Thai Iced Tea Recipe

Thai Iced Tea Recipe

from whiteonricecouple.com
Drinks
10 min
149 kcal / serving

Please read the post about this Thai tea recipe. It discusses the brands and different methods on how to make it to get the orange color, as well as photographs to illustrate the process. When we made our Thai Tea mix from this mix we reduced their suggested sugar amount by about 20% to our own personal taste. For those of you who prefer an organic version with coconut milk, that option is below too. In the recipe there are two options for creating your Thai Iced Tea - Option #1 Using a purchased Thai Tea Mix.And Option #2 - Making it from scratch using organic black tea bags and spices.Nutrition based on using Thai tea mix.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupthai tea mix
  • 4 cupswater
  • ¾ cupgranulated sugar
  • ¾ cuphalf and half ((approximately), (some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk))
  • ice
  • 4 cupswater
  • 4organic black tea bags
  • ¾ cupgranulated sugar
  • 2anise stars
  • 1green cardamom pod (, smashed)
  • 2whole cloves
  • ¾ cuphalf and half ((approximately), (some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk))
  • ice

Directions

Option #1 - thai tea mix directions:

  1. 1

    Bring water to boil and add the thai tea mix. Add sugar and gently stir to completely dissolve sugar. Gently boil tea for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

  2. 2

    Allow tea to steep for at least 30 minutes and allow it to cool. The more concentrated the tea flavor, the better the Thai tea tastes.

  3. 3

    If you are using the Thai tea mix, strain the tea leaves (we love using these reusable cloth filters). Set finished Thai tea aside to cool. You can make this ahead of time and have the Thai tea chilling in the fridge. We usually like to make this tea mix one day ahead.

  4. 4

    Fill glasses with ice and pour in Thai tea leaving enough room to fill in your half and half (or other creamer). For an 8 oz. glass we like to add about 2-3 tablespoons of half and half for a creamier flavor.

Option #2 - using organic tea bags directions:

  1. 1

    Bring water to boil and add the tea bags, sugar, star anise, cardamom pod and cloves. Stir until all the sugar dissolves. Gently boil tea for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

  2. 2

    Allow tea to steep for at least 30 minutes and allow it to cool. The more concentrated the tea flavor, the better the Thai tea tastes. We prefer to allow the tea bags to seep for about 2 hours for maximum flavor. During this time, the thai tea can cool.

  3. 3

    Remove the tea bags and spoon out the star anise, cardamom pod and cloves (or strain to remove). If tea is still warm, we will refrigerate it so it can be chilled. You can make this ahead of time and have the organic Thai tea chilling in the fridge.

  4. 4

    Fill glasses with ice and pour in organic Thai tea leaving enough room to fill in your half and half (or other creamer). For an 8 oz. glass we like to add about 2-3 tablespoons of half and half for a creamier flavor.