Golden Chai Latte is a cozy turmeric drink recipe It has the warming spices of Masala Chai Tea (yes I know Chai means Tea!) and the earth flavor of turmeric, making golden milk chai latte delicious both iced and hot- perfect for fall, winter or summer.
Ingredients
You will need a few simple ingredients for this warming fall latte if making from scratch. I also show a quick hack below using a Masala Chai tea bag:
- Spices: you will need a cinnamon stick, ground black pepper, fresh ginger and cloves (If you use 1 Masala Chai tea bag, you can skip the spices as the tea bag will contain them.)
- If using regular cow's milk, ginger powder would work better, as fresh ginger may curdle the milk.
- If you don't have enough fresh ginger, grate instead of slicing to get a stronger flavor- I slice because grated ginger is more difficult to get out of the drink- you need to sieve it, instead of just picking up the pieces.
- There is a lot of flexibility around the spices used in Masala Chai Tea. Feel free to add other spices that you like, such as cardamom. If you're looking for a Chai Latte without caffeine, click here.
- Tea: Black tea is traditional, but you there is also a version of Chai with Green Tea. Either 1 tea bag or 1 Tablespoon of tea leaves per mug work.
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder: I use Turmeric powder not sliced fresh turmeric as the latter takes a lot longer to turn the milk such a vivid gold color. (The latter is also more troublesome as you can't just slice it- you will need to pound and strain.) Click here for more Turmeric recipes.
- 1 Cup of Milk: I like whole milk but if using fresh ginger, it can make the milk curdle. You can switch to a plant-based milk of your choice if vegan, such as almond milk, soy milk, oat milk etc.
- To make the milk more frothy, heat it before whisking. You'll be surprised by how much easier it is to froth heated milk!
- 1 Tablespoon of coconut milk: I do not recommend using 100% coconut milk because the turmeric drink then tastes like a sweet curry sauce! (I tried.) Instead, adding 1 Tablespoon of coconut milk gives the drink a nicer texture and flavor.
- 1- 1½ Tablespoon honey or to taste. Maple syrup and sugar work too.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract: It sounds weird but when I tasted the drink without, it didn't taste as good. Vanilla also makes the drink sweeter so reduces the sugar/ honey you need to add.
Quick hack: if you've already made my Chai Syrup Concentrate, you can steep the Masala Chai teabag, stir in the milk, then sweeten to taste with the chai syrup.
For a full list of Golden Chai Turmeric Latte ingredients, please scroll down to the recipe card.
Where to Buy
The ingredients are now available in most mainstream grocery stores. If not, you can find them at Asian supermarkets or online.
How to Store
I recommend making this right before you want to drink it!
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Golden Chai Latte Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cinnamon stick Substitute: 2 Masala Chai Tea Bags. You can the tea, ginger and cloves too if using the Masala Chai tea bag.
- 2 ground black pepper 3-5 turns of the pepper mill or to taste
- 1 inch fresh ginger Slice, no need to peel- just ewash well. Substitute with ginger powder if using cow's milk
- 3 cloves
- 1 Black Teabag Substitute: ½-1 Tablespoon black tea leaves
- ¾ Cup water
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 Cup milk You can switch to a plant-based milk of your choice if vegan, such as almond milk, soy milk, oat milk etc. To make the milk more frothy, heat it before whisking.
- 1 Tablespoon coconut milk
- 1-1½ Tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Optional step to make spices more fragrant: Pound the cinnamon, cloves with the back of a rolling pin. In a dry pot, lightly toast the spices till fragrant (for 2-3 minutes over low heat).
- Add the ginger, pepper and water the same pot, (If you skipped the previous step, make sure the cinnamon and cloves are in the pot.) Cover, bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer on low for 5-6 minutes.
- Switch off the heat, and steep the tag in the covered pot for 5 minutes.
- Mix in the turmeric, vanilla and honey.You can make this 2-3 days before you want to assemble your Golden Chai Drink. (This recipe makes 1 Cup so you have to double or triple it if you want a bigger batch.)
To assemble the drink
- Heat the milk and coconut milk, then mix with the (stirred)spice-tea mixture you made previously.
Notes
Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
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