10 Minute Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte

Pumpkin chai latte in a mug with a cinnamon stick and star anise garnish.

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10 Minute Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte

Flavorful pumpkin chai latte can be made at home with simple ingredients. Savor the richness of chai masala and the warmth of pumpkin spice, elegantly swirled into a delightful latte.

Cook Time10

Total Time10

Course: Breakfast, brunch, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword: chai latte, pumpkin chai

Servings: cup

Calories: 118kcal

Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

1 Pot

Ingredients

1 tsp loose black tea or 1 black tea bag
¼ tsp chai masala powder
3-4 tbsp pumpkin sauce uses pumpkin spice blend
½ cup water
1 cup milk

Instructions

Add water, chai spices, and black tea bag to a pot and let it come to simmer on medium-high heat.
Once it simmers for 1-2 minutes, add whole milk and pumpkin sauce to pot on medium-high heat. Let it come to rolling boil.
Note, if using loose tea leaves you may want to add the pumpkin sauce last, after the tea is boiled and strained else you will lose some of the pumpkin in the straining process.
In about 3 minutes the chai will begin to boil and produce foam. The foam will rise to the top, before it reaches the top turn down the heat. I like to let it rise twice by turning the heat up then back down. Use a spoon or silicon spatula to scrape the sides of the pot so the tea stuck to the sides is mixed back in. Then, keep heat on medium or a notch below medium to let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Turn off gas and strain tea. Use a spoon to press down on the tea bag or tea leaves to get all that flavor out!
Pour into a mug. Optionally top the pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream or steamed milk for a frothy topping! You can use a milk frother or even an immersion blender to achieve a foamy topping.

Notes

Vanilla extract - Optionally you can add a dash of vanilla extract, but since the warm spices are strong, you definitely don’t need it.

The pumpkin spice sauce uses sweetened condensed milk. If you’d like a sweeter chai feel free to add a little white sugar, maple syrup, or brown sugar according to your taste 🙂

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