Low Carb Iced Chai
Cool, creamy, and bursting with warm spices, this Low Carb Iced Chai is the perfect guilt-free refreshment for chai tea lovers looking to balance flavor and health. Steeped black tea serves as the robust base, infused with aromatic spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves for a quintessential chai experience, while a dash of black pepper gives it a subtle zing. Sweetened naturally with erythritol and blended with creamy unsweetened almond milk, this iced version offers all the indulgence without the carbs. Ready in just 15 minutes, this iced chai is ideal for hot summer days or a refreshing pick-me-up, served best over ice in tall glasses. Perfect for keto and low-carb lifestyles, this recipe will become your go-to beverage for satisfying cravings while staying aligned with your health goals!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 4 pieces black tea bags
- 2 cups water
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoons ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 0.125 teaspoons ground cloves
- 0.125 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons erythritol or preferred low-carb sweetener
- 1 cup ice cubes
Instructions
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan.
Once boiling, remove from heat and add the 4 black tea bags. Let them steep for about 5 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and stir in the ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground cloves, and ground black pepper.
Add the vanilla extract and erythritol to the spiced tea mixture, stirring until the sweetener is fully dissolved.
Allow the spiced tea to cool to room temperature, or chill it in the refrigerator for quicker cooling.
In a large pitcher, combine the cooled spiced tea with the unsweetened almond milk.
Fill two glasses with ice cubes and pour the low-carb chai mixture over the ice.
Stir gently if needed and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
92 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 6.3 g | 8% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.6 g | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 309 mg | 13% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 30.0 g | 11% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% | |
| Total Sugars | 0.3 g | ||
| Protein | 3.2 g | 6% | |
| Vitamin D | 4.4 mcg | 22% | |
| Calcium | 892 mg | 69% | |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 11% | |
| Potassium | 194 mg | 4% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
