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Step 7Money Saving Tips and Variations
OK, I promised you some money saving tips. Here they are.
First, try finding the spices at a health-food store. You can usually buy in bulk there, and purchase small amounts by weight. It's much more economical, and you can keep them fresh - they lose their flavor over time.
If you want larger quantities, Sams and Gordon Food Service have spices in 1 lb containers. This is how I purchase my cinnamon sticks. And while I'm on cinnamon sticks, did you know you can reuse them? Rinse them off and let them dry out again. Give them a sniff and if you smell cinnamon, use them again. You can get 3-4 uses from them anyway.
As for the Splenda, I did a little research and discovered that it is cheaper to purchase the box of 1000 packets at Sam's club than to use even the Walmart brand of measurable sweetener.
VARIATIONS
I love this chai just the way I described it. But if you want to vary it, try one of these ideas:
Richer Chai: Use whole milk or even some real cream instead of skim milk.
Dessert Chai: Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Make-ahead Chai: My sister makes double, triple or even quadruple batches of the first 4 steps and keeps it in canning jars in the refrigerator. Then when she wants chai, she just adds the milk and heats up what she wants. It keeps a week or more in the fridge. (But personally, I like it fresh!)
First, try finding the spices at a health-food store. You can usually buy in bulk there, and purchase small amounts by weight. It's much more economical, and you can keep them fresh - they lose their flavor over time.
If you want larger quantities, Sams and Gordon Food Service have spices in 1 lb containers. This is how I purchase my cinnamon sticks. And while I'm on cinnamon sticks, did you know you can reuse them? Rinse them off and let them dry out again. Give them a sniff and if you smell cinnamon, use them again. You can get 3-4 uses from them anyway.
As for the Splenda, I did a little research and discovered that it is cheaper to purchase the box of 1000 packets at Sam's club than to use even the Walmart brand of measurable sweetener.
VARIATIONS
I love this chai just the way I described it. But if you want to vary it, try one of these ideas:
Richer Chai: Use whole milk or even some real cream instead of skim milk.
Dessert Chai: Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Make-ahead Chai: My sister makes double, triple or even quadruple batches of the first 4 steps and keeps it in canning jars in the refrigerator. Then when she wants chai, she just adds the milk and heats up what she wants. It keeps a week or more in the fridge. (But personally, I like it fresh!)
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Sep 6, 2010. 3:40 AMgrsoto
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great post i love chai lattes and i find that in place of using splenda or that bleached white sugar (both taste chemically to me) i get my sugar for free @ starbucks when ever i go in and get like a juice or something or if im just their with friends. So far i havent had to buy sugar or napkins for 5 years. also add less of the starbucks sugar its way sweeter then normal sugar i guess cause its "Raw Cane" sugar.
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Aug 29, 2011. 6:36 AMdmichalski
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You don't find that stealing the sugar for five years at Starbucks is a problem? No wonder things cost so much at Starbucks - they have to compensate for the thieves who help themselves to things they have no right to have!
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Mar 29, 2011. 9:40 AMchubbymummy80
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WEIGHT WATCHERS TIP!!!! Tim Hortons sells an awesome Chai Tea. To simplify just buy a box of that for $3.50 and add skim milk and sweetener. It's low fat and tastes just as good as Starbucks, plus it's ZERO pointsplus until you drink enough to use 1/2 cup skim milk. (1 cup is 2 pointsplus)
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Jan 21, 2010. 7:30 AMladybellringerm
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Living in Minnesota, I've discovered that a cup of chai at the end of the day with a shot of rum is a very good thing.
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