Pumpkin Chai (2 recipes in one)

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This was posted in the Swedish recipe group by

Lavanda, I had to share it. This recipe sure rings in

autumn.

Donna

 

 

Pumpkin Chai

 

 

Serves 4

 

This is a delicious dessert without

all the calories of a super fattening

stint at the cake platter. And it's

wonderful to sip on cold nights in

front of the fire in your comfiest

PJs, in the coziest chair with that

book you've been meaning to read.

 

Whip up a batch of pumpkin chai and indulge.

 

7 cups water

1 tablespoon fennel seed

6 green cardamom pods

12 whole cloves

1 cinnamon stick

one 1 1/4-inch piece of ginger root

peeled, thinly sliced

6 black peppercorns

2 tablespoons Darjeeling tea

1/4 cup canned pumpkin

4 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup milk (I'm sure soy milk would work)

 

 

In a medium saucepan, combine water,

fennel seed, cardamom, cloves,

cinnamon stick, ginger root and

peppercorns.

 

Bring to a boil, boil five minutes,

 

Remove from the heat and steep 10 minutes.

 

Place pot back on stove.

 

Add the tea, bring to a boil, reduce the

heat and simmer five minutes.

 

Strain, discard spices, return the tea to

the sauce pan and whisk in pumpkin, brown

sugar and milk.

 

Serve immediately.

 

 

tip: Chai is a great leftover.

 

Store in airtight container.

Reheat on stove over medium

heat or in the microwave.

 

Pumpkin Chai Milkshake: Place 1 cup

vanilla ice cream in blender with

canned pumpkin to taste (about 1

tablespoon per milkshake) and blend

with 2 tablespoons of room temperature

or cold pumpkin chai (more or less)

until mixture is milkshake-thick.

 

Serves 1.

 

 

from

Chef Kathleen Daelemans, author of

" Getting Thin & Loving Food, "

 

 

Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come

And I believe it could be, something good has begun

Oh peace train sounding louder

Glide on the peace train

Come on now peace train

Yes, peace train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the peace train

Come on now peace train

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too

Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you

Source: Cat Stevens - Peace Train