This Iced Chai Latte Tastes Exactly Like the One at Starbucks
on Feb 03, 2026
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Make your own Starbucks Iced Chai Latte at home! It’s incredibly easy to make, using just 3 ingredients. If you’re looking for an exact copy of the refreshing Starbucks drink, this is it.
Starbucks Iced Chai Latte
This recipe is a Starbucks recreation of their Iced Chai Latte. It’s super quick and easy to make with just 3 ingredients.
My secret to making the drink taste exactly like the one at Starbucks is by using a store-bought chai concentrate. Once you make this at home, you’ll never want to buy it from Starbucks again when you can make it for a fraction of the price.
Note from Jee
Not all chai concentrates are the same since every company makes their own chai blend using different spices.
I’ve tried a lot of chai concentrates and Tazo’s tastes exactly like the one at Starbucks. I’ve noticed a lot of other brands are too heavy with the ginger or cloves but Tazo’s has the best balance of spices.
What is Chai?
Chai is a traditional drink from India. It’s made of black tea, milk, and spices like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. The milk and sugar rounds out the flavor so it’s not too spicy. In India, it’s known as masala chai. Masala means “spiced” and chai means “tea” in Hindi. People call the drink “chai tea” in the U.S., but this is incorrect because that translates to “tea tea.”
Ingredient Notes
- Tazo Classic Chai Latte: This is the secret to making the drink taste exactly like the one at Starbucks. The chai concentrate is made with black tea, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and vanilla. The concentrate is sweetened so there’s no need to add sugar.
- Milk: Starbucks makes this drink with 2% milk but you can use any kind of milk you like, including oat and almond.
- Ice: I recommend making the ice using filtered water.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Pour chai concentrate and milk into a cup.
Step 2: Add ice.
I add the ice in last so that the drink is perfectly mixed without stirring.
Starbucks Note
The chai concentrate at Starbucks is made with less water so it’s a lot more concentrated and stronger than the packaged Tazo chai concentrate sold in stores. They add extra water to dilute the chai concentrate when making the drink at the store.
Related
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Starbucks Iced Chai Latte
Ingredients
- ½ cup Tazo Classic Chai Latte Concentrate
- ½ cup 2% milk, (or any kind you like)
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Pour chai concentrate and milk into a cup.Recipe makes 16 ounces which is 2 cups, (a Starbucks grande) so use a big enough glass for the drink.
- Add ice.
Notes
- Not all chai concentrates are the same since every company makes their own chai blend using different spices. Get the Tazo brand if you want it to taste like the one at Starbucks.
- You can add ice first, then the chai concentrate and the milk, but if you want it perfectly mixed without stirring, put the chai concentrate and milk in first, then the ice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have used the Tazo brand to make the iced chai lattes but have found that the brand called Say When Chai concentrate is even better. It is also cheaper to use.. the Tazo is a 1:1 ratio and the Say When concentrate is a 3:1 ratio. You get so much more and the chai flavor is even better than Tazo. If you get a chance try using the Say When concentrate and see if you like it better. I have even used it to make Chai icecream.
When Starbucks raised their prices yet again to (per the Barista), “make up for inflation,” it cost me over $6 for this drink. I can make four of these for that price! So yummy!
I buy (bought!Thanks to this recipe) an iced chai tea latte almost daily and I swear they are identical in flavor to this recipe. I kind of eyeball the amounts to the level of concentration, I like my chai milky but still with that distinct chai flavor. Perfect copycat recipe
Thank you! I suspected Starbucks used Tazo brand chai tea, now I know for sure. Since the closest Starbucks is 45 minutes away (I live in the sticks) now I can enjoy the same flavor chai tea at home anytime I want.
Hi! I used to work at Starbucks and it’s not tazo branded chai concentrate (it’s just Starbucks branded) but it does taste really similar! 🙂
If you want to make iced chai tea your own and save use Bigelow Tea Bags (2 to be exact). Boil 1/4 c. add 2 two tea bags let seep for 5 min. Add 1 tsp. of sugar to hot tea mix. Pour over milk add lots of ice. DELICIOUS AND CHEAP.