Iced Cherry Chai Latte {Starbucks Copycat}
The Starbucks Iced Cherry Chai Latte will instantly transport you to a spring sort of mood. And with this easy copycat recipe, you can make the cherry cold foam topped iced tea drink at home!
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Makes: 1 drink
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Ingredients
- Ice
- 3 oz chai concentrate
- 4 oz 2% milk (or dairy/dairy alternative of your choice)
- 3 oz cherry cold foam (recipe below)
- 3 crushed freeze-dried cherries for topping
- 2 crushed vanilla cookies (like Nilla Wafers or Golden Oreos) for topping
Cherry Cold Foam
- ¾ cup 2% milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon cherry syrup (store-bought or homemade)
Cherry Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh cherries (can also use frozen)
Instructions
- Add chai tea concentrate to an ice-filled glass. Pour milk into glass.
- Top drink with cherry cold foam and sprinkle crushed freeze-dried cherries and vanilla cookie crumbs over the top.
Cherry Cold Foam
- Mix milk, cream, and cherry syrup in a mason jar and shake to combine. Alternatively, you can stir all ingredients together in a bowl. If you're not using right away, keep in an airtight container in the fridge (you can use this cherry sweet cream in coffee/tea as is if you want).
- Turn mixture into cold foam right before using. You can either use an electric frother, hand mixer, or blender. Just add the sweet cream and froth, mix, or blend until the mixture turns into a foam. Alternatively, you can shake the mixture in a mason jar until it's frothy.
Cherry Syrup
- Put water, sugar, and cherries in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat and let mixture simmer for about 15 minutes until cherries are bursting and mixture has thickened.
- Strain syrup into a bowl, pressing down on the cherries with a wooden spoon or spatula to extract as much juice as possible.
- Keep syrup in bowl or pour into a mason jar and place in fridge to cool completely before using. Syrup will continue to thicken as it cools.
Notes
- This recipe should make enough cherry cold foam for about 3 drinks (store the cold cream in the fridge and whip into cold foam when ready to make a drink).
- View my cherry syrup recipe for more information about making your own.
- If you prefer to make the cold foam with a cherry powder instead of a cherry syrup, see instructions in the body of the post.
- If you don't want to purchase freeze-dried cherries just for topping the drink, you can always use crushed cherry Jolly Rancher candies or another cherry candy.
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