Slow Cooker Chai

Easy version of chai tea, using whole spices and sweetened condensed milk. To vary the flavor, try adding a bit of star anise, fennel, allspice, vanilla bean, or nutmeg. For a sweeter tea, stir in a bit of brown sugar.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 ½ quarts water
• 25 whole cloves
• 3 whole black peppercorns
• 15 slices fresh ginger, peeled
• 15 green cardamom pods, split open and seeded
• 8 black tea bags

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour water into the crock of a slow cooker. Stir in the ginger, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and peppercorns. Turn to High; simmer for 8 hours.

Step 2

Steep tea bags in the hot spiced water for 5 minutes. Strain tea into a clean container. Stir in sweetened condensed milk; serve hot.