Chai
Latte

SERVES 4

Ingredients

• 2 Cups water
• ¼ Cup Darjeeling Tea Leaves/ 5 tea bags (BUY)
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 Cup low fat cream
• ¼tsp Ground cardamom
• 3 Cloves, crushed
• 2 Black peppercorns, crushed
• 1/8 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp Ground ginger
• ¼ Cup sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

In a medium sized saucepan, bring the water to a gentle boil. Stir the tea leaves into the water. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the milk, cream, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, and ginger. Increase the heat and bring to a full boil, being careful not to let the milk boil over. Remove from the heat and strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass/heatproof container. Stir in the condensed milk. Let cool, then chill and serve over ice.