A Bite Out of Boca
• Croque Madame Waffle from Hip Foodie Mom
• Vanilla Chai Quick Bread from Savvy Eats
• Blueberry Coffee Cake from My Catholic Kitchen
• DIY Instant Oatmeal Bar from The Kitchen Prep

Brunch Fruit and Sides:

• Lemon Blueberry Parfait from Love and Confections
• Berry Mint Salad from Cooking In Stilettos

Brunch Desserts:

• Chocolate Hazelnut Linzer Cookies from Hungry Couple
• Lemon Curd Mousse Sugar Cookie Cups from Chelsea's Messy Apron
• Cinnamon Coffee Cake from Jen's Favorite Cookies

Much appreciation to our sponsors!

Disclaimer:
California Walnuts, Bob’s Red Mill, Oxo, Dixie Crystals, Whole Foods Market Doctor Phillips, Grimmway Farms, Woot Froot, Vidalia Onion, Baloian Farms, Stemilt and Bonne Maman are providing the prizes free of charge. I have received product related to these brands to use for #Brunchweek. All opinions stated are my own.