Chai Tea Latte Cheesecake Recipe

Dirty Chai Latte one of your favorite Starbucks drinks? Well welcome to your new favorite cheesecake. Make this for your other coffee friends and watch this easy cheesecake disappear!

These days pumpkin gets to have all of the fun when it comes to dessert, especially on Thanksgiving. There is, however, a small group of people who don’t like pumpkin at all. I know, Shocking right?

But, I must admit that with the pumpkin obsession our generation has developed, I tend to grow tired of it by the time Thanksgiving actually rolls around. This Dirty Chai Cheesecake that I have created has all the autumnal flavors that are associated with pumpkin pie, and then some.

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The “and then some” would be one of my favorite spices, cardamom. Mmmmmmm…I could smell it all day long. It’s a pricey spice, but oh so worth it.

The smell alone is worth the price, it almost has a slight eucalyptus scent…maybe I’m crazy. The other not-so-secret ingredient is espresso, giving this cheesecake the “dirty” part of its name.

If you go to a coffee shop and order a dirty chai, you’ll get a regular chai tea latte with a shot of espresso. What could be better than that?! A dirty chai latte, in cheesecake form. Today that cheesecake is born.

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You're welcome to double the crust portion if you like your crust to be all the way up the sides of the cheesecake. I prefer mine only on the bottom, but I know a lot of people that are all about the crust!

Many cheesecakes call for a water bath, but I often find it too fussy and with few perks. If you've experienced a lot of cracking in the past then you are welcome to try it. I think a little crack is nothing a little extra garnish can't handle 😉

Thanks, Lauren! I have always been a huge pumpkin lover too! For me, when it comes to pumpkin desserts the main attraction is the spices, hence the creation of this cheesecake!

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