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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (14g) Recipe makes 30 servings
Calories 46
Calories from Fat 11		(24%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 1.3g	1%
	Saturated Fat 0.8g	3%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 4mg		1%
Sodium 18mg		0%
Potassium 54mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 7.8g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.1g	0%
	Sugars 7.7g
Protein 1.1g		2%
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Awesome (And Economical) Chai Concentrate

Recipe #34713 | 1 day | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: rsarahl
Jul 23, 2002

If you like the refreshing and spicy taste of chai half as much as I do, then you're going to love how easy and good this is! I make up a batch once of twice a month and then enjoy my chai.

SERVES 30 -40 , 14 oz concentrate (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or grated nutmeg
1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk (sweetened or unsweetened)
strong black tea or herbal tea (regular or decaf)

Directions

1
Pour condensed milk and spices into the blender and blend on high speed for a few seconds until the milk looks evenly "flecked" with spices.
2
Pour mixture into a clean jar or container with a lid.
3
Refrigerate at least 24 hours.
4
Alternatively, pour mix into ice cube trays and freeze.
5
To use concentrate: Brew a strong black tea or strong herbal tea of your choice.
6
Stir in 1 frozen concentrate cube or 1/2 to 2 teaspoons of chai concentrate mix per cup of freshly steeped tea.
7
Frozen cubes will keep up to one year in the freezer if you pop them out of the trays and store in a freezer bag.
8
Concentrate will keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

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From: Chef Tweaker

On Feb 23, 2009

Thanks for this great way to save money and the wasteline! After reading Cindy Lynn's review I found Make Your Own Sweetened Condensed Milk - Homemade, Substitute. Love the combo! Blended the first cup in the blender with the remanant and it came out all frothy. I didn't have ground cardamom... only dessicated. I put some in a measuring cup and poured boiling water over it and let it steep. Seemed to do the trick in a pinch. Also I halfed the nutmeg and cloves since I find those spices tend to overpower.

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From: Doughy

On Jan 12, 2009

I made this today except instead of the condensed milk, I decided to make my own, so then I thought why can't I make it without using the water and make it a totally dry mix? So that's what I did, substituted 1 cup milk powder and 2/3 c sugar for the sweetened condensed milk. Now I have a dry mix that will keep so I can have a nice cup at work anytime and I don't need to keep anything refridgerated. I put the mix in the blender to make it super fine so that it will disolve easily. I also used a little black pepper in the mix.

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From: Mirj

On Oct 2, 2002

Oh wow! I love chai, but can't always drink it since it's inherently dairy, and I try to avoid dairy, at least on weekdays. This stuff was amazing. I make my own copycat sweetened condensed milk with soymilk powder, and there I had it, non-dairy chai. I'm also not to thrilled with the taste of cloves, so I left those out and added vanilla extract. I made my first cup with some green tea, and I was in heaven. It's been about 4 days now, and I keep experimenting with the different teas that I have. My favorite so far is with an almond tea. Sarah, I'm starting to get addicted to your recipes, thanks so much!

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From: Cindy Lynn

On Sep 20, 2002

This is supposed to be refrigerated for 24 hours before using, but you know how it is when you're the Chef...I just couldn't let any of that delectible stuff go to waste. I made up a fresh hot cup of strong black tea and used it to 'rinse' the blender--figured there had to be somewhere between 1/2-2 teaspoons left in there. It was superb and I know it's just going to get better! Rather than use a can of boughten sweetened condensed milk, I mixed up a batch from an excellent copycat recipe I have, then added the rest of this recipe to it. I will definitely be keeping this on hand!!! Thank you for sharing! )