World Cuisine Recipe ⋆ Slow Cooker Chai

Easy version of chai tea, using whole spices and sweetened condensed milk. To vary the flavor, try adding a bit of star anise, fennel, allspice, vanilla bean, or nutmeg. For a sweeter tea, stir in a bit of brown sugar.

Ingredients

• 3 ½ quarts water
• 15 slices fresh ginger, peeled
• 15 green cardamom pods, split open and seeded
• 25 whole cloves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 whole black peppercorns
• 8 black tea bags
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Cooking Directions

1. Pour water into the crock of a slow cooker. Stir in the ginger, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and peppercorns. Turn to High; simmer for 8 hours.
2. Steep tea bags in the hot spiced water for 5 minutes. Strain tea into a clean container. Stir in sweetened condensed milk; serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

• calories89.5
• carbohydrateContent15.6 g
• cholesterolContent8.3 mg
• fatContent2.3 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent2.2 g
• saturatedFatContent1.4 g
• sodiumContent42 mg
• sugarContent13.4 g