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Iced Vanilla Chai with Cold Foam

A strong, peppery chai concentrate poured over chilled skim milk and crowned with frothy vanilla-maple skim milk foam, with a whisper of nutmeg on top.

Iced Vanilla Chai with Cold Foam

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gBrewed black teabrewed strong, hot
  • 1½ tbsp grated8 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gBlack pepper
  • 1 tbsp24 gMaple syrupdivided
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gSkim milkcold, divided
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extractdivided
  • ⅛ tsp0.2 gGround nutmeg

Steps

  1. Pour the hot brewed black tea into a small pot and add the ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and black pepper.
  2. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat and simmer for 5 minutes to make a strong chai concentrate.
  3. Take the pot off the heat and stir in two-thirds of the maple syrup and half of the vanilla.
  4. Strain the concentrate into a jar, discarding the ginger, and chill in the fridge for about 25 minutes until cold.
  5. Make the foam: in a jar with a lid, combine one-third of the skim milk with the remaining one-third of the maple syrup and the remaining half of the vanilla; shake hard for 45 seconds (or use a handheld frother) until thick and foamy.
  6. Fill two glasses with ice and divide the remaining two-thirds of the skim milk between them.
  7. Pour half of the chilled chai concentrate into each glass.
  8. Spoon the vanilla foam over each drink, dust with the nutmeg and serve right away.

Contains: Milk.

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

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