Simple Iced Chai Tea Latte Recipe

Heya, friends, it’s almost spring, the weather (at least here in Southern California) is warming up, and that means it’s time to start thinking about warm-weather recipes.

Top of my list is anything iced, iced mochas, iced caramel macchiatos, iced white chocolate mochas, and today I have a new iced recipe for you, an iced chai tea latte.

It’s actually really simple to make an iced chai latte (or hot chai latte) at home exactly the way they do at coffee shops. You just need chai concentrate, milk, and ice.

How To Make Iced Chai Tea Latte Recipe

But if you’re here, I’m guessing you don’t have chai concentrate, so I’m going to show you how to make a super quick and simple shortcut chai concentrate so you can be sipping an iced chai latte in about 5 minutes.

Starbucks and other coffee houses use a mix of chai concentrate and milk. Chai concentrate is made by combining black tea with spices, usually ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and peppercorns, along with some form of sweetener.

If you want to give this a try and make an authentic cup of Indian Masala Chai, go check out this recipe.

Iced Chai Tea Latte (vegan)

Iced chai lattes do not usually include coffee. They are made with just chai concentrate and milk served over ice. However, if you would like to add coffee, you can add a shot or two of espresso and make a dirty chai latte (it’s quite good).

If you’ve never had one, chai lattes taste just like what they are, sweet chai tea and milk. It’s a refreshing, lightly spicy sweet flavor that is perfect on a warm day.

It depends on the tea you use. Chai tea does have caffeine, so if you buy one from a coffee house your latte will almost certainly be caffeinated, but when making your chai latte at home, you can choose to use decaf chai for a caffeine-free chai latte.

Easy Iced Chai Tea Latte Recipe

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission if you make a purchase using them. There is absolutely no additional cost to you.With it’s warming and sweet flavors, this iced chai tea latte is one refreshing drink. Quick and easy to make with simple ingredients, this is one tasty way to get your caffeine fix!

You know that I love my coffee, but sometimes I like to mix this up with chai. I love the warming and sweet flavors of all of those spices.

This iced chi latte is a great way to cool down and wake up, and it’s so easy to make at home. Skip that Starbucks line, and treat yourself to one of these in comfort!

Iced Vanilla Chai Latte

Chai is made with a mixture of spices, including cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, star anise and cloves. There are lots of different variations, some will include fennel, black pepper or coriander. Use the mix you like the most.

Chai does contain caffeine, but about a third of that compared to a regular coffee. You won’t get that kick that you would expect from your morning cup of coffee, but, you will have a longer boost of energy. The caffeine is released more slowly, so you will feel more energized without being hyperactive.

Most milks work really well in this iced chai tea latte recipe. Dairy milks will give it a creamier and richer flavor, but you can use almond, soy or oat milk to keep this dairy-free.

Iced Chai Tea Latte {starbucks Copycat} + Wonkywonderful

This iced chai tea latte makes a great change from your usual cup of joe, I love the warming flavors, and I love that it’s so quick and easy to make!

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With it's warming and sweet flavors, this iced chai tea latte is one refreshing drink. Quick and easy to make with simple ingredients, this is one tasty way to get your caffeine fix!

Ingredient Iced Chai Latte (vegan + Easy!)

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Calories: 90 kcal (5%) Carbohydrates: 10 g (3%) Protein: 4 g (8%) Fat: 4 g (6%) Saturated Fat: 2 g (13%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 12 mg (4%) Sodium: 58 mg (3%) Potassium: 161 mg (5%) Sugar: 10 g (11%) Vitamin A: 198 IU (4%) Calcium: 141 mg (14%) Iron: 1 mg (6%)

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If iced chai latte is your Starbucks drink of choice, you may be disappointed when you try to whip it up at home and it doesn’t taste like the one your barista makes.

If you ever wondered how to make iced chai latte taste like your beloved Starbucks drink, I’ll give you a few insider tips.

Before I show you exactly how Starbucks makes an iced chai latte (courtesy of my Starbucks barista daughter) and how you can make a similar version of it at home, let’s discuss the basics of chai.

Starbucks Chai Tea Latte Recipe (copycat)

The real name of this drink, with its roots in India, is actually masala chai, which means mixed spiced tea. However, most menus in American coffee shops call it chai latte.

Be sure and take a look at my homemade masala chai recipe if you want to make this authentic hot chai latte at home.

Classic masala chai is made using a black tea like Assam. It is infused with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom pods, cloves, peppercorn and star anise.

Starbucks Iced Chai Tea Latte Recipe

Often masala chai is made into a latte by adding a lot of milk and sweetener. The result is a very satisfying spicy, yet sweet tea drink.

However, you can adapt the recipe if you are trying to avoid caffeine. For example, you can substitute the black tea for rooibos.

The majority of calories in a masala chai latte come from the milk and sweetener. The spices, black tea and water virtually have no calories.

Iced Chai Latte Recipe

But to give you a ballpark idea of how many calories are in a masala chai latte, a grande Starbucks chai latte made with chai concentrate and 2% milk is 240 calories.

To help you figure out how to make your at-home recipe be more like Starbucks, let me show you exactly how they make it at Starbucks.

And by exact, I mean the exact ingredients and exact proportions. My daughter is a barista at Starbucks, so this is the real deal.

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Although, the barista may also use the black lines on the cup for measuring, as well. If you’ve never noticed those lines, now you will.

Since we don’t have pumps and lines on our cups at home, I got an empty Starbucks cup and figured out the exact quantities needed.

Next, Starbucks baristas add milk up to the third black line on the cold cup. To get from the clear line to the third black line takes an additional 1 cup of liquid.

Iced Chai Tea Latte

For instance, look at the photo below. I did a side-by-side comparison of Tazo chai latte black tea concentrate to Starbucks. The differences are obvious.

Unless you make your own very strong concentrate, do not use the same proportions of concentrate to milk as the Starbucks recipe. The latte will come out too weak.

Clearly you need to use more Tazo concentrate (since it’s not as concentrated), otherwise the milk drowns out the spicy goodness. In a nutshell, this is why it’s difficult to replicate a Starbucks iced chai latte at home using store ingredients. Think about it; as you add more concentrate, the proportions of milk and chai change.

Vanilla Iced Chai Latte

The Tazo box, says to use half concentrate and half milk to make a latte. Don’t get me wrong, this will still make a very tasty drink, but it’s half water (tea) and half milk. The Tazo version just isn’t as full and creamy as Starbucks.

Therefore, no matter what kind of tea you’re brewing up, it’s always best to use filtered water. And this goes for ice, too.

Since ice is a significant portion of an iced latte, it impacts the flavor, especially as it melts. At home you can make ice cubes with filtered water.

How To Make Iced Chai Latte: Starbucks Recipe Included

Unfortunately, Starbucks no longer has a low or no sugar version of their chai concentrate. Although, store brands like Tazo have reduced sugar versions.

So if you order a skinny iced chai latte, the best a barista can do is use non-fat milk. Just beware, the concentrate still has plenty of sugar in it.

So far we’ve been discussing how to make iced chai lattes using pre-made concentrates. However, you can make your own concentrate at home.

Best Starbucks Chai Tea Latte Modifications: Iced & Hot

To make your own chai concentrate, infuse water with black tea and freshly ground chai spices (ginger, cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn and star anise).

Use half the amount of water than you normally would