A lightly sweetened Chai concentrate for making lattes.
Ingredients
8cupswater
½cuphoneyor sugar for vegan option
10whole cloves
5whole black peppercorns
2star anise
1cinnamon stick
1tspcinnamon
1tspnutmeg
1tspvanilla powder
2tspcardamom
½tspground ginger
4black tea bags
Instructions
Place all ingredients (EXCEPT for the tea bags) into a slow cooker.
Turn on low for 6-8 hours (or overnight). After an hour or so, stir to dissolve the honey.
Add in the tea bags and steep for another 10-15 minutes.
Strain the spices and tea bags out through a cheese cloth, nut bag, or a colander lined wit a clean tea cloth over a large bowl. You could also use a fine metal strainer but you'll still have some powder that seeps through. It depends on how "sediment-free" you'd like the concentrate to be.
Store in the fridge.
To make the latte, combine equal parts of the concentrate with a plain milk of your choice (dairy or non-dairy). Heat on the stove or in the microwave.
If you have a milk frother, use it to make the latter extra special :)