¼ cup sweetener (honey, maple syrup, cane sugar or coco sugar)
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Place spices in a pot with cold water and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover with the lid and let steep at least 30 minutes.
Remove the lid, return to a boil, then take off the heat again. Add the tea bags, cover with the lid again and steep 5 minutes.
Pour liquid through a fine mesh strainer and stir in the sweetener and vanilla. Stir until dissolved. Store concentrate in the refrigerator.
The make a cup of chai, pour equal parts concentrate and whole milk into a saucepan and heat until just before it boils. Pour into a mug and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
Recipe by The Patchy Lawn at http://thepatchylawn.com/recipes/the-basics/the-simplicity-of-homemade-chai/