Chai Tea Recipe

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The sweet and spicy aroma that wafts from the slow cooker as this pleasantly flavored chai tea cooks is wonderful.—Crystal Jo Burns, Iliff, Colorado

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Chai Tea Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

3-1/2 ounces fresh gingerroot, peeled and thinly sliced
25 whole cloves
15 cardamom pods, crushed
3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
3 whole peppercorns
3-1/2 quarts water
8 individual black tea bags
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Directions

Place the ginger, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon sticks and peppercorns on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add spice bag and water to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
Add tea bags; cover and steep for 3-5 minutes. Discard tea bags and spice bag. Stir in milk; heat through. Serve warm. Yield: 12 servings (3 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 114 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 43 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.

Originally published as Chai Tea in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2010, p90