I love it when they get the festive coffees out in the coffee shops. Personal favourites are hot spiced apple, and chai lattes. Ahh the warming, spicy taste of Christmas! Having had my first chai latte of the year last week, I was craving more. However, my bank balance protested, so I decided to find a recipe for the cheaper, homemade version of this seasonal favourite.
Credit to the ‘skinny sweets daily’ blog for the foundation for the recipe.
This is a skinny version so feel free to swap skimmed milk for semi or full fat.
Serves 2.
Ingredients
350ml boiling water
3 chai tea bags
I tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
Half a nutmeg, grated
250ml skimmed milk
2.5 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
Method
1. Put the tea bags and all the spices (not the vanilla essence) into the boiling water
2. Simmer the milk over a low heat, and add the brown sugar and vanilla essence
3. Strain half of the tea into a mug, then top up with half of the milk mixture.
4. Pop love actually on the TV and curl up with your latte and a mince pie!
I don’t care that it’s November, or that it’s not even really cold yet, it is never to soon to start with the mince pies and Christmas drinks!
Lunch, et cetera 