High Protein Chai Smoothie (Vegan)

Start you day with this High Protein Chai Smoothie (Vegan) to get just the right dosage of caffeine and protein along with lots of deliciousness. It also is a great post workout recovery beverage and is made with all the healthy ingredients.

I often like to make my protein smoothies without protein powder. Hence, I added all the natural superfoods in it.

In order to keep this chai smoothie plant based and nutritious, I sweetened it with dates.

Masala Chai is my favorite and I make it regularly every day. Its a popular Indian hot beverage. With this idea on my mind I blended masala chai into a smoothie.

Therefore, I discovered this vegan chai smoothie infused with spices and other natural ingredients.

What is masala chai?

Masala chai also known as chai is made by brewing black tea (preferably loose tea) in water. Then, it is flavored with with spices and simmered with milk. It is served hot with sugar.

History of chai

Its a popular hot beverage in South Asia. It originated in India. However, producing tea in India was made popular during the British rule when Britishers feared the domination of Chinese tea. It is now worldwide popular. Assam is the largest tea producer where the tea leaves are grown and processed.

I love chai so much that I made chai cookies also so as to get the maximum flavor of my favorite beverage.

Ingredients

Ingredient notes

Black Loose tea – its easily available in any Indian store and gives a more authentic taste of masala chai to this smoothie recipe. However, you may use black tea bags if loose tea is not available.

Spices – I have used common spices that is used in Indian chai everyday.

Seeds – I used the combination of chia seeds and hempseeds in order to make this chai smoothie high in protein.

Almond milk – oat milk also works in this smoothie.

Dates – I love the combination of dates to enhance the flavor of masala chai. They compliment each other really well. However, you may use banana to sweeten this smoothie if desired.

For detailed measurement of ingredients, please scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to make

Step 1 – Brew

In this step, I boiled water in a saucepan and stirred in loose tea. I let it brew for few seconds and immediately added cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper and cloves to it.

Then, I let it brew for about 1-2 minutes on a low flame and turned it off. Next, I strained the chai in a glass with the help of a strainer.

Then, I discarded the leftover tea and spices that was filtered in the strainer and kept the chai aside.

Step 2 – Blend

Firstly, in a blender, I combined almond milk, dates, hempseeds and chia seeds and brewed tea.

Secondly, I blended it until smooth and creamy.

Lastly, I poured it in the serving glasses and enjoyed immediately.

It was refreshing and so delicious and so healthy too.

Expert tips

• Make sure to brew the tea leaves along with the spices for only 1-2 minutes. Do not over cook or else it will taste bitter.
• I recommend using high speed blender so that dates are well blended in the smoothie for the best results.

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