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Maple Rooibos Chai Concentrate

Kate Schat
If you love the flavors of chai but are avoiding caffeine, this rooibos chai concentrate is just the thing you need on chilly days.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 4 quarts
Calories 304 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 litres water 1 gallon
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 30 whole peppercorns
  • ⅓ cup green cardamom pods
  • ⅔ cup fresh ginger or ⅓ c chopped dried ginger I buy “tea cut”
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup loose leaf rooibos tea
  • 1 - 1 ½ cups maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Bring water, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, cardamom, ginger and salt to a boil. Turn down and let gently simmer for an hour.
  • Add rooibos tea and set timer for 5 min, then strain the whole mixture with a thin tea towel over a strainer, over another pot.
  • Add maple syrup, 1 cup if you want it only gently sweet, 1 ½ cups if you enjoy mildly sweet. If you were wanting a really sweet drink, I suppose you could add more.

Notes

  • Following good canning practices, this can be water bathed for 15 minutes in quart jars.
  • You can freeze this concentrate as well - use common sense when freezing, such as using straight-sided jars and leaving space for expansion.

Nutrition

Serving: 1quartCalories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.003gSodium: 66mgPotassium: 509mgFiber: 8gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 237mgIron: 3mg
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