Chai spice
A warm spice blend from Indian masala chai, usually cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and black pepper.
- Baking ingredients and additives
Also called: chai masala
Masala chai is black tea simmered with milk, sugar and these spices. As a baking spice, chai blends flavor cookies, cakes, frostings and lattes. Cardamom is often the defining note.
A simple blend is 2 parts cinnamon, 1 part each cardamom and ginger, and ½ part each cloves and black pepper.
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KRUPS Spice & Coffee GrinderGrinds dried vanilla pods and sugar to a fine powder.See it on Amazon
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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.
- Chai spice (Q877661), Wikidata