Comments on: Chai Spiced Butter Tea

By: Jessica Thomas

Jessica Thomas — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:36:40 +0000

This is seriously the BEST chai I’ve had since traveling in Tanzania. The chai the Maasai women made in the bomas had a completely different taste, but the spicy comforting warmth is the same! I have tried out several different chai recipes over the years, but only this one comes close.

Should it only be drunk in the morning? In place of breakfast? Or with?

Thanks! This week I am “eating”your website recipes for my meal plan. Can’t wait!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 13:43:16 +0000

In reply to Lucy. You can store it for a week.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 10:16:52 +0000

Hi Jenny, lovely recipe, I will definitely try it. I used all sorts of teas to make butter tea in the past, Enjoyed them all. Sometimes it tastes to me - faintly - of hot chocolate. It is really comforting drink and I never liked seeing the bottom of my cup when I drink it 😉
I have a question, to make the tea traditional way Tibetan people would boil it for hours, as you mentioned above. Do you have any idea how long the concentrate could be stored for? I only imagine it is best done in the kitchen when the fire in the stove is constantly on... Otherwise, it would be quite expensive.
All the best

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:53:34 +0000

In reply to IzabellaNatrins. I'm sure you could use another tea. Rooibos would be nice, and it doesn't contain caffeine.

By: IzabellaNatrins

IzabellaNatrins — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:27:17 +0000

This sounds the business. I'd love to give it a go - but could it be made successfully with other than puerh tea?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 16:40:40 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Hi Jennifer, All tea (camellia sinensis) has caffeine, including puerh. You might try using rooibos, though which is not tea and doesn't have caffeine.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 13:49:53 +0000

Does Pu-erh have caffeine? If so can you read a caffeine-free alternative? I think my 13 year old could stomach this in the morning- he is not a breakfast person.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:07:28 +0000

Thank you for the descriptions on everything you added into this butter tea. I'm new to butter tea and have been having it every morning and can't live without it now. Just love it, thank you for the recipe.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:43:42 +0000

In reply to Melissa Keyser. Hi Melissa, Yes, the ghee and the collagen provide a little bit of nutrition in the way of protein and fat to take the edge off.

By: Melissa Keyser

Melissa Keyser — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 02:01:43 +0000

So many things in this post that I've never heard of before! Butter tea! Collagen peptides! Jaggery! What an adventure. I'd like to try it first for the flavor, before I buy the expensive collagen and creamer. Would coconut sugar be a good substitute for jaggery? Or sucanat? I also have a very hard time eating breakfast in the morning. Nothing is appetizing, yet I'm always starving once I wake up- so much to the point I sometimes feel sick. I always have a cup of green tea, and either an apple with peanut butter or toast with peanut butter. Then I'll eat leftovers or make something breakfasty around 10:00. Does the butter and collagen help 'fill you up'? I also love the idea of drinking broth.