Iced Chai Recipe

Iced Chai is my favorite summer drink.

• Meal Type: Beverage
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes

Ingredients

• 7 cups water
• 3 Darjeeling tea bags
• 4 thin slices fresh ginger
• 1 vanilla bean, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons honey

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add tea, ginger, vanilla bean, cinnamon and bay leaves. Simmer for 5 minutes, adding milk near the end of the simmering time.
2. Stir in honey. Remove from heat, cover and steep for 3 minutes. Strain through a sieve to remove spices. Chill.
3. Serve over ice.
4. Makes 1 quart.