Sweet Saffron Milk

Sweet Saffron Milk

- A pinch of authentic saffron strands (let stand on the counter soaking in about 2 tbsp water overnight)

- Milk

- Sweetener (honey/sugar/agave/ your choice!) 

Heat the milk in a small saucepan, or the microwave and sweeten to taste once it is warm. Add soaked saffron threads and water it was soaking in, at this point the water should be so intense in colour, stir it all into the milk.

If you want to make a milk tea (chai tea) then here is the alternative method:

Heat milk in a saucepan and add to it 1 or 2 teabags (good quality orange pekoe) as soon as it's just about to come to a boil and the milk begins to rise up remove from the stove and stir, steep just about 2 minutes, remove teabags and sweeten.

Now add your saffron threads soaking in water right in and serve!

Feel free to strain the saffron threads out but they're so healthy (and expensive!) I'd rather just consume them.

Serve and enjoy!

Ginger Chai Tea Soda - SodaStream

Ginger Chai Refresher (submitted by Jessie A.)

4 Chai teabags

3 Cups boiling water

1 liter Sodastream Ginger Ale (or Diet Ginger Ale)

Cinnamon Sticks (optional)

Brew Chai in a teapot for 10 minutes, using 4 teabags and 3 cups of boiling water 

Cool completely. 

Over ice in an iced tea glass, pour 3/4 of a cup of tea. 

Top with Sodastream Ginger Ale (or Diet Ginger Ale.)

Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

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  I Sweetened mine with Honey 

Teaopia's Fireside S'mores TEA

Here's how I enjoyed my new S'mores tea from Teaopia! Prepared in a similar way to Indian Chai Tea where the blend is infused into the milk.

I chose brown sugar as a sweetener and it complemented it very well :)

Oh and I just want to also mention that it tastes great steeped as regular tea with water, has a real toasty flavour!