Starbucks Chai Tea Latte

Copycat Starbucks Chai Tea Latte is the best combination of chai tea, creamy milk on top and delicious spices. It is very popular drink menu item at Starbucks Coffee Shop but now you can make it at home at a fraction of the cost.

There is nothing better than a hot latte on a cold day. I love to enjoy Chai Tea at Starbucks so I decided to make this aromatic tea at home. It is simple to make, taste amazing and now I can enjoy it without leaving home.

My kids love going to Starbucks to get their Frappuccino’s. Their favorites are Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino and Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino. Now I can make everyone’s favorite drink at home and we save a ton of money.

What is Chai Tea Latte?

Chai Tea is a black tea that has been infused with cinnamon, clove, and other delicious warm spices. To balance out the sweet and spicy flavors, steamed milk is poured over the tea to make a latte.

What is in Chai Tea Latte at Starbucks?

Starbucks Chai Lattes takes black tea and combines the sweet and spicy flavors of warm chai spices. They consist of cinnamon, clove and other spices to give it that spicy flavor.

Steamed milk is poured over the top and a nice foam is created to give a warm and comforting drink. Starbucks Chai Tea Latte has 240 calories in it.

Ingredients

• Water – You can use anytime of water such as tap or bottle water
• Tazo Chai Tea Concentrate Bags – Find at the Grocery Store
• Cinnamon – Gives the latte the best warm flavors. Cardamom, Black Peppercorns, Star Anise, Nutmeg, Ginger or Cloves is another great addition.
• Honey – Helps to sweetened the latte perfectly. Use any sweetener that you prefer such as brown sugar
• Whole Milk – Use any kind of milk that you prefer such as almond milk or coconut milk

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Variations Ideas

• Vanilla Syrup – If you prefer a vanilla flavored Chai Tea Latte, drizzle some vanilla syrup for amazing flavor.
• Iced Chai Latte – If you prefer to have serve your Chai Tea Late cold, Ice Latte with sweet cream cold foam is always delicious. You can even use Tazo chai concentrate or make Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate
• Frappuccino – If you prefer more of a Frappuccino, you can serve the latte with whipped cream over the top.
• Pumpkin Spice – When the fall weather hits, we love to add some pumpkin spice to the mix. We love to serve this hot.
• Shot of Espresso – If you prefer your Chai Tea Latte to have caffeine, add espresso or strong coffee which is called a dirty chai latte.

How to Make Starbucks Chai Tea Latte

• Step 1 – Bring the hot water to a boil in a small saucepan on the stove top.  
• Step 2 – Add the store bought chai tea bags and cinnamon.  Cover and let the tea steep for 10 minutes. Stir in the honey. 
• Step 3 – Stir in the milk and reduce the heat to medium to warm the milk through. 
• Step 4 – Then use a frother or immersion blender and blend until frothy.  
• Step 5 – Pour into cups or a mug and serve sprinkle with extra cinnamon sprinkled on top. 
• Step 6 – Serve warm and enjoy.  

Chai Tea Latte Tips

• Milk – We used whole milk in this recipe, but you can use any type of milk that you prefer. You can even make it dairy free by using almond milk or oat milk.
• Froth – When we make this Latte, we like to blend it with a milk frother to give the tea and foamy top. But you can also just mix with a spoon.
• Sweet – In this recipe we sweetened the Latte with honey, but you can also use maple syrup.

Does Chai Lattes have Caffeine in them?

Since Chai Tea is made with Black Tea then yes there is caffeine in it.

How to Serve a Chai Tea Latte

We love to serve Chai Tea Latte with a dusting of cinnamon on top or whipping cream. Chai Tea Latte can be served warm or ice chai tea latte depending on what you prefer.

This makes a sweet hot chai tea similar to Starbucks.  If you want a less sweet tea, reduce the amount of sugar or honey to 1 tablespoon.