Apple Chaider (Apple Cider and Chai)

IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF FALL!!!!!! That means no one can hold me back. It's time for sweaters, baked goods, and (best of all) CIDER! This year, however, I'm stepping it up a notch by using my chai concentrate kit to make chaider. It's spiced cider but cozier. 

There are two ways to go about this task. First, you can make chai concentrate and mix it with cider in a 1:1 ratio. Easy peasy. But say you have a party coming up and you don't wanna deal with ratios and such. Well, brew the chai directly into your cider! I'll leave the recipe below as well as a link to the video. 

Happy fall!!! 

Click here for the video! and click here to buy the concentrate kit!

Apple Chaider

ingredients:

• 1/2 gallon apple cider
• whole spices of choice, toasted. spices in the concentrate kit:
• cardamom (10), star anise (1 1/2), cinnamon (1 3inch piece), clove (10), allspice (10), fennel (1 Tbs), and black peppercorns (10).
• 3 inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
• 10 bags of black tea (rooibos tea for herbal chai)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions:

1. Lightly crush the spices to open the seed pods.
2. In a medium or large pot over medium high heat, bring the cider, ginger, and spices to a boil. 
3. Let boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add the tea and vanilla, reduce heat to low, and cover.
5. Let simmer, covered, for 10-15 minutes. 
6. Take off the heat and strain out the spices and tea. 
7. Serve! You can keep any unused chaider in the fridge for up to a week. It reheats in the microwave just fine. Enjoy!!