Bombay Chai Breakfast Smoothie in a POOM glass
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Bombay Chai Breakfast Smoothie

Recipe by: TEA FORTÉ

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Spice up your breakfast! Chai lovers will enjoy this spicy, rich breakfast smoothie featuring almond butter, almond milk and black chai tea.

Bombay Chai Breakfast Smoothie

Recipe by: TEA FORTÉ

  • Prep time:7 minutes
  • Cook time:30 minutes chill-time

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
  • ½ cup coconut milk beverage
  • 1 tsp maple syrup or agave
  • 1 cardamom pod, or a pinch of ground cardamom
  • pinch of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp Tea Forté Bombay Chai loose leaf tea
  • ½ frozen banana
  • 1-2 tsps almond butter
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ground cinnamon and 1 cinnamon stick for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the almond milk, coconut milk beverage, maple syrup (or agave), cardamom and ground pepper over medium-high heat until softly boiling.
  2. Remove from heat, add the loose tea and steep for 4-5 minutes. Strain into a heat-proof container and chill in the refrigerator until cool, about 30 minutes. Discard the tea leaves.
  3. Once cooled, add the steeped tea liquid into a blender with frozen banana, almond butter and vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
  4. Pour into a glass and enjoy! Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a dash of ground cinnamon if desired.

      Yield: One 11 oz serving

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