Thai Iced Tea Recipe – How to Make Thai Tea
This Thai Iced tea is a deliciously creamy, mildly spiced, slightly-caffeinated, and refreshingly sweet drink made from tea, milk, and sugar. This beverage is also known as "Thai Iced Tea", "Thai Ice Tea", "Cha Yen", or simply "Thai Tea".
Thai Iced Tea Recipe – How to Make Thai Tea
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5 minutes
15 minutes
American/Thai
Iced Tea
Enjoy the deliciously creamy, mildly spiced, slightly-caffeinated, and refreshingly sweet taste of Thai Iced Tea right at home with this easy-to-follow guide and recipe. Thai Iced Tea is popular in Southeast Asia and served in many Thai restaurants. This beverage is also known as "Thai Iced Tea", "Thai Ice Tea", "Cha Yen", or simply "Thai Tea".
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. Assam Black Tea
- 2 tbsp. Red Chai Spice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Ice
- Milk of your choice
- 2 ½ cups water
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a small saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the 2 tbps. of Black and Red Chai Spice teas alongside the sugar. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to low and boil gently for two minutes or so before removing from heat.
Allow the tea to steep for approximately 10-15 minutes before straining through a fine-mesh strainer to separate solids. Set tea aside to cool (for best results, allow the tea to cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour).
Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the steeped tea approximately two-thirds full, leaving enough room to add milk or cream.
Fill the glass full with the desired milk of choice and stir to combine.
Enjoy a fresh icy cup of Thai Tea
