Spiced Tea Aromatic Beverage (Print Version)

Aromatic black tea drink blended with cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger for cozy, flavorful moments.

# Recipe Ingredients:

→ Tea & Spices

01 - 4 cups water
02 - 2 cinnamon sticks
03 - 6 whole green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
04 - 6 whole cloves
05 - 1-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
06 - 6 black peppercorns
07 - 2 star anise (optional)

→ Tea & Sweetener

08 - 2 tbsp loose black tea or 4 black tea bags
09 - 1/4 cup milk (dairy or plant-based)
10 - 2–3 tbsp sugar, honey, or to taste

# Directions:

01 - Bring 4 cups of water to a rolling boil in a saucepan.
02 - Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, sliced ginger, peppercorns, and star anise if desired. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes to infuse flavors.
03 - Incorporate loose black tea or tea bags, then simmer for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
04 - Stir in milk and sweetener of choice, then continue simmering for 2 more minutes.
05 - Strain the mixture into cups and serve immediately while hot.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It fills your kitchen with an aroma that makes everyone stop and ask what you're making.
  • Once you taste real spiced tea, the store-bought versions feel thin and forgettable.
  • You can make it in 15 minutes but it feels like you spent all afternoon on it.
02 -
  • Don't skip the spice-steeping step thinking you can just throw everything in at once—that five minutes of simmering is where the magic actually happens, and rushing it makes the tea taste flat and one-dimensional.
  • Cold milk poured into hot tea can sometimes curdle if the heat is too extreme, so add it off the heat or wait ten seconds for the temperature to drop slightly.
03 -
  • Invest in a small saucepan if you don't have one—the size matters because you want the spices to have room to move and release their flavors, not sit cramped and stagnant.
  • If you keep your spices in the freezer instead of the pantry, they stay fresher longer and taste noticeably brighter and more alive than spices that have been sitting at room temperature for months.

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