Warming Herbal Chai Recipe
Chai tea is a delicious and seasonally appropriate tea to enjoy in the winter. The warming spicessupport your body in maintaining essential heat (read more about why this is important in thewinter energetics blog– add link to blog!). But the only bummer about a classic chai tea is thatthe caffeine is not so supportive to your winter energy stores. Unfortunately, excess caffeine candeplete your vital energy. This is the opposite of what your body needs–always, but especially inthe winter. Winter is a time for you to replenish your energy stores, to help you stay healthy andenergized during energizing spring, and bustling summer.The cool thing about this recipe is that it uses rooibos instead of black tea. Rooibos offersfortifying kidney support to help your body maintain strength and vitality. It is also full ofantioxidants.So, make this lovely, caffeine free tea blend to nourish and warm your winter body.Meadowsweet carries a similar blend that is made in Missoula by Lake Missoula Tea Company:Evening Chai!
Ingredients
2 parts rooibos
1 part ginger root
½ part holy basil
½ part cinnamon bark
¼ part cloves
¼ part cardamom pods
â…› part whole peppercorns
How to Make
Add the dried plant into a mixing bowl
Mix until herbs are evenly dispersed
Store in an air-tight glass jar/container
To enjoy, steep 1 heaping tsp per 8oz of water for 10+ minutes. Add in steamed milk and honey if you’d like to turn in into a chai latte
