Description
This delicious and creamy homemade vanilla chai ice cream is so easy to make, uses no eggs, and has the perfect hints of chai spices like cinnamon, ginger and cloves. It’s your favorite vanilla chai latte in ice cream form – a chai lover’s dream!
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups whole milk
- 7 good quality chai tea teabags
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Scant 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Generous pinch of sea salt
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum (optional)
- Caramel or dulce de leche, to drizzle (optional)
Instructions
- Add milk to a medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat until milk is very hot (steaming), but not simmering. Add tea bags and steep for 5-10 minutes, or until milk has absorbed enough of the chai tea flavor, to taste.
- Take out tea bags and gently squeeze. Whisk in heavy cream, condensed milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and sea salt. Turn the heat to medium-low and whisk the mixture, making sure it’s hot but not simmering, for about 5 minutes.
- Take the saucepan off the heat. Whisk in xanthan gum. Let cool to about room temperature, then place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the mixture is cold.
- Churn in an ice cream maker per manufacturer instructions.
- Transfer ice cream to a freezer safe container and seal tightly. Freeze overnight or for 24 hours for best results. The ice cream will become more firm. Enjoy with a drizzle of dulce de leche and a stroopwafel!
Notes
The above cooking time does not reflect the cooling and freezing time. Add about 2 hours for cooling and up to 8-24 hours for freezing.
My favorite chai tea to use for this ice cream is Tazo Classic Chai (they do sell organic).
I love using my KitchenAid Ice cream maker attachment to churn this ice cream. It’s super easy to attach to my Kitchen Aid stand mixer.
Xanthan gum is optional, but I find it does help to make the texture more smooth and creamy and reduces ice crystals.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 47 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Churning, Stove-top
- Cuisine: American