Detox Chai Tea Recipe

This Detox Chai Tea recipe serves as an excellent coffee replacement in the mornings! It has a robust, complex taste, while helping your body to heal and rejuvenate.

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Filtered Water (You may use milk for a creamier tea.)

1/2 Cup Whole Grass Fed/Grass Finished Milk (Plant based milk can be substituted.)

4 Traditional Medicinals Organic Roasted Dandelion Tea Bags

4 Whole Peppercorns

6 Cardamom Pods

3 Whole Cloves

Cinnamon Stick (1 Inch)

¼ Tsp Freshly Grated Whole Nutmeg

Fresh Ginger Root (2 Inches)

Fresh Turmeric Root (2 Inches)

2 Tbsp. Water

½ Tsp Vanilla Extract

Sweetener of Choice (Optional) (Raw Honey)

Directions:

Pour milk and filtered water into a saucepan. Set heat to simmer.

Add whole peppercorns, vanilla extract, and freshly grated nutmeg.

Grind the following to a powder: cardamom pods, whole cloves, cinnamon stick. Add to the saucepan.

Blend the fresh ginger root and fresh turmeric root in the Magic Bullet (high speed blender) with two tablespoons of water. Add to the saucepan.

Stir.

Let simmer for at least 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off heat, add tea bags, and let steep.

Strain into a teacup and enjoy!

This Detox Chai Tea recipe can be made before bed, and makes for a delicious night cap that promotes healing throughout the night. Be sure to enjoy the full experience by inhaling the aromas, letting go of the breath, and then sipping!

*Feel free to customize this recipe to your taste and needs. 

Benefits of Dandelion

Dandelion has been shown to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory benefits, as well as anti-hyperglycemic benefits.

Benefits of Turmeric

Alleviation of inflammation, oxidative conditions, anxiety, and arthritis from curcumin found in the turmeric root. It is imperative to add black pepper to this recipe as it contains piperine which increases the bioavailability of the curcumin compound. 

Benefits of Ginger

Positive impact on cholesterol levels, improvement in risk markers for heart disease, digestive aid, reduction in inflammation and oxidative conditions, and cancer preventive properties from the fresh ginger root.

Recipe with Caffeine

If you are interested in a traditional chai tea recipe made with black tea, please click here for my recipe.