Iced Chai Latte

I've been going a little crazy with the recipes these past few weeks (if you couldn't tell from the multitude of photos posted in the past couple days) because I know I'm not going to have a whole lot of time once I officially start my job next month. Seems like a perfect time to stock up my freezer with pre-made foods in an attempt to eat somewhat healthy when I get home from work (my job provides lunch every day, so I don't have to worry so much about that).

I've also found a much easier way to transfer the photos on my phone to my computer, and then to add them to the blog than what I had been doing. If you can get it, the Transfer Pro app is amazing. It allows you to share photos between devices (phones/tablets/computers) over the same wireless network. It's pretty awesome.

This one is more of an original recipe. I was hanging out with one of my coworkers, and we decided to try a new coffee shop around where we live. Since I don't drink coffee, my go-to drink everywhere except Starbucks is a chai latte. The mix of tea and spices is just amazing and so I get it whenever I see it on the menu. But, the barista gave me the option of doing it iced. I'm not sure why this didn't occur to me before, but it was brilliant. Refreshing on the unbearably hot day, but still a nice pick me up.

So while I was out grocery shopping, I went down the tea and coffee aisle and decided to remake it. I think I did a fairly good job.



Iced Chai Latte
Copycat Recipe

5 tea bags chai
3 cups boiling water
1/4 cup sugar
Unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Pour the water over the tea bags and allow to steep 4-5 minutes. Remove bags and mix in sugar. Cool in fridge. This is your concentrate.

To prepare latte, fill glass with ice cubes. Mix equal parts concentrate and almond milk. Stir to combine. Enjoy!

My Notes:
Simple, yet oh so yummy. You can easily substitute the almond milk for soy, regular milk, or even cream, and adjust the mixture to your liking. I prefer the unsweetened almond milk because I use it in my cereal as well, but if you use sweetened milk, you might want to cut back on the sugar a bit. I make it a little strong, knowing that the ice cubes will melt into it and dilute the flavor some.