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Spiced Black Tea Chai with Oat Milk

Brisk black tea simmered with fresh ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, then mellowed with silky homemade oat milk and a touch of brown sugar.

Spiced Black Tea Chai with Oat Milk

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup30 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1¼ cups300 gWatercold
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gBrewed black teabrewed strong
  • 1½ tbsp grated8 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround cloves
  • ⅛ tsp0.2 gBlack pepper
  • 1 tbsp packed16 gBrown sugar
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract

Steps

  1. Make the oat milk first: blend the oats with the cold water on high for 30 seconds, then pour through a fine sieve or cloth into a jug, pressing gently, and discard the pulp. Set aside.
  2. Pour the brewed black tea into a small pot and add the ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and black pepper.
  3. Bring the tea to a gentle simmer over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes so the spices infuse.
  4. Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved.
  5. Lower the heat, pour in the oat milk and warm for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until steaming but not boiling, so it stays smooth.
  6. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
  7. Strain the chai into two mugs, whisking or frothing briefly if you like a foamy top, and serve hot.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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

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