Name: Chai Latte
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp fennel seeds; 5 cinnamon sticks; 3 tbsp + 1 tsp whole allspice berries; 3 tbsp cardamom pods; ¾ cup/180 ml whole organic milk; 1 to 2 tbsp Vanilla Syrup; 8 cups/2 l water; 6 good-quality black tea bags; One 1-in/2.5-cm piece/20 g fresh ginger; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp black peppercorns; 6 star anise pods; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp whole cloves

Preparation info

Serves
1

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Huckleberry

By Zoe Nathan

Published 2014

About

We didn’t serve chai lattes at Huckleberry for a long time because we pride ourselves on making everything from scratch and didn’t want to use one of those overly sweet prepackaged powders that most places use. We were a bit intimidated by making our own chai until we started playing with it and came up with this simple but super-flavorful recipe. Make the chai in advance so you always have it in your fridge as an easy treat to throw together. The vanilla syrup here lends a rich sweetness t