Wasn't what I expected I made this to give as x-mas gifts but tried before giving and was glad I did it wasn't creamy like I would have wanted and the spices didn't really dissolve into the mixture when mixed with a water/ milk mixture.

This is fantastic, and I never like "Instant" anything!!! But after reading the reviews, decided to give it a try. I did cut the cloves and ginger to half of what it called for and doubled the sugars added 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp Black Pepper. ALWAYS USE CARDAMON, the flavor is amazing. This will be available at my house from now on, think I may even give up coffee. Also makes a great gift! THANKS FOR SHARING SUCH A GRAT RECIPE!

I used half white and half brown sugar,ginger,nutmeg,cinnamon,cloves and a bit of black pepper

Chai is my preferred drink, even over coffee which I have quite a palate for. I was so excited to find a good instant mix recipe to give a go. I was unable to find vanilla powder so I switched out the powdered milk for french vanilla creamer, omitted the cardamon after seeing the price ($15 a 2oz jar) and added some black pepper (which is the trademark of a good chai). This will be going as gifts this hliday season. And once my husband tries it there will probably be a BIG jar going to work. He hates most drinks, but adores chai as well. Working in security he doesn't usually get to steep his tea and drink it hot, but this will fix that problem and have enough kick to keep him happy.

DELICIOUS!!! Used vanilla creamer and then followed recipe exactly. This is so good and I will be making some gifts for christmas with this mix! Thanks

Great recipe. I doubled all of the spices as well as the brown sugar and I make the tea using half water and half milk. Overall great recipe.

Very good. I make mine with hot milk and it tastes like the chai I get at my local coffee shop.

I am a Chai Tea addict! I couldn't find vanilla powder so I used French vanilla non dairy creamer. I couldn't find instant tea powder so I used the granules. I liked this recipe almost as good as the other on this site. This needs to be a tad more sweet for my taste. Thank you.

Great recipe. I tried this one and the other one, and I prefer this one better. Probably the confectioners sugar in this one. The changes I made: I used French Vanilla Creamer instead of regular, no vanilla powder. I used all the suggested spices, but I'm going to omit the ginger, and the cloves, was a bit too spicy for me. I think this is because my instant tea is flavored with all the spices mentioned in this recipe. Don't want to go for overkill. I did double the confectioners sugar, and I added a titich of nutmeg. I'm also gonna add some cocoa powder next time around. Great base. Thanks for posting!!!! Necia

I really like this recipe. I know there are people out there who think "Instant- yuck!" but my guess would be they wouldn't even be looking here. I was making "fresh" chai every day because I was hooked and it was a hassle- I like that I can take this to work. I did make some changes to this, but it deserves a 5 anyway because the recipe is a great starting point to adjust for your own tastes and some of the changes I made were for convenience alone. I do not have cardamom, unfortunately, so I left it out. I also left out the dry milk powder- the first time I made this, I thought it gave it a bad aftertaste, which most instant dry milk powders have, and since it is petty hard to get non-instant dry milk anymore, you might want to taste it before you add it to all your other ingredients. I just added a little more creamer. I also substituted 1 cup vanilla creamer for 1 cup regular and left out the vanilla powder, which can also be hard to find. Lastly, I ADDED 1/2 t salt and about 1/4 t ground white pepper to give it some kick. Yum!

This was quite good. After reading the reviews I used vanilla non-dairy creamer too. Mixed it up and gave it a try then decided I like mine stronger and sweeter so doubled the brown sugar and put 3 tablespoons mix in 8 oz water. Gave that a taste and decided I like it creamier so added another cup of creamer. It's a great all around recipe that can be changed for personal taste. Mix it up then tweak it like you like it.OH MY! I won't be buying the expensive home party version any more.

This is a really good chai tea and a great alternative to paying $10 for the "home party" mix. I used fat free french vanilla coffee-mate and decafinated instant tea. I have had numerous requests for the recipe!

I also bought a commercial brand of this tea and paid quite a bit. I am so glad I found this recipe when I did, because I wanted more. This is almost identical to the one I bought. Great!

i made this to give to my brother and grandmother as a christmas gift. i alway try things before i package them up, and i was truly blown away by this tea! the flavor is incredible, and it is so smooth! i ended up making a whole batch for myself! way to go, nancy!

I've been buying $8 bags of the chai tea mix from the grocery store and was so glad to find recipes on this Web site. I tried another chai tea recipe first and it was good, but not quite the same as the store-bought. I tried this recipe to see if it was any closer. AMAZING!! I'm very impressed with Nancy for coming up with this concoction. I used French vanilla powdered non-dairy creamer and omitted the vanilla powder. It tastes just like the mix I USED to buy - from now on, I'll make my own using your recipe. THANKS!!

Great recipe. I used french vanilla creamer instead of vanilla powder and corriander instead of cardamon. Messy to make but great taste. Can't wait to make as a holiday gift. Thanks for all the ratings before - great ideas =)

I bought chai tea from a home party which was rather expensive. This recipe is GREAT and costs much less. Note: I did add a 1/2 cup more confectioners sugar as I preferred a sweeter tea.

Really enjoyed this. For those of you that can not find Vanilla Powder, try looking for Vanilla Sugar made by Oetker in the baking aisle. It's the same thing.