Decadent Chai Latte

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon peppercorns black
• 0.5 cup brown sugar light packed
• 6  cardamom pods 
• 1 inch ginger fresh sliced
• 4 cups milk 
• 1  star anise 
• 4  ginger tea bags black
• 1 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• sieve

Directions

1. Bring first 8 ingredients and 2 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Add tea bags; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a heatproof pitcher, discarding solids.
4. Serve warm or chilled over ice.
5. Dark Chocolate Chai Latte: Stir 4 oz. chopped dark chocolate and 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon in with first 8 ingredients, stirring until chocolate is melted. Proceed with recipe as directed.