Pumpkin Chai Cream Pie

That's right! PUMPKIN CHAI TEA CREAM PIE!!

This was a crazy idea I had -more as a joke than anything else- that Laura insisted that I follow through with and actually make. So, I did.

And here it is...

What you will need:

• DavidsTea Pumpkin Chai (3 tblsp)
• 1 Large tea bag
• 3 cups of milk (I use 1%)
• One pack of vanilla pudding/pie mix
• One graham cracker crust (I got pre-made, because I'm lazy. Do what you like)
• Nutmeg and/or cinnamon
• Whipped cream (if that's how you roll)

Simmer the tea in the milk on medium heat for a good five to ten minutes. When this is done, strain. 

And for the love of the gods DO NOT strain with the infuser like I did... tightly woven metal infusers and milk just do not mix and eventually just get clogged. 

Use a large tea bag! If you don't have a large tea bag, use a couple on small ones.

DO NOT do this

After you have removed the tea bag, it's time to add the pudding mix!! 
Do not worry about the milk not looking dark enough to have enough flavour, it will enhance ten-fold once it is finished.


Follow the pudding directions: Just dump it in, then stir stir stir.... add a wee pinch of nutmeg... stir stir... Keep stirring until it starts to boil, then take it off the heat. Let it sit for five minutes, stirring twice in that time.


Then you pour it into your crust and slap that baby in the fridge to cool.... right after you sprinkle it with a conservative amount of cinnamon/nutmeg, that is. ;)
Now, you have to be patient...

....

It sucks, right?! COOL FASTER!
I watched Brave to help the time pass by.  (You might want to wait a bit longer than that though. Roughly 3 hours should make it nice and cool)

And then, you're waiting pays off...

Looks just like pumpkin pie... TASTES BETTER

 
Go make some. NOW!

PARTY IN MY MOUTH

Happy... steepy-pie-making!

-K


Update: Chris really likes the pie!! Score one for tea!

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

Just like with Mom's, this is a play by play review for at least the first part.

It's another gross day, it started off raining, so it's damp and chilly. The perfect day to be trying a new tea! My second tasting of the Fall collection; Sugar and Spice.

Opening the bag was heavenly. It smelled like I was baking a steamed carrot pudding. I just wanted to smell it over and over! Or eat it! Damn, now I want pudding. 

I put 1 tbsp leaf to a 4 cup pot and steeped it for about 5 minutes. To be honest, I was listening to Started with a Song By Brett Kissel, and then took out the leaves when it finished playing. He's basically a big cutie from Alberta. And, the song is perfect steeping length.

The other rooms were being
used or had horrible light.

It tastes almost exactly how it smells, just not as sweet. And, thus far, it is the ONLY tea I have enjoyed MORE with a splash of milk and some Sugar in the Raw. I swear it tastes like a cookie if you put in some milk and sugar (or whichever sweetener you like the best).

The milk tones back the flavor of the black tea, which allows the carrot, apple, cinnamon, cloves, and marigold to poke through. Happily, the sugar compliments it with it's sweetness, as opposed to overpowering it. 

Drinking this tea is a good experience, but only one I'd do with sugar and milk. It may have medium caffeine, but I'm finding it quite soothing. 

Oh look! I drank the entire pot!

I think I'll be buying this before fall has run away!

Skål and stay cozy!
-Laura

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