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Ingredients

• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 4 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 4 black peppercorns
• 2 Cloves
• 1 Star anise
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger, sliced (optional)
• 150 ml Water
• 2 black tea bags
• 300 ml whole milk (or oat milk)
• 2 tsp Brown sugar
• 60 ml freshly made espresso (2 shots)
• grated nutmeg, to serve (optional)

Method

1. Put the cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorns, cloves, star anise and ginger in a small pan with the water. Simmer over medium heat for 3–4 min until fragrant.
2. Add the tea bags, take the pan off the heat and steep for 3 min, then lift them out.
3. Pour in the milk and sugar and heat gently, stirring, until steaming but not boiling. Whisk hard for a few seconds to froth it.
4. Pull a shot of espresso into each mug, then strain the spiced milk over the top. Finish with a little grated nutmeg.

Tips

• With both tea and espresso it is high in caffeine; use decaf espresso in the afternoon.
• Oat milk and maple syrup make it vegan; oat milk is only gluten-free if labelled so.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

BBC Good Food olive magazine Love and Lemons