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This Iced Chai Latte Tastes Exactly Like the One at Starbucks

By Jee Choe

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.

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Table of Contents

• Starbucks Iced Chai Latte
• Note from Jee
• What is Chai?
• Ingredient Notes
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Starbucks Note
• Related
• Starbucks Iced Chai Latte Recipe

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

• Iced Chai Latte from Scratch
• Chai Latte from Scratch
• Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte
• Chai Milkshake
• Chai Bubble Tea

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Starbucks Iced Chai Latte

By: Jee Choe A quick and easy recreation of the refreshing iced chai latte at Starbucks. Prep Time: 1 minute minuteTotal Time: 1 minute minuteYield: 1 serving (16 ounces)

Ingredients 1x2x3x

• ▢ 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

Calories: 60Carbohydrates: 6gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 209mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 149mgIron: 0.04mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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