Chai Float

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    Ice Cream Float
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors

By Pooja Bavishi

Published 2025

  • About

Considering how much my mom’s masala chai is a part of Malai’s origin story and, honestly, my origin story, you would think my mom would be proud that I created an ice cream flavor inspired by it. But no. Out of all the ice creams that we have developed at Malai throughout the years, Masala Chai is the only one that she will not enjoy. “Chai is not supposed to be cold,” she says very bluntly. If you are one of the few in her camp, you can stop after straining the chai in this recipe and enj