Authentic yogi tea recipe is a spiced tea made with only six ingredients you probably already have at home. It's also an excellent digestive tea that boosts the immune system—forget detox tea!

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This yogi-spiced tea recipe is delicious and an easy way to consume healthy beverages. It's the perfect drink for any tea lover.

What is Yogi Tea?

Yogi tea is a spiced tea, a traditional Indian tea made with warming spices. It's based on Ayurvedic medicine and is used to enhance digestion, increase circulation, and provide immune support.

Note: Yogi Tea is a brand, but it is also the name of a recipe, not to be confused with the brand.

Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine native to India and part of Indian Philosophy dating back to 700 BCE. It includes the use of herbal blends in beverages and cooking with the addition of spice combinations.

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With this easy and delicious traditional yogi tea recipe, you can make the real thing right in your kitchen! Yogi tea uses warming spices you probably already have.

Six Simple Ingredients

cardamom
organic cinnamon bark
cloves
black peppercorn
organic ginger root
black tea (substitute herbal tea or green tea of choice)

I always recommend using loose-leaf tea instead of tea bags for a better flavor and nutritional experience. For a cleaner diet, you can always choose organic ingredients. Some recipes include licorice root to improve and heal digestive systems.

What is Detox Tea?

Many detox teas contain ingredients that increase gastrointestinal movement. Detox tea promotes weight loss by containing intestinal cleansing herbs such as Dandelion and Burdock. The Dandelion Detox Tea stimulates bile production in the liver while acting as a diuretic. Increased water and bile in the intestines soften stools, while Burdock facilitates bowel movements.

The yogi tea recipe in this post is a spiced tea recipe designed to support your immune system and does NOT contain these cleansing herbs or artificial flavors to give you the best experience.

Pro Tips:

I recommend a robust black tea for the black tea, such as an English Breakfast, an Indian Assam, or a nice Chinese Keemun. You want to select the type of black tea that holds up well to milk and sugar to balance the intense spice flavors.
All spiced tea blends use cardamom, the most critical and expensive spice in the mix. The good news is that you don't need much of it to flavor your yogi-spiced tea.

What Are The Benefits of Yogi Spiced Tea Recipe?

Spiced teas contain many antioxidants known to fight free radicals and help strengthen your body's immune system.

Cardamom: One of the world's most expensive spices, right next to vanilla and saffron. It's a seed from India. The seed pod is a member of the ginger family and is useful for enhancing digestion and reducing gas. It increases mental clarity and neutralizes mucous-forming properties when added to milk.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon is a warming digestive enhancer. Cinnamon also has antiseptic and antibacterial qualities. Cinnamon contains large amounts of highly potent polyphenol antioxidants. Some studies show that the antioxidants in cinnamon have anti-inflammatory activity.

Cloves: A tropical spice and another warming spice good for digestion. It reduces gas and is suitable for stiff joints due to its anti-inflammatory properties.

Cloves are frequently used to relieve gum pain and sore throats and often for an upset stomach. They are also a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Calcium, and Iron and an excellent source of dietary fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Magnesium, and Manganese.

Black peppercorns: The most well-regarded blood-purifying medicine in Asia. Black pepper helps to relieve sinus congestion. Black pepper is also a digestive aid, immune enhancer, and mild circulatory enhancer.

Ginger: Ayurveda calls ginger universal medicine. There's nothing in Ayurveda that doesn't benefit from ginger. Ginger is a mild digestion enhancer. Ginger enhances all the systems in your body, including immune function. Ginger is used for menstrual cramps and joint pain. It's very well known as an arthritis remedy for osteoarthritis.

Ginger tea may help relieve nausea and gastric distress.

Black tea: In this recipe, tea synergizes the other ingredients and tastes. The tea used in this recipe is minimal, but you can add more to your liking. Tea is a good source of antioxidants that may boost your immune system.

Which Spiced Tea is The Best?

I've written about several different spiced tea recipes on this blog in the past. I love them all, but the best spiced tea is the one you make at home. Making spiced tea at home offers the benefits of great tea with fresh herbs and spices.

Each recipe has its variation of spices blended with tea. Sometimes, fruits are added. Traditional ayurvedic spiced teas are mixed with spices specifically designed to promote health and enhance a sense of calm.

It's a much healthier digestive tea than all those crazy detox teas. I could drink this tea every single day!

How Do You Make Yogi Tea?

This spiced tea recipe is based on Yogi Bhajan’s original spiced tea recipe from the book The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs.

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spiced tea spices shown cloves peppercorn cinnamon and cardamon

It's similar to an Indian Chai but emphasizes the medicinal aspects of the ingredients and in higher quantities.

This recipe makes 4 cups of yogi tea spiced tea. You can easily create a single serving by quartering the ingredients.

Yogi Tea Recipe

Recipe

Authentic Yogi Tea Recipe

Mary Ann Rollano

Spiced tea recipe made with only six ingredients. A delicious and easy way to stay healthy, it's a digestive tea that also enhances the immune system.

5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Servings servings

Calories 123 kcal

Equipment

spice grinder

Ingredients

Instructions

In a saucepan, add all the spice ingredients to the water. Do not add the tea and the milk yet.
Bring water to a boil.
Turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
At the end of the simmering, add the black tea and steep for 5 minutes.
Add milk.
Reheat until JUST before the boil. Remove from heat.
Stir in honey.
Pour through a strainer into a large glass pyrex measuring cup.
Pour into individual serving cups.

Notes

After you add the milk watch it very closely. When the milk just comes to the boiling point be sure to take the pot off the burner just before the milk begins to froth up. Be careful as this will happen very quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 279mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 2.1mgCalcium: 202mgIron: 1.4mg

Keyword Chai Tea, Spiced Tea, Yogi Tea

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