Things You'll Need:
- Small saucepan
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ cup milk, half and half or cream
- 2 tbsp. black tea leaves
- Strainer
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tbsp. sweetened cocoa powder or cocoa mix
- Mugs
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Step 1
Boil 1 ½ cups of water in the saucepan.
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Step 2
Add 2 tbsp. black tea leaves to the pan, reduce the temperature to low and steep for five to 10 minutes. The longer you steep the tea, the stronger your chai will be.
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Step 3
Strain the tea leaves out of the saucepan and discard.
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Step 4
Pour ½ cup milk, half and half or cream into the saucepan. Your tea will be richer and thicker when using dairy products with higher fat content. For a "light" mocha chai, use skim milk.
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Step 5
Simmer the chai for three to four minutes.
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Step 6
Add ½ tsp. cinnamon, ¼ tsp. ground cloves and 1 tbsp. cocoa powder or commercial hot cocoa mix to the mixture. Refrain from using unsweetened cocoa powder that is meant for baking, as it will make your drink bitter.
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Step 7
Stir the mocha chai and allow it to simmer for a couple of minutes until all the ingredients are warmed through.
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Step 8
Pour the mocha chai tea into two mugs.
