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ThreeManyCooks on 1.12.2011
We absolutely love this chai concentrate. It’s so delicious…and easy! Thanks so much for opening our eyes to the fact that we can make our own 
Jenelle Miller on 1.12.2011
this is delicious as my afternoon hot drink!!
I did add only 1/2 cup of brown sugar and it was plenty for me. I mixed it half and half with skim milk and microwaved it until hot—yummy! And of course I didn’t have star anise or cardamom pods handy, so I used anise seeds and ground cardamom, and it was fine.
irishheart on 1.13.2011
Okay, THIS is perfect! Delicious doesn’t even come close. Try it, better then anything out there……and way less expensive! 
t2nashville on 1.14.2011
I made this last night in less than 30 minutes. I had to go buy all the spices, but it’s worth it, because I’ll be making this again and again. I couldn’t find star anise, so I left it out – and couldn’t tell. I did find the other spices, but used ground cardamom – it was just fine. I used a coffee filter when I strained it, and it came out great. I use a little less milk that 1 to 1, and I like mine a bit sweeter, but that’s what’s so great about this recipe – you can fix it to your taste. Thank you so much for posting this, and thanks to the Tasty Kitchen blog for highlighting it!
dlm1226 on 1.14.2011
made exactly as written – awesomely delicious! maybe a bit too sweet for me but i’ll just reduce the brown sugar next time. i’m excited to see what my chai-loving friends think of it!
on 1.17.2011
I made this with Republic of Tea’s Double Red Rooibus tea. The Double Red is a full bodied red bush tea but naturally caffeine free. I did reduce the sugar by 1/2 and I am finding it plenty sweet for me, but I do not like much sweet. As t2nashville said – the beauty is the ability to adjust the flavorings.
I mixed with steamed milk and thought it wonderful – Thanks for the recipe and thanks to 3ManyCooks for the step by step – What a treat!
kkdm34 on 1.17.2011
This is absolutely delicious. It is even better than the stuff you get at coffee shops. I did cut the sugar to 1/2 cup and couldn’t find cardamom pods so I used 3/4 tsp of ground cardamom. It will be fun to customize this!
abarnum619 on 1.17.2011
So delicious and so easy! Very simple to adjust to your own taste. I didn’t have any plain black or green tea, so I actually used a vanilla sleepytime tea that I had. It was really yummy!!!
cookingtree on 1.18.2011
I tried this recipe for the first time yesterday, and it is fantastic. I made it exactly as listed except for the black pepper (pesky food allergies). I think next time I will use just a bit less sugar and maybe take the cinnamon stick out sooner than the other spices. I also like mine very milky and use 1 cup of milk to 1/2 cup of concentrate; it’s still very flavorful.
cookingwithkelly on 1.18.2011
YUM. this was REALLY a fun treat to make! Using the bulk section @ my grocery store, getting allof the spices cost about $1! i followed the recipe to a T, except for using ground cardamon.
will make this over & over again – even my picky, picky, PICKY 3 yr old loved it (with decaf tea, this is a great way to get a kiddo to drink milk!).
thanks so much for sharing.
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Juanita on 9.21.2010
Ooh! I can’t wait to try this! I love chai!
marymom on 1.12.2011
Yum! I love chai. Can this be stored for a few days? I am the only one in the house that drinks it at this point, and would love it to last.
Thanks
elizabeth on 1.12.2011
What a great idea! A friend of mine cans hers and sells it — she has a Nepalese restaurant — and it sounds very similar to yours
staceyt on 1.12.2011
I would also love to know what the shelf life is on this…definitely going to give it a try!
ThreeManyCooks on 1.12.2011
We absolutely love this chai concentrate. It’s so delicious…and easy! Thanks so much for opening our eyes to the fact that we can make our own
satinswan on 1.12.2011
I’m not a fan of sweetened tea. I wonder how this would work with coffee in place of the tea? Or with the tea left out and reduced into a syrup to add to my coffee… I’ve added this to my list of beverage experimentation.
mandre on 1.12.2011
Oh Oh OH! I am so excited to make this!!! Wonder how well it would keep if I made a bigger batch to freeze…I bet okay… anyone know?? Thanks for this recipe!!
melodyj on 1.12.2011
This is wonderful. I’ve never liked chai because it was too sweet. As to the shelf life – when I brew green tea it keeps a good two weeks or more in the fridge if I remove the tea bags so I’d think this would go at least that long.
ecourtney on 1.12.2011
How long does this keep in the fridge? Would love to try it. Thanks!
slickquilter on 1.12.2011
Just had to tried this recipe…I used a whole vanilla bean split lengthwise, my favorite combination of teas (regular black tea, orange spice and pear/white tea) and more honey than brown sugar. Too late to sample tonight so I’ll take it to work tomorrow and share. House smells wonderful!
BTW Southwestern Idaho is having an ice storm: warm house inside, crystal palace outside.
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