I'm always on the search for a lighter chai. I used to be in love with the chai at Starbucks (made by Tazo), but a grande size made with skim milk is 6 PointsPlus too many for me. And truth be told, I really prefer to get the venti so it will last. But 7 PointsPlus is a large chunk of change to be dishing out for just a drink!
I've also made chai via a recipe from Eat What You Love, and it's not a terrible one. It's actually pictured above and that nice size cup yields 3 PointsPlus (despite what the previous blog post said). Still, I was ready to give something else a try.
So this weekend I made Crock Pot chai from the Crock Pot Diet Cookbook. You basically take several black tea bags, 8ish cups of water, fresh ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and ground cloves along with 3/4 cup of sugar and heat that on high for 2.5 hours. It's not bad, and I'm sure I can get used to drinking it. My only complaint with this version is that the spices don't strain out very well in a strainer (I'm using a powdered sugar sifter). I'm not sure they are supposed to, but you end up with a ton of spice sediment in the bottom of your cup. I don't think anyone wants to digest about 2 Tbsp worth of wet spices. I never figured out the PointsPlus value of this one.
THEN, this weekend as I was strolling through Tar-jay, I came across this little lady:
Oregon Chai comes in many varieties, including a sugar free version made with Splenda. But, if you're like me, Splenda does a number on my stomach. But slightly sweet? I'll take it! As the awesome people at Oregon Chai state in the product description, it's like Light Chai. The stats are impressive:
Understand that you must add equal parts milk and chai when making it. So, the chai mix itself for half a cup is 1 PointsPlus. However, to get a grande size, I used 1 cup of chai concentrate and 1 cup of skim milk for a total of 4 PointsPlus. I can do 4 PointsPlus for a chai.... 6 is pushing it 'bucks!
Do you have a favorite coffee/tea beverage?
If you're interested in trying the Crock Pot recipe, I'd be happy to share it.. just let me know!
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