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Chai spice is becoming more and more popular as an ingredient in baked goods. It’s warm, floral, and a little peppery. You can now find jarred blends at specialty grocery stores but why? It’s incredibly easy to mix up your own with ingredients you already have in your pantry.

chai spice blend in a bowl

OVERVIEW

  • Skill Level: Beginner

My chai spice mix is a blend of ground cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and black pepper. This is a similar blend to my Pumpkin Pie spice and Apple Pie spice blend but the main difference is in the ratios.

It calls for a larger ratio of cardamom which is what gives it that floral and peppery flavor reminiscent of a chai latte. Mix up your blend and store for later to add into cookie dough, muffin batter, granola, or lattes.

individual spices on a plate before mixing together

How to use

This blend can be used in any recipe that calls for ground warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Swap the total amount of warming spices in the recipe for the same amount of chai spice blend.

Here are some popular recipes calling for this spicy blend.

chai spiced cookies

chai cookies with maple glaze on a wire rack

This spice blend is the star ingredient in my delicious Chai Cookies!

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individual spices on a plate before mixing together
Yield: ¼ cup

Homemade Chai Spice Blend

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Chai spice is warm, floral, and a little peppery. It's incredibly easy to mix up your own chai spice blend with ingredients you already have in your pantry. Use in cookie dough, muffin batter, granola, and lattes!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoons (4 ½ teaspoons) ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Whisk all spices together until evenly combined.
  2. Measure out however much you need for your recipe.
  3. Store the unused blend in an airtight container.

Notes

*You can customize this spice blend to better suit your taste. For example, you can eliminate one ingredient or add a bit more of another ingredient.

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