Fragrant Rose Chai

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Happy New Year to all my health advocates!

I wish you all good health and happiness for 2016. 

This morning, I woke up feeling a bit chilled and got inspired to warm myself up with a cup of floral yummy drink to start Monday and February off. I looked around my tea cupboard and came across my jar of rose petals. I have always loved the smell of rose essential oils but haven't included this delicate frequent flower in my cooking. The beautiful pink color of the dried roses inspired me to grab it and add it to my tea. A few stirs and simmer and the end result was this warming fragrant cup of Rose Chai tea. I have also used rose water to give this drink an extra punch of flavor. You can usually find rose water from Middle Eastern Food stores but if you are having difficulty finding it locally, here is an affiliate link you can order from. Remember Valentine's day is just around the corner and this warm drink would be a nice romantic treat for the special day.  

Makes 2 cups     Prep time 5 mins      Cook time 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tsp Rose water

• 5-6 rose blossom

• 1 tbsp organic rooibos tea

• 3-4 ginger slices

• sprinkle ground clove

• 1/8 t ground cinnamon 

• honey to taste ( optional ) 

• 2 cups water

• 1 Tbsp Collagen

• 1/8 - 1/4 c coconut milk ( I recently tried this tetrapak coconut milk from AROY D and loved the taste. )

Instructions:

1. In a small pot, add water, spices, tea and ginger and bring to boil then simmer uncovered for 10 mins
2. Pour tea through strainer into a mason jar, stir in remaining ingredients and add desired amount of coconut milk and serve.