Some time for some Chai!

For teachers appreciation week at my son’s school, I wanted to do something personal and meaningful. I love drinking Chai in one of my ‘me moments’ and thought that would be a great gift to share with his teachers. I make chai the traditional way – freshly ground spices added to a simmering pot of milk and black tea leaves.  For the gifts I wanted a no fuss way to make it.  I adapted my recipe from the many you can find on the web (search: Concentrated Chai).

For each 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk: add 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 ground clove.  Gently warm in a pot  for 10 minutes (keep it moving, stir often to avoid burning).  Turn off the heat and throw in a dash of good quality vanilla extract. After it cools down, pour into a jar and refrigerate overnight.  The next day add 2 heaping teaspoons to a cup of strong black tea and Enjoy!  It’ll keep for 2 weeks refrigerated…if it lasts that long!