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Here’s how to make a chai latte at home\u2026the easy way! This drink is creamy and cozy spiced with the perfect fluffy foam topping.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you a sucker for a good chai latte? Because guess what: you can easily make one at home! No need to run to your favorite coffee shop, or load on the sugars and artificial flavors of a grocery store carton. You can make an even better<\/em> chai latte in the comfort of your own home. There’s something that’s uniquely beautiful about this drink: the intrigue of the warm spices, the twinge of bitterness of tea, the rich, fluffed milk froth that makes a mustache after each sip. Yes, this <\/em>is the way that a chai latte should be. Here’s how to make it at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make a chai latte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A chai latte takes traditional masala chai<\/a>, a milky spiced tea from India, and combines it with frothy steamed milk of a cafe latte<\/a>. The mashup appears to be an American invention that was popularized by Starbucks in the 1990’s. It’s safe to say that many coffeehouse versions of a chai latte have little left of the traditional Indian inspiration: they’re often too sweet and overly spiced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recipe below for a chai latte is gently spiced and subtly sweet. It takes our masala chai recipe for milky tea with chai spices, then adds steamed milk for a frothy top. It’s just sweet enough and light instead of overly rich. Keep reading for all you need to know about how to make a chai latte….the easy way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chai spices you need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The word chai <\/em>translates to “tea” in Hindi, so saying chai tea is technically like saying “tea tea.” The more correct term for the Indian tea blend is masala chai<\/em>. The word masala <\/em>refers to a blend of spices used in cooking. Just like the word curry<\/a>, a Westernized reduction of a complex blend of Indian spices, the American concept of chai can oversimplify and appropriate a rich Indian cultural tradition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masala chai spices can include many different ingredients based on the cook, just like curry powder. Our Homemade Chai Spice<\/a> mix uses common chai spices, but note there are many more used regionally in Indian blends. Here’s what you’ll need for the chai spices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n