Hemp Milk Chai
A nourishing and aromatic chai tea made with homemade hemp milk, enhanced with superfood powders and traditional chai spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger.
Ingredients
- •½ cup hemp seeds
- •2 teaspoons chlorella powder
- •1 teaspoons reishi or cordyceps powder
- •¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- •2 pieces cinnamon sticks
- •1½ inch ginger
- •16 pods cardamom pods
- •⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- •4 bags strong black tea
- •3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Purée hemp seeds and 3 cups cold water in a blender until very smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve (a sheet of cheesecloth or nut-milk bag also work) into an airtight container.
5 min
- 2.
Mix together chlorella, reishi, and cardamom in a small bowl.
2 min
- 3.
Bring cinnamon sticks, ginger, cardamom pods, salt, and 2 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until very fragrant, 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat; add tea. Cover and let sit 5 minutes.
20 min
- 4.
Strain chai mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan. Add maple syrup and 2 cups hemp milk (save the rest for another use); cook over medium heat, whisking if milk separates, just until hot. Divide among mugs; top with superdust.
5 min
- 5.
Hemp milk can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.
