Meals Matter

Chai Walnut Shake

Contributed By: cawalnut
www.walnuts.org

Chai tea is a black tea blended with spices that can include cardamom, cloves, coriander and ginger. It is typically blended with milk and sugar to create a sweet, spiced warm beverage. This shake combines tea, walnuts and ice cream to create a creamy, sweet, spiced milk shake.

Ingredients

1 Spiced chai tea bag

½ cup Boiling water

½ cup California Walnuts

3-4 Ice cubes

1 ½ cups Light vanilla ice cream

Dash each of ground cinnamon and cloves OR a dash of pumpkin pie spice

2 tablespoons Whipped cream, for garnish

1 tablespoon Chopped California Walnuts, for garnish

Preparation

Place tea bag in boiling water and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bag.

Combine tea, 1/2 cup walnuts and ice cubes in a blender. Cover and blend 1-2 minutes until walnuts are very finely chopped and mixture is thick.

Add ice cream and spices; blend for 1-2 minutes until mixture is combined, scraping sides of blender if needed.

Pour into two glasses and top each with whipped cream and 1/2 tablespoon of walnuts.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: 2
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Vegetarian
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Low Sodium
Meal Type: Snack
Dessert

Nutrient Information

Calories: 388
Total Fat: 27 g
Saturated Fat: 5.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 15.8 g
Carbohydrates: 31 g
Protein: 10 g
Vitamin A: 476 IU
Vitamin C: 2 mg
Calcium: 195 mg
Sodium: 79 mg
Iron: 1.2 mg
Fiber: 2.5 g