Iced Chai Latte (Homemade Recipe)
Iced Chai Latte is made with chai tea bags, whole milk, brown sugar, water, and pantry staple spices to create the best chai latte at home!
Lattes At Home!
This Iced Chai Tea Latte gives you a sweet yet slightly spicy taste that’s been perfectly balanced between light brown sugar and warm ground spices! The easy-to-make recipe combines homemade chai concentrate and milk together for a latte so good you’ll be skipping past your favorite coffee shop to make this right in your own kitchen!
If your go-to order at Starbucks is an Iced Chai Tea Latte then this is a recipe you DON’T want to miss! It’s the same delicious taste you’d get from the barista except you don’t even have to leave home to get it!
Rebecca’s Recipe Review
Taste: Sweet, slightly spicy that’s balanced with cozy light brown sugar and warm ground spices.
Texture: Smooth.
Ease: 3/10
Pros: Make it the night before and let it chill overnight! Then you have an Iced Chai Latte you can start your busy day with!
Cons: None.
Would I Make This Again? Yes, I love the coffee shop flavor at home that’s easy on the budget!
Ingredients For A Homemade Iced Chai Latte
To make this homemade chai latte you’ll need chai tea bags, light brown sugar, water, ice cubes, and whole milk. Next, pack in the flavor with a handful of ground spices such as:
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Cardamon
- Black Pepper
- Allspice
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
Then for a fun garnish I chose to top my Iced Chai Lattes with star anise!
Substitutions & Variations
- Light Brown Sugar – You can swap this out for white granulated sugar, honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar. Just remember it will alter the final taste of this latte!
- Milk – Feel free to use your milk of choice! You can use almond milk, 2% milk, or really whatever you have on hand.
- Chai Flavor Boost – You could also make this Chai Simple Syrup to add and boost the chai flavor!
- Make It Hot – To make a hot Masala Chai Latte, simply add the tea to a mug right after steeping then top with steamed milk.
How To Make An Iced Chai Latte
- Add all of the spices to a coffee filter. Then tie the top closed to prevent any leaking.
- Place the sachet into a medium saucepan with the tea bags, brown sugar, and water.
- Boil and then remove it from heat to allow it to steep.
- Remove the tea bags and spice bag, squeezing out any excess liquid.
- Chill in the refrigerator.
- Pour the tea into two large glasses and add a cup of ice.
- Pour the milk over the tea. Then sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy!
Storage Instructions For A Chai Latte
You can enjoy the chai latte for up to 2 days. Keep in mind that if the ice has already been added it will melt and dilute the taste of the latte!
Can I Top This Iced Chai Latte With Whipped Cream?
Absolutely! My easy to make Perfect Homemade Whipped Cream would make a wonderful topping!
How Many Lattes Does This Recipe Make?
This recipe yields two drinks! If you’d like more than that or even just a larger serving portion you can easily double or even triple the ingredients!
Here’s a list of more latte recipes you may love as much as this one!
- Cookie Butter Latte (TikTok Starbucks Secret Menu) – Made with brown sugar simple syrup!
- Viral French Toast Iced Latte – The internets favorite latte, made in just 5 minutes!
- Breve Latte (Breve Coffee) – Fill your favorite mug with this rich and creamy coffee!
- Pumpkin Spice Latte – Loaded with cozy fall flavors like pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves!
- Viral Teddy Graham Latte – Warm vanilla, cozy cinnamon, and sweet honey!
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Iced Chai Latte
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 chai tea bags
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- 16 ounces water
- 12 ounces whole milk
Instructions
- Place all spices in a coffee filter, and tie the top closed with string to prevent any leaking.
- Add the sachet to a medium saucepan with tea bags, brown sugar, and water.
- Bring to a boil then remove from heat and let steep for 8 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and the spice bag, squeezing out any excess liquid. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Pour 6 ounces (each) of tea into two large glass with ice.
- Pour the milk over the tea
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.
Notes
- Black tea can be used in place of chai tea.
- Even though you start with 2 cups of water, some will be absorbed by the tea and spice bag and you’ll be left with about 1½ cups.
- To make hot, use the tea right after making and steam the milk to 160 degrees F.
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Is it 1/2 cup of brown sugar?
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