Pumpkin spice chai latte or tea latte makes delicious fall drink for tea lovers! This is a delicious non alcoholic pumpkin drink that is flavored with pumpkin pie spice & tea which is perfect for holidays like Thanksgiving or anytime you want a good tasty, yet unique chai or tea.
You can use masala chai bags or regular black tea bags and leftover pumpkin puree (I used canned pumpkin) to make this delicious tea based pumpkin drink. If you love the popular Starbucks pumpkin spice latte which is made using coffee or chai, do try this homemade pumpkin chai latte as well!
More easy, delicious non alcoholic pumpkin drinks for fall and Thanksgiving holidays include homemade instant pumpkin spice coffee latte & pumpkin spice milk! More delicious, easy pumpkin recipes include 3 ingredient pumpkin muffins, crustless pumpkin pie, moist vegan pumpkin banana bread, pumpkin banana bread with olive oil, pumpkin banana chocolate chip muffins, instant pot mac and cheese etc!
what is pumpkin chai latte or pumpkin tea latte?
Latte is basically made using hot steamed milk and in pumpkin latte, we also use pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice etc along with steamed hot milk to make a delicious frothy drink. Usually coffee or tea is used to make latte, as an alternative to regular coffee drinks or tea including iced coffee. Often, latte is topped with whipped cream which makes it even more delicious and more rich and tasty, but this is optional and not really necessary if you are trying to reduce calories. In this simple pumpkin tea latte, we keep it simple and delicious but it's naturally very delicious from the hot steamed milk, chai or tea & pumpkin flavors!
Pumpkin chai latte or tea latte is a delicious drink made using hot steamed frothy milk, pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, chai or tea bags and few other ingredients like sweetener, cinnamon and vanilla. This is very easy to make at home on stove top or using a microwave, whichever method you prefer!
which tea bags are best to make pumpkin chai tea latte?
You can use masala chai bags or regular black tea bags to make this homemade pumpkin tea latte or chai latte! Masala chai bags have added spices in them (usually contains spices like cardamom, ginger etc though the spices may vary) which adds further flavor to the chai latte you are making. If you have any masala chai bags that you like, use that to make this chai latte. If you prefer regular black tea bags, that is also perfectly good to make this tea latte at home!
how long to steep tea for pumpkin tea latte?
You can steep the tea bags for about 3 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you want the tea flavor. I usually steep the tea for about 3 minutes, because if I steep the tea for more time, usually I want to reheat the tea again because it would have cooled more than my preference. More posts on tea in this blog includes how to make chamomile tea taste better, how to make green tea taste better, honey green tea, iced peach green tea lemonade, orange peel tea, what does chamomile tea taste like etc!
So here is how you can make easy, delicious homemade pumpkin spice tea latte or chai latte at home!
how to make pumpkin chai or tea latte at home?
To make homemade pumpkin tea latte or chai latte, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used to make pumpkin tea latte
- pumpkin puree 2 tablespoons
- whole milk 1 cup
- heavy cream 2 tablespoons
- black tea bags or masala chai bags 2
- pumpkin pie spice ½ teaspoon (may use little more for topping)
- cinnamon powder ½ teaspoon (may use little more for topping)
- vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
- brown sugar 2 teaspoons
step by step instructions
- Add the milk, heavy cream, pumpkin puree, cinnamon powder, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar and vanilla extract to a good quality blender and blend until very smooth and the mixture is frothy & creamy.
- Add this mixture to a saucepan and heat the mixture while you stir often so the mixture doesn't burn at the bottom of the pan.
- Once the mixture is about to boil, turn off the heat and transfer the saucepan to a cool place so the milk will not boil over.
- Add black tea bags or masala chai bags to the hot milk mixture and let it steep for about 3 minutes.
- Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags, gently stir the contents and transfer the prepared pumpkin tea latte or chai latte to serving mugs or cups, top with little more cinnamon powder and pumpkin spice if desired and enjoy immediately!
Microwave method
- Once you have made the pumpkin mixture in the blender, transfer it to a large sized microwave safe mug and fill about half of the mug.
- It is not a good idea to use small sized mugs or to fill upto almost the top of the mug, because when you microwave the contents, the milk may over boil and cause a mess in the microwave.
- To avoid this, use a microwave safe mug or cup which is large enough so that you can fill the mug just up to about half of the mug, so the milk will not over boil inside the microwave while you heat it.
- Once the milk is transferred to the mug, place it in the microwave and heat for about one minute and 30 seconds.
