This Persian Tea Latte is great hot or iced: bold black tea, fragrant cardamom, and your favorite latte milk poured over ice or served hot with a splash of rose water and a sprig of mint for a little extra elegance. Whether you’re easing into your morning or taking a midday pause, this chai is a beautiful way to slow down and savor.

Two clear, footed glasses with etched floral patterns, filled with a light brown, creamy Persian latte. To the left is a white lidded sugar bowl, and to the right are two white sugar cubes.

🧾Ingredients in this recipe

Overhead flat lay of ingredients for Persian latte on a light gray countertop: a glass measuring cup with hot water, a small silver pitcher with dairy or non-dairy milk, a small clear bowl of black tea leaves (labeled "like Ceylon, Assam, or Darjeeling"), a single green cardamom pod, and a white sugar cube (labeled "sweetener (optional)").

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

👩‍🍳How to Make This Recipe

  • Overhead view of a clear glass teapot containing dry black tea leaves, two green cardamom pods, and a single white sugar cube.
    Bring water to boil. In the meantime, measure 1 tablespoon of black loose leaf tea and crack open 2 cardamom pods. If using a sweetener, you can add it at this time or after serving.
  • Overhead view of a clear glass teapot after hot water has been added, showing the steeped black tea leaves, cardamom pods, and dissolved sugar cube in the amber liquid. A metal tea strainer sits next to the teapot.
    Steep the tea in 3/4 cup of boiling hot water, covered, for 5 minutes.
  • Two clear, footed glasses with etched floral patterns, each filled with dark amber tea. Condensation is visible on the outside of the glasses.
    Strain out tea and cardamom pods.
  • Two clear, footed glasses with etched floral patterns, filled with a light brown, creamy Persian latte. To the left is a white lidded sugar bowl, and to the right are two white sugar cubes.
    To serve hot: warm and froth the milk and pour over the tea.
  • A clear glass filled with ice and iced tea, with a stream of white milk being poured into it, creating swirls of light brown and white as the liquids mix.
    To serve iced: pour over ice and add the milk.

🥗 What to serve with your latte

Whether you’re enjoying this as a morning pick-me-up or an afternoon refresher, here are a few delicious sweeteners to make it feel like a complete moment.

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Two clear, footed glasses with etched floral patterns, filled with a light brown, creamy Persian latte. To the left is a white lidded sugar bowl, and to the right are two white sugar cubes.
Author: Candice Walker

Persian Tea Latte – Hot or Iced

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This Persian Tea Latte is great hot or iced: bold black tea, fragrant cardamom, and your favorite latte milk poured over ice or served hot.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American, Middle-Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegetarian
Servings: 2
Calories: 64kcal

Ingredients

Iced Chai Latte

  • 1 tbsp Ceylon tea Assam or Darjeeling
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • ¾ cup hot water
  • ¾ cup milk any dairy or non-dairy milk, lately I've been using Califa Farms Oat Barista Blend
  • 2 cups ice
  • sweetener like sugar, ghand, or simple syrup*

For Serving

Instructions

  • Bring water to boil. In the meantime, measure 1 tablespoon of black loose leaf tea and crack open 2 cardamom pods. If using a sweetener, you can add it at this time or after serving.
    1 tbsp Ceylon tea, 3 cardamom pods, sweetener
  • Steep the tea in 3/4 cup of boiling hot water, covered, for 5 minutes.
    3/4 cup hot water
  • Strain out tea and cardamom pods.
  • To serve hot: warm and froth the milk and pour over the tea.
    To serve iced: pour over ice and add the milk.
    3/4 cup milk, 2 cups ice
  • Serve with a splash of rose water, fresh mint sprig, and/or sweeten with your favorite sweetener.

Notes

* For the sweetener you can use sugar, ghand, nabot, or a simple syrup like mint, rose, or cardamom.

Nutrition

Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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