Chai Spice
Warm, aromatic, and comforting. The chai spice blend creates complex flavors without requiring multiple ingredients. Perfect for cold mornings, when you're feeling under the weather, or when you want something that feels like a warm hug. The spices have anti-inflammatory benefits.
- Time
- 365 min
- Method
- Mix
- Serves
- 1
- Energy
- 600 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
Ingredients
- Base: 60 g (⅔ cup) rolled oats
- Base: 150 ml (⅔ cup) milk
- Base: 1½ tsp (7 g) chia seeds
- Base: 5 g almonds (about 4), chopped
- Base: 2 tbsp (30 ml) water
- Chai spice blend
- Honey
- Walnuts
Toppings
Chai spice blend, honey, walnuts
Method
- Step 1: Mix chai spice blend directly into your DIY Oats base - be generous with the spices.
- Step 2: Add honey for sweetness and top with chopped walnuts for texture.
- Step 3: The spices will intensify overnight, creating deep, warming flavors.
- Step 4: You can use pre-made chai spice mix or blend your own with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves.
Notes from the Department
- Add chai spice to base
Nutrition
600 cal | 18g protein | 11g fiber
1200 cal | 36g protein | 22g fiber
Estimates. Not medical advice.
Why it works
Chai is how a lot of mornings start anyway. This recipe skips the kettle and puts the spices straight into the oats. Overnight, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves soak into the milk and get stronger, so by morning the jar tastes warm and deep even straight from the fridge. Honey sweetens it, walnuts give it bite.
Make your own masala
A ready-made chai masala works perfectly. If you'd rather blend your own, mix ground cinnamon, cardamom, dry ginger and a pinch of cloves. Black pepper and nutmeg are optional extras. Be generous; spices need more courage in cold oats than in hot tea.
Serving ideas
Cold, it tastes like iced chai with a spoon. Warmed for thirty seconds, it's closer to the real cup. A splash of strong brewed tea mixed into the base makes it even more chai-like, if you want the caffeine too. Without a DIY Oats jar, soak rolled oats overnight in milk with chia and a few almonds, then stir in the masala.
Storage
Keeps covered in the fridge for a day. The spices keep intensifying, so the second serving is bolder. Taste before adding more.
Questions people ask
- What spices go into chai spice overnight oats?
- Usually cinnamon, cardamom, dry ginger and cloves. Many chai masala blends also add black pepper or nutmeg.
- Can I add actual tea to chai overnight oats?
- Yes. Replace a little of the milk with strong brewed tea, cooled. It adds caffeine and a stronger chai flavour.
- Can I eat chai spice overnight oats warm?
- Yes. Heat for about thirty seconds. Warm spices taste even more like a cup of chai.
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