Homemade Chai Rooibos Concentrate(madagascar)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 15 cloves
• 15 allspice berries
• 5 cardamom pods
• 15 black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon dried ginger (more to make it spicy. you can also use fresh ginger. for a spicy version, cut 1 inch of plump ginge)
• 6 tablespoons of rooibos tea leaves
• 6 cups water
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (from madagascar)

Recipe

• 1 crack the spices (excluding the cinnamon sticks and ginger). you can use a mortar and pestle, or a quick whiz in a coffee grinder.
• 2 . add to a medium pot with the cinnamon sticks and ginger and add 6 cups of filtered water.
• 3 bring to a boil and lower the heat to maintain a low simmer. simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4 strain. add the vanilla extract.
• 5 this concentrate will keep up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
• 6 to serve, combine and heat with milk of choice(i like almond or coconut) in a 1 to 1 ratio (per serving, generally use 3/4 cup of concentrate to 3/4 cup of milk) and sweetener of choice. or, if you like, just add to water to make tea.
• 7 enjoy!