Paleo Almond Milk Chai Tea Latte (Dairy Free)
Paleo Almond Milk Chai Tea Latte – a delicious dairy free and refined sugar free chai tea latte that is made in your blender, no fancy coffee equipment needed! Made with dried spices and sweetened with honey and maple syrup.
This paleo chai tea latte is not only healthy, but it is also the most delicious chai tea latte I have ever had. Seriously. Way better than a box mix or Starbucks. And it’s dairy free and refined sugar free! I am so excited to be sharing this recipe with you! I am a major chai lover, and have been working on this recipe all winter long and have finally perfected it.
I’ve shared a few other paleo versions of my favorite coffee drinks with you, like my paleo and whole30 vanilla latte and my paleo and whole30 pumpkin spice latte. You’ve all been crazy about those, and a few of you emailed me directly asking if I could come up with a healthier chai tea latte. Here it is!
Just like my other paleo lattes, this is made in the blender. No fancy coffee equipment needed! I love my Vitamix, and the high speed blender whips this up at such a high speed that it creates the foam you love in a latte without have to use a milk steamer or frother.
I use black tea bags to make the base of this paleo chai tea latte. I tried using chai spice tea, but I like controlling the exact spices and flavor of the chai tea latte so preferred using a neutral black tea. I personally use Tazo Awake English Breakfast Black Tea Bags, but any black tea will do.
I wanted to keep this simple and use dried, ground spices since those are the most affordable and what most of us already have on hand. This chai tea has ground cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and star anise. I like my chai tea with a medium amount of spice, not too strong, and I finally perfected the perfect ratio of each of the spices to achieve the best chai tea latte.
I use my homemade unsweetened almond milk because it is my very favorite. So fresh and way more delicious than store bought. But you can use store bought too! Costco has a great Kirkland Organic Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk that I actually really like.
To sweeten the paleo chai tea latte I used both honey and pure maple syrup. Honey is one of the signature flavors of chai tea lattes. It is usually made with honey and white sugar. So I wouldn’t swap out all maple syrup. But when I tried to make it with all honey the honey flavor was overpowering. I much preferred it with half honey half maple syrup.
If you want to make this Whole30 compliant, you could leave out the honey and maple syrup and instead use 6-8 pitted dates. It won’t have the signature honey flavor, but better than no chai tea latte at all!
This recipe makes a big batch. Enough for 4 chai tea lattes. I store mine in these cute glass quart milk bottles, but any container will do. Make sure you give it a good shake before pouring since the spices tend to settle at the bottom of the bottle.
The foam will go away once it is stored in the fridge, so when reheating it I put it back in the blender and blend it on high speed for about 1 minute to get the foam back. Or, you can always enjoy this cold and over ice straight from the fridge!
A delicious and easy paleo chai tea latte that is dairy free, refined sugar free and clean eating. Can’t beat it!
Paleo Almond Milk Chai Tea Latte (Dairy Free)
Ingredients
- 2 cups hot water
- 4 black tea bags
- 4 cups unsweetened almond milk, microwaved for 5 minutes
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon teaspoon ground star anise
Instructions
- Steep the tea bags in the hot water for 5 minutes.
- In your high speed blender, combine the steeped tea, almond milk, honey, maple syrup and spices. Blend on high speed for 2 minutes until the latte is combined and the blender has created a lot of foam. Taste and add additional spices or sweetener of choice if desired.
- Serve warm or over ice.
- This latte will keep in an airtight container for 1 week. To serve the refrigerated latte, reheat and blend again in the blender to create foam. Or serve cold over ice. Be sure to shake the latte mix before serving, the spices tend to settle to the bottom.
Notes
More Paleo Coffee Drinks
Pumpkin & Whole30 Pumpkin Spice Latte
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32 Comments on “Paleo Almond Milk Chai Tea Latte (Dairy Free)”
Sorry forgot my ratings❤️❤️
So sweet, thank you!
Made this chia latte, only half recipe, delicious, will be making this again❤️
Hi Liz! So so glad you enjoyed this one! Thank you so much!
If you are going low carb or Keto and don’t want to use honey or dates, can you use something like Truvia or Monk fruit ? I have seen I think Splenda brown sugar. Thanks! I can’t wait to make my own almond milk and Chai tea mix.
I haven’t recipe tested the chai tea with monk fruit, truvia or splenda but I think they would work just fine Malone. I sure hope you like it!
This is delicious! I added extra spice because I like heavy spice. Unfortunately, I did not have anise, but it was still so good. I’ll be getting anise and making it again for sure! Great and easy recipe!
I love that you added extra spice to adapt it to your taste Tricia. So glad to know it turned out well without anise.
I enjoyed this tea. I also added more spices and lowered the amount of sugar. I will be making this often. Thanks!
I am so glad you like my chai tea latte Bethany. I love that you were able to adapt it to your personal taste. That is fantastic!
Thank you for a great recipe, I used to drink lipton’s almond chai latte, but stopped after carefully reading the list of junk they put in it.
