CHAI CONCENTRATE

• 1 star anise
• 10 cardamon pods
• 10 cloves
• 4 black tea bags
• 1/4tsp ground ginger
• 2tsp ground nutmeg
• 3tbs honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4tsp black peppercorn
• 2c water
• 1tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Crush star anise, cardamon pods, and cloves
2. Steep all ingredients apart from vanilla extract in a sauce pan for 10 minutes on low heat
3. Remove concentrate from the stove top. Store in container in the fridge overnight to cool
4. To serve, mix 1/3 bottle of Ginger Spice & Everything Nice kombucha (formerly Holiday Cheers with 1/4c of chai concentrate over ice. Adjust ratios to personal preference

Today's blog is written by our very own Daina Trout, MS, MPH

Daina is not just our Co-Founder, she is also a nutritionist that has spent her adult life dedicated to finding and sharing health and wellness through food. With 2 masters' degrees in nutritional biochemistry and public health, Daina has called upon her education often while leading the way at Health-Ade - from how we make every batch of kombucha, to how we talk about gut health to consumers, to even how healthy our employee workplace is! She even writes a few blogs here and there. Happy reading! :)