Chai latte

Name: Chai latte
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 100ml whole milk; 1 tbsp black or green tea leaves; 2 tsp honey, coconut syrup or maple syrup; For the chai; 3 whole cloves; Seeds from 2 green cardamom pods; 1 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; Pinch fennel seeds

Portion size: Serves 2
Hands-on time 2 min, plus simmering time 2 min
Difficulty: easy

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

Recipe by: Louise Pickford

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Stir up a batch of our chai-spiced latte. Made with black tea, milk, honey and the warming notes of cardamom, cinnamon and fennel.

Pour into a flask to enjoy on a frosty walk with a slice of our ginger, pear and pecan cake.

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Ingredients

100ml whole milk
1 tbsp black or green tea leaves
2 tsp honey, coconut syrup or maple syrup

For the chai

3 whole cloves
Seeds from 2 green cardamom pods
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
Pinch fennel seeds

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Method

Put the milk, 200ml water, tea leaves and honey/syrup in a saucepan, then stir in all the spices for the chai. Bring very slowly to the boil, then simmer gently for 2 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and serve immediately or transfer to a warmed thermos flask to drink on a winter walk.