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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.
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Persian Tea Latte - Hot or Iced

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
Author: Candice Walker

Ingredients

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
  • sweetener like sugar, ghand, or simple syrup*

For Serving

  • 2 cups ice if serving cold
  • 1 splash rose water
  • 1 fresh mint sprig

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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