Awesome Chai Tea

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 whole green cardamom pods
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 inch piece gingerroot, peeled and sliced
• 4 black peppercorns
• 3 cups water
• 2 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose organic black tea
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 cup low-fat milk or 1 cup whole milk

Recipe

• 1 place the cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, ginger, peppercorns and water in a saucepan. bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat and allow the mixture to steep for 10 minutes. return to a boil.
• 3 remove from heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
• 4 strain the tea and return to the saucepan.
• 5 add brown sugar and milk while stirring over low heat for one minute.
• 6 serve immediately.