Description
Coconut chai latte meets whiskey. A warming, indulgent cocktail that’s the perfect way to cozy up and wind down during the fall or winter. It’s got all the warming chai spices. cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves. (As a gluten free option you can swap the whiskey for spiced rum! yum!)
Ingredients
- 1 can full fat coconut milk*
- 1 tea bag of chai tea (I LOVE Bengal spice from Celestial seasonings)
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar (or more to taste)
- 1 to 2 ounces whiskey**
Instructions
- Brew tea: Heat up milk in the microwave or in a small sauce pot until just about to boil. I really like to use a liquid measuring cup to heat the milk in and froth it in. Place the tea into the milk. Allow it to steep for 5 to 8 minutes. Squeeze out the tea bag and discard. Stir in the coconut sugar.
- Prepare your mug: Add the whiskey (or spiced rum) to your mug, set aside. Reheat the milk a little to bring it back up to a very warm temperature, if needed. Pour about 1 1/2 cups of the warm milk into the mug with the whiskey, leaving 1/2 cup milk behind in the measuring cup.
- Froth the milk: Using amilk frothing wandfroth the milk for about 2 minutes until there is a nice layer of foam. If you have a milk steamer you could also use that. OR add the hot milk to a mason jar, secure the lid and shake for 2 minutes. The main goal is to incorperate some air into the milk.
- Add the froth: Pour the remainder of the milk into the mug, carefully allowing the foam to sit on top. Serve immediately.
Notes
*I tested this recipe several times using a few different types of dairy free milks. I found the best results for the most foamy texture was by using full fat coconut milk. I did find the second best results with half full fat coconut milk and half almond milk.
If you aren’t dairy free you could use 2% cow’s milk or whole milk. They will froth better because they contain no water whereas the almond milk contains water.
I have not tried this recipe with a steamer, but I imagine that you would get the foamiest drink from using a steamer. Let me know if you try it.
**Whiskey is not gluten free. However, I am fully confident this recipe would also be just as good using spiced rum. I mean spiced rum has the same flavors as the chai tea, it’s gotta be good! Let me know ! 🙂
