You can make this vanilla chai simple syrup at home. If you like chai lattes, it makes a great addition to your normal cup of chai to make something closer to a coffee shop latte, without having to use a concentrate.
I like this vanilla chai simple syrup as an addition to a normal cup of chai tea, it adds a hint of vanilla to the tea and the touch of sweetness. It can also be tasty over vanilla ice-cream, or drizzled into yogurt, or onto plain cookies. Pretty much any way you’d use a vanilla simple syrup, you can sub in this chai simple syrup for more flavor, spice, and warmth.
Making the Vanilla Chai Simple Syrup:
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Homemade Vanilla Chai Simple Syrup
Description
A simple, chai and vanilla simple syrup to enhance winter drinks with sweetness and spice.
Ingredients
- 2 vanilla pods, scraped of seeds
- 4 tablespoons of chai tea mix
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- This recipe is designed to use scraped vanilla pods, such as ones used to make the vanilla sugar for this vanilla shortbread cookie recipe (coming soon).
- Break and chop up the vanilla pods into a pot with a 4 cup volume.
- Measure in chai mix (if making your own from this recipe, omit tea leaves and just use the spices)
- Add 2-2.5 cups of water and bring the spices to a low simmer.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Let stand till the liquid is cool enough to handle, or until it won’t burn you as you strain it.
- Strain out the spices from the liquid, saving the liquid. Return the chai and vanilla infused water to the pot.
- Measure 2 cups of sugar into the still-warm liquid, and slowly your simple syrup to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, remove from heat and let stand till no longer rapidly boiling.
- Pour into a pint jar and refrigerate. Use 1-3 tablespoons to enhance a cup of tea, or over ice-cream, or however you wish to use it
Ingredients:
- 2 vanilla pods, scraped of seeds
- 4 tablespoons of chai tea mix
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
Directions:
- This recipe is designed to use scraped vanilla pods, such as ones used to make the vanilla sugar for this vanilla shortbread cookie recipe (coming soon).
- Break and chop up the vanilla pods into a pot with a 4 cup volume.
- Measure in chai mix (if making your own from this recipe, omit tea leaves and just use the spices)
- Add 2-2.5 cups of water and bring the spices to a low simmer.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Let stand till the liquid is cool enough to handle, or until it won’t burn you as you strain it.
- Strain out the spices from the liquid, saving the liquid. Return the chai and vanilla infused water to the pot.
- Measure 2 cups of sugar into the still-warm liquid, and slowly your simple syrup to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, remove from heat and let stand till no longer rapidly boiling.
- Pour into a pint jar and refrigerate. Use 1-3 tablespoons to enhance a cup of tea, or over ice-cream, or however you wish to use it
This simple syrup will stay good, with refrigeration, for 6-8 weeks.
More Delicious Winter Teas:
This simple syrup can make a great gift, you can water-bath can simple syrups so that they are shelf-stable for gifting. I’d recommend using half pint size jars, if you wish to gift this simple-syrup.
Some other fun simple syrups to try include cinnamon, mint, and orange.These are also great holiday flavors for gifting, or just for having on hand to enjoy in hot chocolate, coffees, or as an add-on to suitable teas.
If you need a relaxing tea to calm down the pressure of the holiday, this Christmas Eve Tea is a relaxing home-made blend that could help.
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What are your favorite herb and tea combinations for the holidays? Leave a comment and inspire others!
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