The perfect breakfast beverage, Paleo Chai Latte, made with warming Ayurvedic spices will keep you cozy during the cold weather. Made with eggs, coconut oil, and antioxidant rich chai spices including cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, this rich hot drink makes a great on-the-go breakfast. Sometimes I serve Paleo Chai Latte as a healthy snack in the afternoon, since it gives me a burst of real energy without any of the caffeine.
Giving Up Coffee and Caffeine
Speaking of caffeine, while many people on the paleo diet start their days off with bulletproof coffee, I do not. I haven’t had coffee since 1993. I think I had a headache for three days straight when I gave up coffee cold turkey a couple of decades ago. My body simply doesn’t tolerate caffeine. The silver lining of giving up coffee is my homemade Dandelion Root Coffee, my favorite coffee substitute beverage. In the winter I drink it almost every day, and a couple of times per week in the summer.
Caffeine-Free Dandelion Root Coffee
Fans rave about my Dandelion Root Coffee. Like regular coffee, its primary flavor is bitter, a flavor that is highly underrated in our culture and very important in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine. Finally, my homemade Dandelion Root Coffee is a great liver cleanser. For me, giving up caffeine and getting healthy liver cleansing dandelion root into my body every day is a win-win!
Paleo Chai Latte for Breakfast
This Paleo Chai Latte is another great hot drink that’s similar to chai tea, or a chai latte! It’s packed with protein from eggs, and full of fabulous fat from coconut oil. If you are raw egg-phobic, the great thing about this paleo drink is that the boiling water poaches the eggs a bit. If you’re looking for a quick and easy, healthy breakfast recipe this is it!
Paleo Chai Latte
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 date (remove pit) or ⅛ teaspoon stevia
Instructions
- In a vitamix, combine eggs, water, coconut oil, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and date
- Blend on high until mixture is frothy
- Serve
Equipment
Another benefit of this paleo breakfast drink? No pan to wash after breakfast. Just rinse out the container of your blender or throw it in the dishwasher, and you’re set! Feel free to customize Paleo Chai Latte to your liking with more eggs or coconut oil. To make this a Keto Diet recipe, omit the date and use stevia. Paleo Chai Latte is my new favorite healthy breakfast recipe.
Hot Drinks that are Caffeine-Free
Here are some of my other healthy, dairy-free, caffeine-free hot drink recipes for you!
Jen says
Just made this and it’s so yummy! Not exactly liquidy like a chai latte, a bit thicker and frothier, but such an awesome taste! Thanks!
Elana says
Jen, so great to hear this is awesome!
George Kamau says
Hi,
Not sure as to whether this question has been answered but are really essential in the making of the Paleo Chai Latte?
Am about 50 years and have been advised by the Doctor to reduce consumption of eggs due to high Cholestrol contents.
Savannah says
Dietary cholesterol doesn’t increase ur cholesterol. U can look this up online. Doctors dont always know a lot about nutrition.
Michele says
I was just reading something about this recently. George and others the new dietary cholesterol recommendations are #2: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/health/2015-dietary-guidelines/
Jessica says
I just tried this recipe this morning and it was pretty tasty. I used a magic bullet, and to make sure it was hot enough I pulled out the eggs and put them in a bowl of hot water to take the chill off while I was getting ready for work.
There was a TON of foam to get through(probably more than I’d like) and I also noticed that it separated fairly quickly with most of the spices settling to the bottom. I wonder if I just need to blend it longer? Oddly I also started to feel a little nauseous towards the end of the drink, I don’t know why.
Bethany says
Coconut oil makes me a little nauseous too. That plus the heat and volume. Try making a half-recipe or reducing the oil by half?
Bethany says
That, or use grassfed butter instead of coconut oil.
Janet says
Love this. I used my magic bullet to make a single serving in one of the drink mugs. The only change I made was to add a tsp. of turmeric and used 2 fresh ages that my chickens laid this morning! Amazing drink….. This is going to be my go to breakfast as I run out the door to school. I am a teacher with 3 kids and have VERY busy mornings!
Elana says
Janet, so glad you loved this!
Laura Cunitz says
I am a Bulletproof Coffee drinker (add 2 Tbs grass fed butter to coffee and bland). I have never been able to drink coffee. I can drink his brand of Bulletproof Coffee b/c caffeine mellow and fat of butter evens out the kick. It has changed my life. I am recovering from a neurotoxin illness and my brain is actually healing with this. He also has decaf. I would really encourage anyone to at least read about it. I have been gluten free for ten years but it was not until I upped my healthy fat (grass fed butter, olive oil, coconut oil) that I started to heal.
Elana says
Thanks Laura!
K Dee says
I love this with a splash of maple syrup since I don’t keep dates on hand.
Elana says
Thanks K!
rberck18 says
I’m so happy I found this!! As the weather has changed I’ve found it so hard not to drink chai and hot chocolate but since adopting a mostly Paleo Diet those things just don’t fit in. I really think with chai its the spices that I love so and this is AMAZING!! I microwaved too and it got a little firm on top so I just used a spoon and smashed the egg…next time I’m going to add coconut whipped cream on top. Thank you!!
Elana says
RBerck, so glad to hear this was AMAZING!
Teresa says
This drink is amazing. I struggle to eat breakfast in the morning, and I only seem to want a hot drink. This is both! I felt like I was drinking a normal hot beverage, but then I felt completely full and satisfied until lunch. It was amazing. I do have a question, if anyone could maybe answer this. I am having trouble getting this drink to be hot enough. I love it, but it’s basically been luke warm. I use the hand blender to blend the egg, coconut oil, spices, etc., and then I quickly add the boiling water while still blending. It comes out frothy and delicious, but just not hot enough for me. And forget trying to microwave a drink containing egg, lol. That does not turn out well. Could I leave the eggs out overnight so they are room temp instead of cold when I mix the drink? I know there are plenty of countries where eggs never go in the refrigerator, but I just wasn’t sure if the eggs here in the US are ok to do that.
Thanks so much for this recipe!
Jessica says
What I did, was taking the eggs out of the fridge after I wake up and putting them in a bowl of hot water to take the chill off while I got ready for work. The drink was steamy hot!
Michele says
Leaving them out on the counter will work for store most bought eggs; you have to refrigerate eggs after they’ve been washed (Google for more info).
I haven’t tried this recipe but putting the eggs in warm/hot water will do the trick.
wendyklassen says
Mmmm! Had run out of dates, so used figs this time… so good! Thanks for the FB repost to remind me about this :)
Elana says
You’re welcome Wendy!
Elizabeth says
I was a bit skeptical of the raw eggs but this drink was amazing. Thank you so much! I will definitely recommend and share with my friends.
Elana says
Elizabeth, great to hear this was amazing!