Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 3 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose black tea
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 whole green cardamom pods, crushed or about 1/4 teaspoon seeds
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
• 1 (6-inch) piece vanilla bean (cut up into 1-inch pieces) or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons SPRIG Coconut Sugar mingled with a Quartet of Brown Spices
• 2 cups low fat or whole milk

• In a large saucepan, add the water, tea bags, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla bean and SPRIG Coconut Sugar.
• Bring just to a boil; then cover and reduce the heat to low.  Let simmer for approximately 5 minutes depending on how strong a spice flavor you want.
• Add milk and slowly bring just to simmer (do not boil the milk), then remove from heat.
• Strain mixture through strainer and press on the spices and tea with a spoon to extract all the fragrant liquids.