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Intro
Is it Fall yet? If yes, here is the delicious homemade chai recipe with the fall ingredients. The season is for sure colorful and cheerful, and it calls for seasonal goodness like pumpkins and its tag-along spices. Incorporating seasonal vegetables into our lifestyle makes for outstanding health and well-being.
The spices used are easy to make, easy to store and most of all easy to pair. The pumpkin spice doesn't have pumpkin and still makes a heavenly pair with pumpkin. The allspice used in this recipe is a dried berry and is commonly known as Jamaican pepper, cause it looks like peppercorn. The tasting notes and flavors in allspice are cinnamony and clove with a touch of nutmeg. It is mostly used in seasonal desserts here in the U.S.
The chai used here is black tea. However, nothing can. stop you from experimenting with your choice or preference, but the black tea brings out the flavors in the pumpkin and pairs authentically with the allspice.
My favorite non-dairy milk is oat milk. Amazingly goes hand in hand to make rich, creamy, and tasty hot beverages. You can choose your health and taste preferences and make it dairy-rich, but the taste satisfactorily stays the same. I used my favorite homemade protein scoop to make it more rich and enticing in taste.
It is very quick to make and this recipe has no added sugars, no artificial flavors and most importantly everything comes from plants. So, let's not wait any longer to sip and slurp away this chai in our cozy places. psst! Don't forget the free download for quick inspiration and to inspire others with your twists.
Ingredients
Directions
Brew your Chai
To a cup of boiling water add crushed ginger, tea and allspice.
Simmer for 2 mins and turn off the heat.
Close the lid for 5 mins.
Steam the milk
In a saucepan, add pumpkin puree and the protein mix.
Stir until it thickens up.
Add milk to the hot pan and stir until everything combines and steamy.
Turn off the heat and add vanilla.
Spice up, Sip and Slurp
Strain the brewed chai into the steamed milk.
Stir and pour it into your favourite cup and sip away making that sipping noise, while having a hot brew on a cold morning.
Adjustments
This chai tastes super delicious without any artificial sugars. If you want it even sweeter, add a tsp of maple syrup.
Since this protein mix is nut based product, you should totally avoid it if you are allergic to any kinds of nuts and opt for other ways to add protein and sweetness to your chai. You can add a couple of drops of stevia or 2 tsp of maple syrup to make it sweet.
If using tea bags, add them to the water once you turn off the heat and right before you close the lid.
Nutritional Value
The information here is just an estimate and derived from an online nutritional analyzer or calculators. It is only for courtesy and convenience. Not to be considered as an alternative to professional's advice.
Serves 1 - 2 people.
Completely plant based,
Chai has lots of antioxidants, and less caffeine when compared to coffee.
You know what goes into your cup unlike a store bought beverage.
You can find more info about tea in general in my cheerful chai recipe.
Pumpkin is easily available all year round. So many things can be done with one medium sized pumpkin.
Carve and make Jack-o-Lantern.
Peel and steam to make hearty pumpkin soup.
Steamed pumpkin or pumpkin puree makes a good pumpkin pie filling.
The pumpkin seeds from a fresh pumpkin can be dried and roasted to make a healthy granola topping.
Pumpkin puree can be enjoyed in savoury and sweet recipes.
My favourite pumpkin recipe is Veggie lentil stew which goes deliciously well with rice.
And like today's recipe it can be used in your tea and joe to make it seasonal favourite made at home.
Pumpkins are packed with vitamins C, potassium and fiber which aid in heart health, and not only that they have a good amount of beta carotene which is converted into vitamin A in the body which aid in strengthening immune system.
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