I tweaked your recipe a bit, since I didn’t want to make the whole amount at once, so I boil one cup of milk(dairy) and steep a tea bag and 1/2 tsp of the spice mix, sweeten with honey, make some froth with a small electric whisk and add a dash of toasted ground almonds on top. Delicious!
One problem though, as soon as I drank it I felt myself radiating heat :D
I’ll probably save it for colder weather, it’s delicious nevertheless. Thanks again!
I am so happy you liked my chai latte Yasmeen! Your tweaks sound absolutely delicious.Â
OMG, thank you so much!!! I have been searching for “the one” recipe to replace my dairy and sugar laden morning coffee ever since starting paleo.
I could never find something that I really enjoyed as much until now.
Eternally Grateful :)
P.S. Highly recommend, guys!
I am so happy you liked this! It’s such a healthy alternative to dairy and sugar and I actually think it tastes better. I am so thrilled you liked it. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi! I have yet to try the recipe, but I had a question. The recipe says 5 servings but what is the exact serving size for 1 serving?
The chai latte actually makes 4 servings, not 5 Anna. I updated the nutritional information. Each serving is 1.5 cups. I sure hope you like it!
This sounds amazing! I was about to buy the ingredients for your previous Skinny chai, but glad i found this one first. Question – I am looking to make this sugar free. Could i sub honey/syrup for stevia? Or do they add too much to the actual flavor profile rather than just acting as a sweetener?
Hi Heather – Yes you can substitute the honey and maple syrup for stevia. The honey and maple syrup do add to the flavor of the latte, but certainly aren’t necessary. You could also use date paste:
https://www.tasteslovely.com/date-paste-a-whole30-sugar-substitute/
Ever since adopting a clean eating lifestyle, I have been searching for a clean “creamy, hot drink” to replace my morning tea I once drank daily that contained a dairy- free powdered creamer filled with chemicals! The fake creamer was the first thing to go when I made the changes to my diet and the thing that I have missed the most. This recipe is delicious and I am so excited! I have tested many options trying to get one that tasted anywhere near what I was used to drinking and I kept striking out. This is a keeper!
Tricia! I am SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS! Thank you so much! I love that you’re eating cleaner and avoiding chemicals and artificial colors/flavors. Way to go. So honored my chai tea fits the bill for you!
Amazing!! I am not a coffee drinker but needed just a little pick-me-up in the mornings. My local coffee shop introduced me to Iced Chai Tea Latte and I loved it! However, $7.00 a day is not in my budget so I was ecstatic when I found this recipe! I used the Kirkland brand Organic Vanilla Almond Milk, ordered the ground anis from Amazon, and followed the recipe as written. It is fantastic!! The perfect amount of sweetness and spice for my preference! I will definitely be making this recipe on repeat!
Hi Jess! This is amazing! I am so happy to hear you liked this recipe. Glad you’re getting the pick-me-up you need AND saving some $$!
What an awesome recipe! So happy to find a dairy free hot drink I can have now winter is approaching. Perfect combo of spices and not too sweet. I will be trying your hot choc with almond milk next!? Thanks for posting this recipe!
Yea! So happy you liked it! Thank you Sheila! Big hugs!
I have been looking for a decent Paleo chai recipe since I quit coffee a month ago and I finally found it!! I’m not usually an almond milk lover, but I rolled with it and this recipe did not disappoint. I will add that I doubled the spices and left out the star anise because I didn’t have any and it still came out delish. So, heads up people: I’d you don’t have or can’t find star anise, still make this chai because it’s yummy!
Yea!!!! I’m so glad you liked it Kelly! Isn’t it yummy? So much cheaper and healthier too! Good to know it’s still delicious with star anise. That can be a tricky one to find. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a coffee drinker and have been looking for something hot besides regular hot tea and hot chocolate.. When I try a new recipe I always follow the recipe the first time and make my own adjustments the next. The cinnamon was too much for me so I used 1/2 tsp instead of 1. I couldn’t find ground anise so I put all the spices in a teabag intended for loose leaf tea and steeped with the teabags. I also like a little more tea flavor so I used 3 cups of water instead of two and it was perfect.Â
I am so happy you liked my chai latte Elizabeth! I love the additions and substitutions you made, they sound so delicious. I think it is fantastic that you adapt the recipe to suit your taste.
Where did you find your star anise? I’m having trouble finding any.
I got mine at Whole Foods. They would for sure have it on Amazon if you cant find it in store!
I really enjoyed this Chai Latte, personally (because I love my spice) I doubled the spices (i also took off 1tbsp from both sweeteners, I don’t like my drinks too sweet) and I absolutely loved it! Blending it was such a good idea to aerate it a little, I can’t believe I’ve not done it before.
A word of caution, however, hot drinks and NutriBullets don’t mix well.
I’m so glad you liked it Loren! Glad to hear doubling the spice didn’t overpower it. I like my spice medium, which is what this latte is. Isn’t the blender your new best friend? And yes! Careful with the NutriBullet! Not meant for super hot things.