Hot flash: Vegan Chai Latte

Burrr...today is a cold one. Great day for some hot yoga and Chai tea :) I had one of my yoga clients ask today for this recipe so I thought  it would be good to share with all of you.

Hot flash: Vegan

Chai Latte

1 cinnamon stick, broken into 4
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground all spice
1 whole clove
1 black tea bag (I used an organic chai tea bag)
1 tsp sweetener per serve (I used vanilla sweet leaf stevia)
1 cup boiling water
1 cup almond or cashew nut milk
Raw cacao

Method

• Place a tea ball or strainer into a teapot or saucepan. Fill strainer with the spices and the tea bag.
• Pour boiling water over the strainer, cover and leave to steep for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, if you have a milk frother, pour almond or cashew milk into the frother up to the indicated mark. Set it to froth & heat. (If you don't have a frother, use the saucepan method, heating the milk on the stove top with the spices, tea and water, then empty into a mug.)
• Fill a mug halfway with the spiced tea, add sweetener and continue to fill to the top with the frothed milk. Sprinkle with a touch of raw cacao & serve.

Tips & Variations

• Other sweeteners you could try are maple syrup :)
• For a stronger infusion, place spices and tea into a saucepan with cold water, cover and bring to the boil. Leave for 3 minutes and follow remaining steps as listed above.

ENJOY YOUR TEA