Chai Tea Mix Recipe

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2013 by imscotty

tast so good

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2012 by LaDawn Marie

Holy smokes this is good!

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2012 by Val634

This is a great warming drink. Not a fan of cardamom so I replaced it with 3/4 tsp. ginger. I've made a couple of batches to give away for Christmas gifts.

Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2012 by dilounge

Delicious.. Everybody love the mix!

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2012 by kowgirl15

I love this recipie! IT is a keeper! I love the Oregon Chai Tea Liquid as well, but this totally is a wonderful beverage, as good or better than the liquid version!

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2012 by dreamon01

I made a few changes, but overall it is quite good. First, I added 1 1/4 tsp of ginger. Other chai teas I have made (fresh from teabags) had ginger as a primary spice and this one is lacking the ginger. I made mine with hot water, not hot milk, at the end. I suppose really the difference is if you want chai TEA or chai latte. Since this is supposed to be chai TEA it already has tons on milk product in it....powdered milk and 2 kinds of creamers. So,I added my ginger and my hot water. Loved the spice, I can live with how sweet it is but the problem here is that you are still left with all the spice sediment in the bottom of the cup. Normally with chai tea the spices (in whole seed/clove format) are strained out of the tea and you don't have all the junk left on the bottom of the cup. Well I fixed that too. I filled up my coffee maker filter basket with the mix and made 2 batches in my coffee pot. Voila. The junk is strained out. I made a big jug of it like this and put that in the fridge. If we want it hot, can reheat in microwave; since my daughter likes it better as iced chai she can just throw ice in a glass and make hers that way. Even going to the effort of running the mix through the coffee maker's filter basket is a lot easier than making a pot of chai from fresh tea leaves once you get this big batch of mix thrown together.

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2012 by SmilingRain

I made 1 batch for myself, and now have many friends I'm making it for as gifts. LOVE it!! Note: If you don't have cardomom, use equal parts ground cinnamon and nutmeg. The only reason I made this change to the recipe was because a 1.75 oz container of cardomom was going to cost $15!

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2012 by rarola

Made great gifts in pint jars and a decorated top.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2011 by candlefool

Made two batches of this for Christmas gifts this year and it was a hit. For the 2nd batch I cut the sugar in half - it was just too sweet for me with 2 whole cups. That's alot of sugar! Definitely be making this again next year. I've already had many requests for the recipe

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by lololori

fantastic wether you mix it with milk or hot water

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by brat021502

@ CWeeks lipton makes it it's in a tall brown like bottle with unsweetened across the top

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by brat021502

I can't have tea but this looked really good to make for christmas gifts. I had some left over and decided to try it and see if it makes me get sick like the normal tea does, it didn't and the taste of it is great and the smell alone once its all combined it awesome! I told my husband if we didn't like it the rest of it I'll just put it in a bowl or something and leave it out for the scent:)

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2011 by CWeeks

Is there a substitution for the instant Unsweetened tea? I am having a hard time finding it.

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by medabear

Good as is, next time I would reduce the nutmeg (a little too strong for my preference). I also prefer to increase the amount of milk for each serving by about 1/4 cup. Is there a way to make it a touch creamier?

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by jazacher

Great flavor, but grainy texture even after blending. Still experimenting!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2011 by Valeriejk

I made my first batch this morning, with a few modifications (thanks to all who added their input before me!). It is wonderful! I think the spice mixture is perfect as is, especially for gift giving! Flavorful but not too strong. I used 2.5 cups of instant tea, because there was half a cup left at the bottom of the jar, and I prefer to taste the tea. I skipped the french vanilla creamer, increased the plain creamer accordingly, and used 2 cups of powdered milk. I agree with 4thefam 100% - the amount of sugar listed would be WAY too sweet for my taste, so I used homemade vanilla sugar (add 2 tsp. vanilla extract to 2 c. sugar in the raw, let dry overnight; break up lumps w/your fingers). The trip thru the food processor took a little bit of time, but I had very little residue in the bottom of my cup. I sampled the mix with hot water and hot milk - both very good! Thank goodness I have plenty of each of the spices, so making this again and again (for gifts and for home!) won't be terribly expensive.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by 4thefam

I made this recipe yesterday and followed it to the Tea. Get it!? To the "Tea". Oookaaay, moving on...it was good but almost sickeningly sweet. So, today I decided to try it again leaving out the 2 cups of granulated sugar and BINGO! It's fabulous! Seriously, I can't stress this enough, LEAVE OUT THE 2 CUPS SUGAR! You will still have a sweet drink. If you don't agree with me and think it needs to be sweeter you can always add it afterwards.

Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by minnnat

Pure deliciousness. This mix also makes a wonderful hot holiday drink---just add a little rum, put in a festive mug and add a candy cane stirrer.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by heathergail

It sounds yummy can't wait to try it, but a bit confused with all the powered milk and creamers why use hot milk to make, and not hot water?