Chai Simple Syrup

Chai Simple Syrup

Black tea and warm spices steep into a sweet syrup for lattes, cocktails, and drizzling.

Total 40 min Makes 16 oz Calories 49/serving

Dietary

Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Wheat free, Dairy free, Nut free, Halal, Kosher

This syrup infuses sugar water with chai spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and black tea for a fragrant sweetener. Use it to flavor lattes, iced coffee, cocktails, or baked goods with warm, spiced sweetness. It keeps well refrigerated, making it a handy stir-in for busy mornings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 black tea bags
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 6 green cardamom pods, crushed
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 piece fresh ginger, sliced (about 1 inch)
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, ginger slices, and peppercorns.

  2. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.

  3. Reduce heat and simmer gently to let the spices infuse.

  4. Remove the saucepan from heat, add the tea bags, and steep.

  5. Remove the tea bags and stir in the vanilla extract.

  6. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean jar or bottle, discarding the solids.

  7. Let the syrup cool completely to room temperature before sealing and refrigerating.

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Chai Simple Syrup

This syrup infuses sugar water with chai spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and black tea for a fragrant sweetener. Use it to flavor lattes, iced coffee, cocktails, or baked goods with warm, spiced sweetness. It keeps well refrigerated, making it a handy stir-in for busy mornings.

40 min 16 oz 49 cal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 black tea bags
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 6 green cardamom pods, crushed
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 piece fresh ginger, sliced (about 1 inch)
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  1. 1

    In a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, ginger slices, and peppercorns.

  2. 2

    Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.

  3. 3

    Reduce heat and simmer gently to let the spices infuse.

  4. 4

    Remove the saucepan from heat, add the tea bags, and steep.

  5. 5

    Remove the tea bags and stir in the vanilla extract.

  6. 6

    Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean jar or bottle, discarding the solids.

  7. 7

    Let the syrup cool completely to room temperature before sealing and refrigerating.