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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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angelakd on 1.31.2011
Great recipe…super tasty. I could not find star anise, but it was still wonderful. Will make this again and again! Thank you
signaturesugar on 2.1.2011
I tried this last night and loved it! My daughter wasn’t big on the addition of the orange zest, but I thought it was fine. I bought my star anise and cardamom pods online from the Great American Spice Company, both at very reasonable prices.
Kaitlin on 2.1.2011
Thanks for the recipe, it is delicious! I found my whole spices at a couple of international grocery stores – Asian market had black cardamom pods, anise star & whole cloves for really great prices, and the Indian food store had whole nutmeg and both black & green cardamom for reasonable prices. MUCH better than at my grocery store. I definitely recommend the international markets if you have access to them. I made this the original way, but will probably cut the sugar down next time.
bajagirl on 2.8.2011
What is the best substitute if you don’t have fresh ginger or cardamom pods?
thslagter on 2.15.2011
This is fantastic, cheap and so easy. To answer a previous poster’s question, YES, this stores very well. I kept mine in the refrigerator for at least two weeks and it was completely delightful. I used vanilla soy milk to mix with the concentrate and the extra vanilla boost was very tasty. Highly recommended!
foodbykatherine on 2.17.2011
Oh YUM!! I made this. I omitted the brown sugar for personal preference and mix with almond milk. YUM!!!
thecatnipcat on 2.20.2011
@bajagirl: You can use the cardamom seeds if you have them or if not, ground cardamom and ginger will work fine.
velvetjane on 3.6.2011
Just made this for the 2nd time!! Very fragrant. The flavors are great. I tried it with 2% milk the first time 1 to 1 ratio and also tried it with almond milk 1 to 1 ratio and both were delish!! My first batch I used black tea bags and white tea bags…the second batch I used Earl Grey tea bags.
Becky on 3.9.2011
This is awesome – Thanks for sharing – you’ve made my mornings and evenings much more enjoyable.
kookoointhekitchen on 5.16.2011
I just tried this recipe out. Overall I’m impressed but would cut back on the sugar the next time I make it…and there definitely will be a next time!
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