Fill teabags with spices and tea leaves for a gorgeous bespoke gift. They're a lovely present at Christmas
Nutrition and extra info
- Healthy
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal23
- fat1g
- saturates1g
- carbs2g
- sugars1g
- fibre1g
- protein1g
- salt0.03g
Ingredients
- 18 cardamom pods, cracked
- 2 tbsp ground ginger
Ginger
jin-jerMainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Cinnamon
sin-ah-munA fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- ½ tbsp ground black pepper
- ½ nutmeg, grated
Nutmeg
nut-megOne of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 150g black assam tea leaves
Method
Toast the cardamom pods, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, and cloves in a dry frying pan for 1 min.
Mix the spices in a bowl with the tea leaves, then fill 18 empty teabags with the mixture and seal. Package with serving instructions: To make a chai latte, brew 1 teabag in 200ml boiled whole or coconut milk for 5 mins, then sweeten with honey to taste. Or, simply brew with boiling water. Will keep in a sealed jar for six months.
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