Chilling out with Spicy Frozen Chai Milkshakes 🍦😎
Frozen Dairy Drinks Made from Chai Tea
Ready to beat the heat on a sweltering summer afternoon? These Indian-inspired chai milkshakes are just the thing to refresh and revitalize! While store-bought chai tea bags can work, making your own homemade masala chai sachet from a blend of black tea, spices, and cheesecloth will take your milkshakes to a whole new level.
DIY Masala Chai Sachet
Gather cheesecloth, a good-quality masala chai blend with loose-leaf black tea, cardamom pods, cloves, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, and dried ginger. One of our favorites is from The Chai Cart in San Francisco. To create your sachet, simply tie the blend in the cheesecloth.
Refreshing Frozen Chai Milkshake Recipe 🥤🥛
Total Time: 20 minutes, plus 2-10 hours steeping time
Makes 4 Milkshakes
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 Masala Chai Sachet
- 4 slices fresh ginger
- 12 black peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
- Ground cinnamon, for garnish
Instructions
- Pop 4 tall glasses into the freezer to chill.
- In a saucepan, heat the milk until it just begins to steam and bubble around the edge.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the masala chai sachet, ginger, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Cover and let cool to room temperature before transferring to a container and chilling in the fridge for at least 2 hours or (preferably) overnight.
- Strain the cooled spiced milk through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding the solids.
- Add the ice cream to a blender, then pour in the chai and blend until smooth.
- Pour into the chilled glasses, top with a dollop of whipped cream, and scatter a bit of ground cinnamon on top. Serve immediately!
Want a Quicker Version? Opt for a Quick Masala Chai Recipe:
- Boil Water: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add Spices and Tea: Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon cloves (optional), 1 teaspoon loose black tea or 1 black tea bag, and honey or sugar to taste to the boiling water.
- Steep: Reduce heat and let steep for about 5 minutes (4 minutes if using a tea bag).
- Add Milk and Cool: Stir in an additional cup of milk and let it cool.
Now, combine the cooled masala chai with vanilla ice cream and milk, blend until smooth, and serve in chilled glasses! Enjoy! 😋🍹😎
- Store the homemade masala chai sachet in an airtight container following the instructions provided to maintain its freshness.
- After brewing the quick masala chai, let it cool, then add it to a blender along with vanilla ice cream and milk, and blend until smooth, similar to the process of making the frozen chai milkshake.
- Before serving the frozen chai milkshake, it's essential to ensure that the glasses are properly chilled; add the sanitized glasses to the freezer before blending the milkshake ingredients.
