Chai Spice Mix (With 3 Easy Latte Recipes)

This chai spice mix is like bottling up cozy comfort and keeping it in your pantry. Just a few shakes and you've got café-level chai lattes at home. No barista required! Add it to warm milk, blend into iced drinks, or stir into baked goods.

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I love making my own chai spice mix! Coffee shop chai is fun, sure, but when I make it myself, I get to choose how much spice, how much sweetness, etc. Bonus: it works great if you're gluten-free, sugar-free, or just trying to keep things simple.

And let's not forget the little health perk hiding in here: these spices aren't just tasty, they're total anti-inflammatory rockstars. So yeah, every time I curl up with a warm chai latte, it feels like comfort food and functional food at the same time.

Ingredients

Full ingredient amounts, instructions, and notes are in recipe card at the bottom of this post. (or use the 'jump to recipe' button at the top of this post).

• ground cinnamon
• ground ginger
• ground cardamom
• fine ground pepper
• ground nutmeg
• ground allspice
• ground cloves

How To Make

1. Gather your spices.
   Cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and a little black pepper for kick. All the warm-spice MVPs in one place.
2. Mix it up.
   Toss everything into a bowl and give it a good whisk. It's kind of magical watching the colors swirl together into one perfectly spiced blend.
3. Jar it.
   Scoop your mix into a small jar with a tight lid. Bonus points if it's a cute jar, you'll be reaching for this a lot.
4. Store it.
   Keep it in a cool, dry spot. It'll stay cozy and fresh for about a month (though honestly, mine never lasts that long).
5. Use it everywhere.
   Lattes, teas, baked goods, even smoothies. If you want a little hug-in-a-mug moment, this mix is your ticket.

Tips and Tricks

• Love cinnamon a little more than the rest? Or maybe extra ginger? Go ahead and play with the amounts until it tastes just right for you.
• When you're mixing up the lattes, don't be afraid to tweak the spice and sweetener. Everyone's "perfect chai" is a little different.
• Starting with whole spices and grinding them yourself will give you an even bolder, fresher flavor.

I hope you give this chai spice mix a try and keep a little jar tucked in your pantry like I do. It's such an easy way to bring that cozy, spiced flavor into your day. Can't wait for you to sip, stir, and enjoy it in your own kitchen! xoxo Olivia

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