How to Make Vanilla Soy Chai Tea

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get your tea.

   Chai tea can be purchased either as loose tea or in teabags at any grocery or specialty tea shop.
   
   However, the spices are common and readily available for mixing at home as well, if you prefer to make the tea from scratch (an option that allows you to leave out any spice that might not agree with you).
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   Step 2: Place six heaping teaspoons or six teabags of the chai tea blend into an eight-cup teapot.

   , While this is coming to boil, gently heat two cups of vanilla soy milk in a separate saucepan, over the stove. ,, Steep for 3 minutes for a mild flavor and up to 5 minutes for full flavor.
   
   Then remove the teabags and discard. , Give the mixture a stir. , Add a teaspoon of honey or agave syrup (or other sweetener) in each teacup, followed by the tea.
   
   Give it all a good stir. , Visualize an Indian market bustling with teas and fruits and honey sweetened desserts that Chai tea calls to mind.
   
   Enjoy.
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   Step 3: Pour six cups of water into a tea kettle or saucepan and bring to the boil.

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   Step 4: Once the kettle whistles to signify the water is boiling

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   Step 5: gently pour the water over the tea in the teapot.

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   Step 6: Allow the tea to steep.

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   Step 7: Once the vanilla soy milk has warmed sufficiently

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   Step 8: add that to the teapot as well.

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   Step 9: Prepare the teacups.

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    Step 10: As the aroma fills the room

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    Step 11: sit back in an armchair with a nice quilt.

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