An easy recipe for a coconut chai tea latte, made with chai tea infused with whole spices and topped with frothy, creamy coconut milk. This cozy drink makes enough for two people, and is perfectly warming on a cold winter night.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Cozy Chai Flavors. Chai spice mixes typically include cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and sometimes star anise. There’s so much warmth and coziness in these spices, and they beautifully complement the flavor of the coconut.
Not Too Sweet. With unsweetened coconut milk, this coconut chai tea latte is a sugar free drink that you can sweeten only if you choose.
See the recipe card at the end of the post for the full ingredients list and instructions.
Ingredients
- Water.
- Chai Tea Bags. You can use any brand you like – I used Twinings. Loose tea leaves will also work, if that’s what you have.
- Spices. For the spices, you’ll want to use whole spices so you can easily strain them out of the water after simmering. I used a cinnamon stick, star anise, cardamom seeds, cloves and nutmeg.
- Coconut Milk. I recommend using unsweetened coconut milk, but it’s up to you. I used Trader Joe’s Reduced Fat Canned Coconut Milk, which I buy at my local store.
- Vanilla Extract.
- Sweetener. If you like a sweeter drink, you can sweeten your coconut milk chai latte with the sweetener of your choice.
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine the water, tea bags and spices. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, warm up the coconut milk and vanilla until hot. If you have a frother (or even an immersion blender), use it to froth the hot coconut milk.
- Strain the tea to remove the tea bags and spices.
- Divide the tea between 2 large mugs or 4 small coffee cups, then top with the frothed coconut milk. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, star anise and a sprinkling of ground vanilla bean powder.
- Sweeten as desired with honey, maple syrup, sugar, or another sweetener of your choice.
Be sure to read all of my BAKING FAQs where I discuss ingredients, substitutions and common baking questions, so that you can be successful in your own baking!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to use canned coconut milk?
You can use any type of coconut milk you like. Canned coconut milk is richer and creamier than the coconut milk found in the refrigerated dairy section of your grocery store.
How can I make this a dirty chai coconut latte?
A dirty chai latte simply has a shot of espresso added.
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Coconut Chai Tea Latte
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups water
- 2 chai tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- ¼ tsp whole cardamom pods or cardamom seeds
- ¼ tsp whole cloves
- ¼ tsp nutmeg (use a rolling pin to crack a whole nutmeg into chunks, then just use a small piece)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (I use Trader Joe's Reduced Fat canned coconut milk)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- sweetener, optional
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine the water, tea bags and spices. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, warm up the coconut milk and vanilla until hot. If you have a frother (or even an immersion blender), use it to froth the hot coconut milk.
- Strain the tea to remove the tea bags and spices.
- Divide the tea between 2 large mugs or 4 small coffee cups, then top with the frothed coconut milk. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, star anise and a sprinkling of ground vanilla bean powder.
- Sweeten as desired with honey, maple syrup, sugar, or another sweetener of your choice.
I was so excited to see a drink recipe on your blog! This was pretty much perfect for this weekend with its sub-zero temperatures.
Your recipe sounds good and includes lots of spices. But, I’m thinking you should also add in ginger. I make Chai tea every morning from using black tea and then include both powered ginger and a grating of real ginger root along with the other spices. But, I like your idea of coconut milk and will try it as soon as i get some. Thank you.