Nothing is quite like the combination of chai and chocolate. Add some cayenne and you’ve got a party. Throw everything on ice and here is your drink of the summer!
Ingredients:
- 4 of your favorite Chai tea bags
- 4 cups water
- the peel from one orange
- 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 to a 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (less – or none – if you don’t want it spicy)
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup water
- Whipped cream (optional)
Directions:
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, then pour over the 4 tea bags and let the tea steep for 5 minutes.
- Stir the orange peel, ginger, honey, vanilla, cayenne pepper, and salt into the tea. Let the orange peel and ginger steep in the tea for 5 minutes.
- While the tea is steeping, mix the cocoa powder with the 1/4 cup of water until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour this mixture into a large container/pitcher, stir in the cocoa powder mixture, and refrigerate until chilled.
- To serve, pour tea into a glass with ice, then add milk of choice. Stir and enjoy!
