Who doesn’t love the fall season? And what better way to enjoy the fall flavors than with this Easy Homemade Apple Cider Chai Tea Latte!
Hot apple cider combined with chai tea concentrate, some frothed milk (or plant-based milk alternative), and top it off with a touch of cinnamon or whipped cream! It is the perfect fall drink.
If a pumpkin spice latte is like drinking a pumpkin pie, this is like drinking an apple pie with all of the warming spices included in this great coffee alternative.
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You can use a store-bought chai tea latte concentrate or homemade chai tea latte concentrate crafted with real, aromatic spices like cinnamon sticks, star anise, and cardamom for classic chai flavors. I have a delicious recipe for it here: Easy Homemade Chai Tea Latte Recipe: How To Make at Home, and believe me, the extra effort is well worth it!
The Secret To a Great Apple Cider Chai Tea Latte
The secret is in the ingredients. If you want to recreate a coffee house worthy apple cider chai latte, you will need to use good quality ingredients.
I don’t personally recommend just using chai tea bags to make a chai tea concentrate, but if that is what you have on hand, go for it!
Authentic masala chai uses cinnamon sticks, cardamom seeds, star anise, whole cloves, ginger root, and allspice berries, along with black tea bags. Having a good concentrate is the foundation for this easy warm apple chai latte.
What Equipment is Needed to Make a Starbucks Apple
Style Drink at Home
To make an apple cider chai tea latte at home, you will need:
- Medium Saucepan: a medium sized saucepan is a versatile size and can be used in many other recipes.
- Milk Frother: This is a key piece of equipment that will steam and froth milk to get that coffee house style beverage at home.
- Or a Handheld Milk Frother: If you’d like a lower price point, you can use a handheld milk frother. You’ll just need to warm your milk in another saucepan.
- Alternatively you can warm the milk in a separate pan, and whisk it or put it into a mason jar with a lid and shake it to make it foam.
Ingredients Needed to Make the Best Apple Cider Chai Latte
The ingredients needed for this sweet apple drink:
- 1/2 cup chai tea concentrate (Homemade chai concentrate or store bought chai concentrate)
- 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1/3 cup whole milk or plant-based milk of your choice
- Optional: Whipped cream and caramel sauce (for a special occasion, or just because.)
Simple Steps to Make Coffee Shop Worthy Apple Crisp Chai Lattes
Homemade Apple Cider Chai Tea Latte Recipe:
- In a medium sized saucepan, heat the chai concentrate and apple cider/ apple juice till they are hot.
- While those heat up, warm and steam your milk.
- Use a frother to froth your milk or plant-based milk alternative.
- (Chobani extra creamy oat milk is a good alternative that froths well.)
- Pour the hot liquid mixture from the saucepan into a mug.
- Then add the foamy milk into the mug.
- You can stop there and just sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top of the milk foam.
- Alternatively, take it up a notch and finish with whipped cream and a caramel drizzle on top!
Notes:
Each Chai concentrate and apple cider/ apple juice mixture has varying amounts of spices and sweetness. Adjust to taste based on your personal preference and, add some additional spices
if you’d like!
To make a Dirty Apple Cider Chai Latte, add a shot or two of espresso. Starbucks uses its blonde roast in its fall specialty drinks.
What to Serve Apple Crisp Lattes With
If you are looking for more apple flavor, try out my
Easy Gluten-Free Apple Crisp Without Oats: Streusel Crumble
It is a delicious fall classic dessert that comes together with pantry staples.
or
Simple and Easy Recipe for Gluten Free Apple Crisp with Oats
Gluten Free Gooey Butter Cookies are oh so good! Soft and gooey pillows of yum! I don’t know if that’s actually a sentence, but just try them.
Viral Homemade Caramel Popcorn Recipe Bring this to a get together once, and you will forever more know what people want for snack food.
Closing Thoughts
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Apple Cider Chai Tea Latte
Equipment
- medium saucepan a versatile size and can be used in many other recipes.
- Milk Frother This is a key piece of equipment that will steam and froth milk to get that coffee house style beverage at home. See Notes for more options
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chai tea concentrate Homemade chai concentrate or store bought chai concentrate
- 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1/3 cup whole milk or plant-based milk of your choice
- Optional: Whipped cream and caramel sauce for a special occasion, or just because.
Instructions
- In a medium sized saucepan, heat the chai concentrate and apple cider/ apple juice till they are hot.
- While those heat up, warm and steam your milk.
- Use a frother to froth your milk or plant-based milk alternative.
- Pour the hot liquid mixture from the saucepan into a mug.
- Then add the foamy milk into the mug.
- You can stop there and just sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top of the milk foam.
- Alternatively, take it up a notch and finish with whipped cream and a caramel drizzle on top!
Notes
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- A Handheld Milk Frother: If you’d like a lower price point, you can use a handheld milk frother. You’ll just need to warm your milk in another saucepan.
-
- Alternatively you can warm the milk in a separate pan, and whisk it or put it into a mason jar with a lid and shake it to make it foam.
if you’d like! To make a Dirty Apple Cider Chai Latte, add a shot or two of espresso. Starbucks uses its blonde roast in its fall specialty drinks.
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