Rooibos Chai Latte Recipe

Hey happy weekend! Hope you’ve been making the best of the fresh opportunity of the new year. Like I mentioned in my last post, we’ve been going BIG on the KonMari method in our house, and that will be continuing over the next couple days. It already feels so great! It’s a lighter kind of energy that I want to keep going. Other than shipping out a bunch of stuff we don’t need, we’re going to visit some friends for a nice brunch get together, try to stay warm in this DEEP cold, aaaand I might sneak a tiny bit of work in too. Very low key!

I’m having a huge masala chai moment right now, so I’ll be sipping this all weekend too. I can’t get enough of it for some reason! Every time I go out, I make these little detours to get one in my fave reusable cup, sometimes with a lil’ espresso shot added if I’m in the right kinda mood. Of course, masala chai comes from India. If you’re looking to read a bit more about its origins, this little read is great.

This latte habit was proving to be a somewhat spend-y undertaking, and since I know how to brew tea and I have a milk frother, this drink was more than within my grasp. I made this version caffeine free with naturally sweet rooibos tea. It is such a delight with all of the cracked and toasted spices and a frothy little cap of warm plant-based milk (I like cashew or almond for this). I sweeten mine with a bit of maple syrup to make it extra nice. Anyway, hope you enjoy the masala rooibos chai and a few links here too! Catch ya next week.

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This rooibos latte recipe is pretty simple and I like to customize my lattes with add-ons to make it a little more special.

Rooibos is a herb from South Africa so it’s not a true tea. A tisane, or herbal tea, rooibos means “red bush” and it’s pronounced ROY-BOSS.

Rooibos is reddish brown in color and doesn’t have any caffeine which makes it a great drink for the evening. It has verylittle tannin, so no matter how long you steep it for, it’ll won’t get bitter.

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Usually I say to go with loose tea instead of tea bags since the quality is so much better with loose but for this recipe, I’m fine with tea bags since it’s easier to work with.

I prefer to let the loose tea steep in the water floating free but rooibos is too small to work with and can make a mess. I put therooibos in tea filters to make it easier.

First, heat milk in a saucepan but be careful not to burn the milk. Simmer and stir to prevent a protein skin from forming on top.

Rooibos Chai Latte Recipe

Once milk is hot, use ahandheld frother, to create foam. I used to use this method before the milk frother but I found the foam to be dry and lacking in creamy texture.

Another method is to use a French press. Hot milk gets pumped with air and the French press creates a nice froth (see my post) but I hated having to do extra dishes.

Calories: 173 | Carbohydrates: 18 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Cholesterol: 24 mg | Sodium: 110 mg | Potassium: 322 mg | Sugar: 18 g | Vitamin A: 395 IU | Calcium: 276 mg

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Welcome! I'm a certified Tea Sommelier and a self-proclaimed bubble tea and iced tea master. I'm all about making tea EASY and DELICIOUS.Spring evenings still get pretty chilly around here, and I always want to start the day with something hot + comforting when I wake up in a slightly chilly bedroom. I love hot beverages of all kinds + varieties, from both the coffee and the tea realm, but rooibos holds a special place in my kitchen. There’s just something about this earthy, warm, and very slightly fruity drink that hits all my flavor hot spots. In you’re unfamiliar with rooibos, it’s an herbal tea made from the leaves of the aspalathus linearis plant and it mainly grows in Africa. I especially love having it with a generous bit of milk, and that’s the rooibos latte recipe I’m sharing with you here.

You can make it as simple or complex as you’d like in terms of the milk froth. I have instructions in the recipe for both simply heating the milk with the honey, or if you want to get fancy, how to froth the milk with the honey coffee-shop-style. When I do it at home, I just heat the milk with the honey and leave the frothing to the professionals, but it’s completely up to you. From there all you do is add some strongly brewed rooibos tea, and voila! You have an insanely delicious and creamy herbal latte in your hands. And if you want to add even more flavor to the mix, you could swap the honey for my lilac syrup for an extra spring-y floral kick.

Depending on the quality, tea maker, and source. This isn’t a sponsored post or link, but if you want to go with my personal favorite rooibos blend, it’s the Vanilla Rooibos from my local tea shop The Jasmine Pearl (they ship pretty much everywhere, though!) It has the perfect balance of sweetness and warmth, and the vanilla complements the flavors of the rooibos perfectly. I hope you enjoy this cozy rooibos latte, and that it keeps you nice and warm on these cool spring mornings 🙂

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