Chaider

Total Time Prep: 25 min. + chilling Cook: 5 min.
Yield 4 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Chaider is the versatile fall drink that plays just as well at brunch as it does at happy hour. Spike it or sip it straight!

Ingredients

  • HOMEMADE CHAI:
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 whole peppercorns
  • 4 tea bags
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
  • 2-1/2 cups water
  • CHAIDER:
  • 1-1/4 to 2 cups homemade or store-bought chai concentrate (depending on preference of spice level)
  • 2 cups apple cider
  • Optional: Whipped cream, ground cinnamon, cinnamon sticks

Directions

  1. Place cloves and peppercorns in a medium saucepan; with the end of a wooden spoon handle, crush the spices until their aromas are released.
  2. Add the tea bags, sugar, ginger, cinnamon stick and water. Bring to a boil. Remove tea bags. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until liquid has reduced to about 2 cups, about 15 minutes.
  3. Strain tea, discarding spices. Cool completely, store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
  4. To make chaider, combine chai concentrate and apple cider in a small saucepan. Heat through. Pour into mugs, garnish as desired with whipped cream, ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 116 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 31mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Make magic by combining apple cider and chai tea. It's a match made in heaven! —Margaret Knoebel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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