Chai Tea Mix

By kjs1010

A dry mix for instant Chai tea that you can keep on hand for those frequent Chai tea emergencies. It's also a popular gift.

Ingredients

• 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
• 1 cup French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea (decaf, if you can find it)
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground cardamom

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 32mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.

To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into a mug of hot water or skim milk.

Variations:
Spice it up by adding 1 tsp each nutmeg and allspice, and 1/4 tsp white pepper.
Can also use Splenda in place of sugar.
Makes 4 half pint jars for gifts.