Decadent Chai Latte

• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced
• 6 cardamom pods
• 1 star anise
• 1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 4 regular-size black tea bags

1. Bring first 8 ingredients and 2 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Add tea bags; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a heatproof pitcher, discarding solids. Serve warm or chilled over ice.
2. Dark Chocolate Chai Latte: Stir 4 oz. chopped dark chocolate and 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon in with first 8 ingredients, stirring until chocolate is melted. Proceed with recipe as directed.

milk, whipping cream, brown sugar, fresh ginger, cardamom pods, anise, whole cloves, black peppercorns, regularsize black tea bags

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/decadent-chai-latte (may not work)