Clove Chai Tea

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 cup non-dairy powdered coffee creamer
• 1 cup powdered french vanilla fat free non-dairy coffee creamer
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (use water or coconut milk) (optional)
• 1 quart water
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves (freshly ground in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice and pepper. in a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder. store in a tightly sealed container.
• 2 bring water for the clove tea to a boil.
• 3 turn off the heat, add the ground cloves and let steep for 20 minutes.
• 4 strain through a fine mesh strainer. at this point, you can add sugar/cream or drink it as is, but if you're new to the spicy tea experience, you can dilute the brew with a little more hot water. if you want the entire clove chai tea experience, then do not add sugar or cream and carry on.
• 5 mix the chai by adding 2 heaping tablespoons into 1/2 mug of hot water or, for a more decadent treat, use hot, unsweetened coconut milk instead of water!
• 6 now top off the mug with the hot clove tea, stir and enjoy. :).