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.

4 servings
32 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup hemp seeds
  • 2 teaspoons chlorella powder
  • 1 teaspoons reishi or cordyceps powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 pieces cinnamon sticks
  • inch ginger
  • 16 pods cardamom pods
  • teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 bags strong black tea
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 2.

    Mix together chlorella, reishi, and cardamom in a small bowl.

    2 min

  3. 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. 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. 5.

    Hemp milk can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.