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Vanilla Maple Chai Latte with Whole Milk
A creamy, gently sweet chai with warm cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, rounded out by smooth vanilla and a light frothy top.

- One pot
- 12 min · 10 min hands-on
- Makes 2 glasses
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 ml)240 gBrewed black teabrewed strong
- 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gWhole milk
- 1 tbsp20 gMaple syrup
- 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
- ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
- ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamonplus a pinch for dusting from the same amount
- ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround nutmeg
- ¼ tsp0.5 gGround ginger
Steps
- Brew the black tea strong ahead of time and keep it hot.
- In a small pot, whisk the whole milk with the cardamom, the ground ginger, the nutmeg and most of the cinnamon, saving a small pinch of cinnamon for dusting.
- Warm the spiced milk over medium heat, whisking often, until steaming with small bubbles at the edge, about 4 minutes; do not boil.
- Pour the hot black tea into the pot, then stir in the maple syrup and heat 1 minute more.
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Whisk the latte briskly for 30 seconds to build a light froth, then divide between two mugs.
- Dust the tops with the saved pinch of cinnamon and serve hot.
Contains: Milk.
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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.
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