Would you like a cup of tea? - Chai Tea, that is (2024)

It's so easy to make your own flavorfully delicious Chai Tea Latte mix at home. All it takes is a few simple ingredients & a whirl in a food processor!

My love of Chai Tea began back in my Corporate America days. Before becoming a 1st grade teacher and then a food blogger, I spent 13 years working in the corporate grind. Especially as I progressed in my career, I always seemed to be having morning "coffee meetings." At least once a week, someone would say, "Let's meet for coffee to discuss that."

The problem - I don't drink coffee. Never have, doubt I ever will.

I've tried to acquire a taste forcoffee, but to no avail. I just don't like it. What was I to do? I couldn't very well sit for hours-on-end at Starbuck's or Caribou and drink water, could I? That seemed silly.

It's so easy to make your own flavorfully delicious Chai Tea Latte mix at home. All it takes is a few simple ingredients & a whirl in a food processor!

And that's how I discovered Chai Tea Lattes, with their wonderful mix of ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, and other spicy yumminess.

I absolutelylovechai tea lattes! So, of course, I eventually had to figure out how to make my own at home. You can buy chai tea latte mix at the grocery store, and I've tried them all. They're actually pretty good.

But this past summer I put all the grocery store mixes to the test against a chai tea latte mix recipe I made myself.

I went to the grocery store and bought every chai tea latte mix they had, both powder and liquid ... $40 later, I had a testing line-up set up on my kitchen counter.

This past summer I put all the grocery store mixes to the test against a chai tea latte mix recipe I made myself.

Guess what won, at least in my mind?

Yes ... my own powder chai tea latte mix. And I'm going to share that recipe I use with you. If you like chai, I think you'll love this easy mix.

The base of this homemade chai tea latte mix is a blend of powdered coffee creamer, dry milk powder, and unsweetened instant tea.

As you can see in the photo above, instant tea comes in a jar. It's usually found right alongside the boxed tea bags in the grocery store. {Note: While Nestea brand is in my photo, I actually prefer the flavor of Lipton brand.}

Now, the "secret" ingredient that give this mix it's distinct chai-spice flavor is cardamom.

Iadore cardamom - clickhereto read more about that. Cardamom is pricey for a spice - I actually read somewhere that it is the most expensive spice by weight. A bottle will run you about $10 at the grocery store.

The "secret" ingredient that give this mix it's distinct chai-spice flavor iscardamom.

But believe me, it's worth it. It makes all the difference in this chai tea latte mix, and is the ingredient that puts it over the top from a taste perspective. So I encourage you to splurge!!

But once you've splurged and whipped up a batch of this easy Chai Tea Latte Mix?

Then I encourage you to kick back, grab a mug, and enjoy a delicious cup of chai tea.