Chai Tea

Chai Tea

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups of Almond milk
• 4 tea bags (black tea)
• 2 tablespoons of Agave nectar (sugar substitute)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
        Heat water to boiling. Add tea bags and reduce heat. Cover and let tea bags steep for 3-5 minutes. Remove tea bags.
    
        Stir remaining ingredients into tea and heat until simmering. Serve.



This recipe is adapted from one in the Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook (ISBN: 0-7645-6704-7). It is diabetic friendly and is good for people with a lactose issue as well. The original recipe uses fat-free milk and honey but I use almond milk and Agave nectar because Agave it has a lower glycemic index* than sugar and honey and I think it tastes good with the Almond milk.

Enjoy!



*Glycemic index is a measure of how quickly blood sugar levels rise.