Crock Pot Chai Latte

Name: Crock Pot Chai Latte Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups of water; 8 black tea bags, (I used Twinings Earl Grey Tea Bags); 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar; 4 large cinnamon stick, broken in half plus more for garnish; 2 teaspoons whole peppercorns; 20 whole cloves; 12 green cardamom pods; 2-inch finger of fresh ginger; 3 cups warm milk, plus more for frothing; cheesecloth or tea ball

Curl up and relax with a mug of Crock Pot Chai Latte. Chai Lattes are warm, spicy and perfect on a cold winter day.

Many of your favorite hot drink recipes make the best crock pot recipes.

Make Chai Lattes at home

If you’re in the habit of shelling out big bucks at the local coffee house for a Chai Latte have no fear.

This Crock Pot Chai Latte recipe is for you.

This Crock Pot Chai Latte recipe is the perfect cold-weather drink when you have company visiting during the holidays.

Or you are hosting a gathering like a play date or book club.

Sipping on a hot mug of spicy chai tea topped with steamed and frothy milk warms the soul and is the perfect cold weather drink.

Or get wild and serve it over ice for an Iced Chai Latte.

Masala Chai or Chai Tea

Masala Chai is a tea beverage from India that is made by brewing strong black tea with Indian spices like cardamom, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and peppercorns.

Some Masala Chai recipes also included star anise and fennel.

Depending on who is doing the Chai brewing the spices in a Chai tea can vary.

What is the difference between Masala Chai and Chai Tea?

Masala Chai and what we Americans call Chai tea are one and the same.

Masala Chai translated means mixed spiced tea.

Chai means milk tea.

Masala Chai is a mixed spiced tea with milk.

How to froth milk without a milk frother?

Making homemade drinks like Chai at home just wouldn’t be the same without a frothy head of warm bubbly milk.

You can pick up an (affiliate) inexpensive milk frother in most big retail stores.

Even if you don’t own a milk frother it is easy to froth milk at home.

My Ninja Coffeemaker (read about my DIY Ninja Coffee Bar here) has a milk frother built in.

It makes frothing milk for all my favorite coffee house drinks easy.

If you do not have a milk frother pour one cup of milk into a saucepan and warm until bubbles begin to form along the edges of the milk.

Remove the pan from the heat and use a wire whisk to whisk the warm milk until frothy.

Helpful Tips to help make Crock Pot Chai Latte

Tea bags are more convenient but you can use an equivalent amount of loose black tea. You’ll need a tea ball if you use loose black tea and one for the spices.
If using a tea ball for the spices place all of the smaller spices into the tea ball. The cinnamon stick may be added to the crock pot and allowed to float. They can easily be removed from the crock pot when serving.
The amount of time for the spices and tea to heat is very flexible. It only takes a couple of hours for the black tea and spices to get hot. You can heat until the tea is hot and the spices have infused the tea to your liking. Then switch the crock pot on warm and add the milk. Once the milk has been added you can keep the chai tea hot by leaving the crock pot on the warm setting.
Starting the crock pot on high allows you to serve the Chai Latte much quicker if you are in a hurry.
Adding warmed milk will keep the Chai Latte warm for serving. You may allow the milk to come to room temperature before adding it to the Chai tea in the crock pot.
Feel free to adjust the amount of spices used. If you like a warmer spicier chai latte increase the amount of warm spices-whole cloves, peppercorns, and ginger are warmer spices. Experiment until you find the perfect combination of Chai spices that you enjoy.

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How to make Crock Pot Chai Latte

Ingredients

4 cups of water
8 black tea bags, (I used Twinings Earl Grey Tea Bags)
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 large cinnamon stick, broken in half plus more for garnish
2 teaspoons whole peppercorns
20 whole cloves
12 green cardamom pods
2-inch finger of fresh ginger
3 cups warm milk, plus more for frothing
cheesecloth or tea ball

Directions

Measure the water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the tea bags and boil 1 minute, remove from heat and steep for 10 minutes.
Remove the tea bags from the pot and pour the tea into a 6-quart crock pot.
Cut about a 3 inch square of cheesecloth and place all of the spices into the center. If using a tea ball for the spices place all of the spices except the cinnamon sticks into the tea ball.
Add the brown sugar to the crock pot and stir to dissolve. Drop the bundle or ball of spices into the crock pot. Heat on high for two to four hours. (see tips)
Right before serving the Chai Latte remove the bundle or ball of chai tea spices from the crock pot. Add the warm milk to the crock pot.
Use a ladle to fill a mug. Froth a cup of warm milk and top off each the mug. Add a whole cinnamon stick to each mug and sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top of each mug.

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