What does it taste like?

What’s in Teapigs Chai Tea?

Teapigs Chai Tea is a chai tea that’s widely available from supermarkets and online. It comes as loose tea and as loose tea in pyramid tea bags, or temples, as Teapigs call them.

Loose tea in pyramid tea bags is the same type of tea you’d use with a teapot or an infuser. It’s different from classic tea bags that contain fannings and dust, and pyramid tea bags allow enough space for leaves to fully expand.

So, what’s in this chai?

Most chai teas are blended with strong Assam tea, as it offers a perfect rich base for adding milk. Teapigs Chai tea is made with Assam black tea too, but in a CTC style. It also contains pieces of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, vanilla and natural flavourings. Cinnamon and vanilla are the main scents in this blend, which is not as common in a regular, heavily spiced masala tea.

What are CTC teas?

CTC Assam black tea is a brilliant choice for chai teas. CTC or crush-tear-curl teas have small leaves that look like tiny pellets. This style is common in India, Sri Lanka, Kenya and even Vietnam. This style is used only for black tea. CTC teas usually give a stronger infusion than whole leaf which makes them perfect for making milk teas. And that includes chai too.

What does it taste like?

Tea bags are usually intended for regular brewing; however, you can simmer them too. Simmering is a great way to extract more flavour and improve the texture of chai tea. It’s a wonderful method if you plan to add a sweetener. If not, simmered tea may become too bitter, so regular brewing is a better option.

To make a cup of Teapigs chai tea, use 150 water per one tea bag. Steep for 5 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius and add a splash of milk. If you want to simmer it, use 2 tea bags per cup of water and 1/2 cup of milk and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Teapigs Chai is blended with whole spices which will naturally release less flavour when steeped then simmered. This tea is stronger on cinnamon and vanilla than other chai teas and perhaps a slightly lighter on the spices.

However, it’s great for tea drinkers that want a gentler and still slightly spiced blend. It has no bitterness and smells beautiful. This tea goes very well with milk, but because of its lightness, a splash will often be enough, depending on how you brew it.

If you love heavily spiced strong chai blends, Teapigs chai tea may be too light for you. But if you love sweet cinnamon teas that are light enough to be enjoyed with no condiments, you’ll very likely love this tea too.

Extra idea – if you want to release more flavour from cardamom and other ingredients, gentle crush the tea bag using a pestle and mortar. Be careful not to break it – crush only the spices.

Teapigs Chai Tea Recap

Water or milk? Water or water, a splash of milk.

Day or night? Day.

Hot or iced? Hot.

Sweetened or Pure? Pure or with a teaspoon of sugar or honey.

Caffeine? Yes

What’s the price? Starting from 2.00 GBP.

Where to buy? Get it from Teapigs website, Amazon or Ocado.

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Plus, not only is this tea dairy free, but completely milk free.

Is fruity boba without a creamer boba?

This fruity bubble tea is made with no milk, milk substitute, condensed milk or a creamer. And yes, you can make boba tea with no milk. While the original boba is creamy, the not-so-traditional modern types can have almost any ingredient. You can make them with fruits syrups, powders, juices, coconut water, and they don’t even need to contain any tea. The secret of bubble tea lies in tapioca pearls, or another chewy alternative. As longs as it’s chewy, you can call it boba tea.

Creamy boba teas you may like:

• Strawberry Boba Tea
• Matcha Milkshake Boba

Ingredients for making Grape & Cinnamon fruity bubble tea

To make Grape & Cinnamon bubble tea, you will need 2 tea bags of strong black tea, 30-50 grams of pre-made tapioca pearls (use brighter ones to create a pretty contrast with the tea), 1 teaspoon of honey or simple syrup to coat the pearls, cinnamon powder and water. Use fresh sweet black grapes and wash them thoroughly. There’s no need to peel or de-seed them, as you will strain them before blending with tea. Since it contains grapes, this bubble tea is better without milk.

Which black tea should I use?

Ripe grapes have a strong and sweet flavour, so use a stronger black tea to give an extra depth. Tea bags or broken loose tea will both work well. Breakfast blends, broken Assam teas or CTC blends are all great options. Another excellent alternative is a stronger second flush Darjeeling tea, a very aromatic tea that would go really well with the grape flavour.

Which boba pearls are the best?

You can use different boba pearls for this recipe. Classic brown sugar boba, white lychee, taro boba pearls or popping fruit boba pearls will all go well with grapes and cinnamon. You can also make your own if you have time to spare. Preserve boba pearls in honey or simple syrup.

How long will it take to make this fruity bubble tea?

Grape & Cinnamon Bubble tea will take about 10 minutes to make if you are simultaneously brewing the tea, cooking boba pearls and blending grapes. This is a great recipe for tea parties as it’s easy to make and you don’t need to pay much attention to ratios. If you don’t have a kitchen strainer, you can use a cheesecloth – it’s actually easier to use than a kitchen strainer.

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Grapes & Cinnamon Fruity Bubble Tea

Juicy bubble tea with a touch of cinnamon.

Course Drinks

Keyword Black Tea, Boba Tea, Cinnamon

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Equipment

• Kitchen sifter
• Kettle
• Blender
• Cup for brewing + tea filter or infuser
• Serving glass
• Teaspoon
• saucepan

Ingredients

• 100 grams of grapes
• 100 ml of freshly boiled water
• 2 tea bags of strong black tea (or 2 teaspoons of loose tea)
• 100 ml of cold water
• 30-40 grams of boba pearls (we used lychee flavour)
• 1/5 teaspoon of cinnamon (powder)
• 5+ ice cubes
• 1 teaspoon of honey

Instructions

• Bring fresh water to a boil.
• Steep 2 tea bags in 100 ml of boiling water for 5-8 minutes.
• While the tea is steeping, boil pre-made tapioca pearls per instruction on the packaging. This will take less than 10 minutes. Strain the pearls and mix them with 1 teaspoon of honey.
• Washt he grapes and blend them together with 100 ml of cold water for about 30-45 seconds.
• Strain the grape juice using a kitchen sifter into a clean. You want to remove all the seeds and skin.
• Now strain the tea into the blender, add grape juice, ice and cinnamon and blend for 30 seconds.
• Pour it into a serving glass and add tapioca pearls. You can add more ice if you wish.

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