Rooibos Chai Syrup(south Africa)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons red rooibos tea leaves
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, split open (or 1 vanilla bean) (optional)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 3 cardamom pods, split and crushed
• 2 cups cold water
• 1/2 cup raw honey

Recipe

• 1 to make the chai syrup:.
• 2 combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cover with a lid. simmer on medium-low for 1/2 hour to 1 hour or until the mixture reduces to a syrup(mine was not real syrupy, i simmered 1 hour). then strain the mixture through a fine sieve (discarding solids) into a clean jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator.
• 3 how to use the chai syrup:.
• 4 simply mix 1 teaspoon to up to 1 tablespoon of the chai syrup into hot milk(i use almond milk) and serve. or mix in a teaspoon to a tablespoon of the syrup into hot water for a great chai tea.