Chai Oatmeal

Recipe by The View From the Great Island

Chai Oatmeal is a lightly spiced with the exotic spices of Chai tea ~ it's guaranteed to warm up the chilliest of mornings!

Ingredients

• 2½ cups water
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp fennel seeds
• 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed (don't lose the seeds!)
• 3 whole cloves
• 5 black peppercorns
• 1 star anise
• 1 bag black tea
• 1 cup regular rolled oats
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• for SERVING
• sliced banana
• brown sugar
• walnuts
• almond milk

Method

1. Put the water and all the spices in a pot on the stove and heat just to a simmer. Turn off the heat and add the tea bag. Let it steep for 10 minutes.
2. Strain the water, and then put it back into the pot. Add the oats and bring back to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes until the oats are done. Add the brown sugar and vanilla and serve hot with almond milk, bananas, more brown sugar, and walnuts.

View the recipe instructions at The View From the Great Island