Friday Foods – Caramel Apple Chai

Pay homage to this Halloween favorite around the campsite tomorrow night with this recipe from A Fork in the Trail. The spiciness of chai tea works well with the apples and sweet caramels.

Caramel Apple Chai

Makes 2 servings

1/2 cup nonfat powdered milk

2 tablespoons loose chai tea

4 dried apple slices, chopped

3 bite-size, individually wrapped caramels

Sweetener, such as sugar or honey, to taste

At Home

Put the powdered milk in a zip-top freezer bag. Measure the loose chai tea and dried apple slices into a cheesecloth bag or tea filter, and then place them in a zip-top freezer bag with 3 caramels. Put this bag inside the bag with the powdered milk.

At Camp

Unwrap the caramels and put them in a pot with 2 1/2 cups water, the tea bag, and the powdered milk. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often so that the milk does not stick. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or until the tea is the strength you desire and the caramels have melted. Remove the cheesecloth bag and divide the tea between 2 camp cups. Sweeten to taste.

Happy Fall!