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Cinnamon Honey Skim Chai with Cloves

A bold, cinnamon-forward chai simmered with cloves and black pepper, sweetened with honey and finished with a light, frothy skim milk top.

Cinnamon Honey Skim Chai with Cloves

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gBrewed black teabrewed strong
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gSkim milk
  • 2½ tsp18 gHoney
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround cinnamondivided
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround cloves
  • ⅛ tsp0.2 gBlack pepper
  • 1 tbsp grated6 gFresh gingerthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Slice the ginger before you start heating anything.
  2. In a small pot, combine the brewed black tea, the ginger, the cloves, the black pepper and half of the cinnamon; bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat and simmer for 4 minutes to infuse the spices.
  3. Pour in the skim milk and heat until steaming, about 3 minutes, without letting it boil.
  4. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the honey until dissolved.
  5. Strain the chai through a fine sieve into a pitcher to remove the ginger slices, then whisk briskly or froth for 30 seconds until foamy.
  6. Pour into two mugs and dust the tops with the remaining half of the cinnamon. Serve hot.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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