- Once this is done, place the tea bags and steep the tea for about 3 minutes.
- Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags, gently stir the latte, top with little more cinnamon powder and pumpkin spice if desired and serve immediately for best results!
- If the latte needs to be reheated in case it's cooled more than your preference, you may reheat it in the microwave (in the same large sized microwave safe mug) for another 30 seconds or you may reheat it using a saucepan on stove top whichever method you prefer.
Alternate method
- If you do not want to steep the tea bags at the last step, you may prepare the tea in advance and use it make the latte.
- To do this, we can steep the tea directly in the milk itself and use it to make the latte.
- I recommend not adding water to steep the tea, because that will thin down the latte, which will be way more creamier and flavorful if you just use milk.
- If you do not want to use milk, you may use almond milk or cashew milk, to make this drink vegan.
- However, make sure not to use water to steep the tea for this recipe!
- To steep the tea early in the process, you can boil the milk and steep the tea or microwave the milk in a large sized microwave mug for about one minute and 30 seconds and then place the tea bags and steep the tea for about 3 minutes or upto 5 minutes for stronger flavor.
- Then dicard the tea bags and use this prepared milk tea instead of milk, to make the pumpkin milk tea mixture in the blender.
- That way, you can directly make pumpkin tea latte in the blender (since we use milk tea instead of milk), and then heat it in stove top or microwave as per the instructions above to make the delicious pumpkin spice tea latte or chai latt, which can be served immediately!
Below you can get the recipe for pumpkin tea latte or chai latte in detail.
Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Latte - Pumpkin Drink For Fall Holidays
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 black tea bags or masala chai bags
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice may use little more for topping
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder may use little more for topping
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar or another sweetener, adjust to taste
Instructions
- Add the milk, heavy cream, pumpkin puree, cinnamon powder, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar and vanilla extract to a good quality blender and blend until very smooth and the mixture is frothy & creamy.
Stove top method
- Add this mixture to a saucepan and heat the mixture while you stir often so the mixture doesn't burn at the bottom of the pan.
- Once the mixture is about to boil, turn off the heat and transfer the saucepan to a cool place so the milk will not boil over.
- Add black tea bags or masala chai bags to the hot milk mixture and let it steep for about 3 minutes.
- Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags, gently stir the contents and transfer the prepared pumpkin tea latte or chai latte to serving mugs or cups, top with little more cinnamon powder and pumpkin spice if desired and enjoy immediately!
Microwave method
- Once you have made the pumpkin mixture in the blender, transfer it to a large sized microwave safe mug and fill about half of the mug.
- It is not a good idea to use small sized mugs or to fill upto almost the top of the mug, because when you microwave the contents, the milk may over boil and cause a mess in the microwave.
- To avoid this, use a microwave safe mug or cup which is large enough so that you can fill the mug just up to about half of the mug, so the milk will not over boil inside the microwave while you heat it.
- Once the milk is transferred to the mug, place it in the microwave and heat for about one minute and 30 seconds.
- Once this is done, place the tea bags and steep the tea for about 3 minutes.
- Once the tea is steeped, discard the tea bags, gently stir the latte, top with little more cinnamon powder and pumpkin spice if desired and serve immediately for best results!
- If the latte needs to be reheated in case it's cooled more than your preference, you may reheat it in the microwave (in the same large sized microwave safe mug) for another 30 seconds or you may reheat it using a saucepan on stove top whichever method you prefer.
Alternate method
- If you do not want to steep the tea bags at the last step, you may prepare the tea in advance and use it make the latte.
- To do this, we can steep the tea directly in the milk itself and use it to make the latte.
- I recommend not adding water to steep the tea, because that will thin down the latte, which will be way more creamier and flavorful if you just use milk.
- If you do not want to use milk, you may use almond milk or cashew milk, to make this drink vegan.
- However, make sure not to use water to steep the tea for this recipe!
- To steep the tea early in the process, you can boil the milk and steep the tea or microwave the milk in a large sized microwave mug for about one minute and 30 seconds and then place the tea bags and steep the tea for about 3 minutes or upto 5 minutes for stronger flavor.
- Then dicard the tea bags and use this prepared milk tea instead of milk, to make the pumpkin milk tea mixture in the blender.
- That way, you can directly make pumpkin tea latte in the blender (since we use milk tea instead of milk), and then heat it in stove top or microwave as per the instructions above to make the delicious pumpkin spice tea latte or chai latt, which can be served immediately!
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