* Exported from MasterCook *
Slow Cooker Do-it-Yourself Chai Concentrate
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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 15%)
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 cups water
5 slices fresh ginger
7 whole cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
10 whole peppercorns
8 whole allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
10 tea bags -- black, green or roobios
1/2 cup agave syrup -- to 1 cup, or maple syrup
Combine the water and spices in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 to 10
hours.
Add the tea bags to the slow cooker and turn up to high. Let steep for 5
to 10 minutes, depending on how concentrated you want the flavor to be.
Remove the tea bags and add the agave.
Remove the cinnamon sticks. Pour into a pitcher while straining out the
spices through a piece of cheesecloth placed in a funnel. Store in the
fridge for 1 or 2 weeks.
Yield: About 6 cups (12 one-half cup servings)
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 8 to 10 hours
AuthorNote: I love chai, but it's getting pricey at coffee shops. It's
well worth stocking up on a few spices to make your own, and it's super
easy too. This one is exactly the way I like it, but feel free to add more
or less of some of the spices until it resembles your favorite. If you
like a licorice flavor, add one star anise - it creates a big flavor.
You can put the spices in a muslin, reusable tea bag, if you have one, and
you won't have to strain it later.
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of the concentrate to an equal part nondairy milk. It's
great hot or iced!
Source:
"Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester, 2011"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Jan 2012"
Yield:
"6 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 101 Calories; 2g Fat (12.9%
calories from fat); 1g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 26mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : Cooker: 4 quart
Time: Low for 8 to 10 hours
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 253 0 0
