Chai Tea

Oh my word....one of my most favorite things is to get a cup of tea and just sit down and relax. What can I say, I was raised in the south and love me some sweet tea! But I also think that sipping some warm tea out of a mug while reading a book is pretty great as well. :)

Lucky for me (and now YOU!) I found a wonderful recipe for amazing Chai tea and I've tweaked it a tad so that it's perfection. With the weather cooling off, getting up early in the morning and having to leave the warmth of my bed and home to go into work isn't quite as hard with a mug of this delicious hot Chai tea in tow. The best part is that it is easy to make and once you've made a batch you can have it handy for quite some time.

Here's what you'll need:

• 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
• 1 cup French Vanilla powdered non-dairy creamer
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea (*Tip: if you want to make this decaf Chai tea, buy decaf instant tea!)
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in a food processor/blender and blend until it is a fine powder. I would recommend doing this in two or three separate batches such as: blend all of the white ingredients together and blend all of the darker ingredients together. Then pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix evenly. This helps the blender/processor from having to work too hard and heating up the ingredients...trust me, this happened to me even when I used a very good processor...You don't want the powder to stick together and get clumpy. 

Just add two-three tablespoons of mix to 8 ounces of hot water or milk and enjoy!