Thai Iced Tea (Thai Tea) - The Forked Spoon

Thai Iced Tea is a creamy and refreshing mildly spiced sweet tea made from Thai tea mix (or black tea), milk, and sugar. SocialNavigation MainNavigation Subscribebyemail Home»Drinks+Smoothies»ThaiIcedTea(ThaiTea) 8.0K shares jumptorecipe ThaiIcedTeaisacreamyandrefreshingmildlyspicedsweetteamadefromThaiteamix(orblacktea),milk,andsugar.PopularinSoutheastAsiaandservedinmanyThairestaurants,learnhowtomakeThaiteaathomewiththiseasy-to-followguideandrecipe. ThaiIcedTeaRecipe BeforeevertravelingtoThailand,Iremembermyhusband(thencollegeboyfriend)orderingThaiicedteaanytimeweateatourfavoriteThaifoodrestaurant.Sweet,creamy,andbrightorange,itisimpossiblenottolovethisrefreshingdrink. Severalyearslater,wetraveledthroughoutsoutheastAsia,includingThailand.InThailand,wedidlittlemorethanscubadiveandeatforamonthandahalf.Ironically,Ineveroncesawthefavoritebright-orangeThaiicedtea.DistractedbyalltheotherdeliciousfoodsthatThailandhastooffer(really,thefoodmakesavisittoThailandworthitalone),Ididn’tnoticeitsabsenceuntilwegothome. Naturally,Iwasconfused.SoIdidsomeresearch… WhatisThaiTea? TheThaiIcedTeaweknowandlovehereintheUnitedStatesisnottraditionalThaiicedtea. Infact,tea,overall,isarelativelynewconceptbelievedtohavebeenbroughtovertoThailandsometimeinthe1980sfromChina.Createdsome30yearsago,traditionalversionsconsistedofblacktea,condensedmilk,andcrushedice. ItwasatthistimethatThaiTea,ชาเย็น(knownasChaYen) becameastapleofThaistreetfood.  ButiftraditionalThaiteaismadewithblacktea,sweetenedcondensedmilk,andcrushedice,thenwhyisitorange?Andwhataboutallthosespices? ThaiIcedTeainThailandvs.WesternCultures Interestingly,theorangecolorandspiceswereaddedwhenThaiteabecamemoreandmorepopularinWesternizedculturesinordertosetitapartfromregular,plainblacktea.Infact,duringtheearlyyearsofwesternizedThaiicedtea,chefswouldaddorangefoodcoloringtoreallygiveitabrightorangehue. Nowadays,you’llfindbothversionsinThailand-the“traditional”andthewesternizedversion. Thefollowingrecipeisalesstraditional(morewesternized)versionoftheoriginal. HowisThaiTeaDifferentFromPlainBlackTea? Unlikeregularblacktea,Thaiteaisinfusedwithstaraniseandclovesandsweetenedwithsugarorsweetenedcondensedmilk. Thaiteacanbemadeintwoways: Fromapre-madeteamixwhichincludesthecoloringandthespicesmixedinwiththeblacktea.IusedPantaiteamix,butI’vealsoheardgreatthingsaboutNumberOneBrandteamix.Orfromsimple,plain,strongblacktea.Eitherlooseleaftealeaves(thatarestrainedaftersteeping)orteabags.Bothwork. TherecipeIamsharingheretodayisusingapre-madeteamix. DoesThaiTeaHaveCaffeine? Yes,itcontainsapproximately20-60mgofcaffeineasitispreparedusingblacktea.Thetotalamountofcaffeine,however,variesgreatlygivenseveraldilutionfactors–water,milk,andice.  HowtoMakeThaiTea Forthefulllistandamountsofingredients,scrolldowntotherecipecardatthebottomofthepage. Decidewhichmethod(plainblackteavs.pre-madeThaiicedteamix)youwanttouse– ThisistheverystuffIused(foundonAmazon)tomakethisrecipeanditdoes,infact,tasteexactlyliketheThaiicedteafromrestaurants.Thereareothermixesavailable,socheckthemoutandreadreviewsifyou’reunsure.Ican’tspeakforthempersonally.Onceyouhaveyourtea,decideoncreamer.IusedhalfandhalfratherthansweetenedcondensedmilkbecauseIpreferlesssweetness.Ifyouloveyourteatobesweet,thengivesweetenedcondensedmilkatry,orperhapsmixonepartcondensedmilkwithoneparthalfandhalf.Youcanalsouseevaporatedmilk,coconutmilk,regularcow’smilk,oranyplant-basedmilk.Steepthetea.Ibrought2.5cupsofwatertoaboilandsimmeredthesugarwiththelooseteainthewater,covered,forapproximately20minutes.Thereissomedebateonhowlongtosteepteaas,ingeneral,muchmorethan5minuteswillmakeforamorebittertea.Forthisrecipe,however,itisrecommendedtosteepforalongertime. Strainthroughafine-meshstrainerorfilter.Allowtheteatocool.Finally,fillacupwithice(crushed,cubed,whateveryou’vegot)andaddthepreparedandcooledteaapproximatelytwo-thirdsofthewayfull.Filltheglasswithmilkorcreamerofchoiceandstirtocombine. Thereyouhaveit.Supersimple,right? Delicious,creamy,mildlyspiced,slightlycaffeinated,anddefinitelysweet. MoreDeliciousThaiFoodRecipes ThaiChickenCurryNoodleSoupRecipeThaiMangoStickyRiceRecipe(KhaoNiaowMaMuang)PadSeeEwRecipe(ThaiNoodlesCookedwithSoySauce)ThaiBasilChickenRecipe(PadKraPaoGai)EasyThaiFriedRiceRecipe(KhaoPhatKaphrao)BobaTeaRecipe(HowtoMakeThaiBubbleTea) HaveyoutriedmakingthisThaiIcedTeaRecipe? Tellmeaboutitinthecommentsbelow!Ialwayslovetohearyourthoughts.Andtagme #theforkedspoon on Instagram ifyou’vemadeanyofmyrecipes,Ialwayslovetoseewhatyou’recookinginthekitchen. ThaiIcedTea(ThaiTea) 4.85from123votes Chef:JessicaRandhawa ThaiIcedTeaisacreamyandrefreshingmildlyspicedsweetteamadefromThaiteamix(orblacktea),milk,andsugar.PopularinSoutheastAsiaandservedinmanyThairestaurants,learnhowtomakeThaiteaathomewiththiseasy-to-followguideandrecipe. PrintRecipe PinRecipe RateRecipe SaveRecipeSaved! PrepTime5minsCookTime15minschilltime1hrTotalTime20mins CourseDrinksCuisineAmerican,Thai Servings3drinksCalories169kcal Ingredients USCustomaryMetric 1x2x3x▢½cupThaiTeaMix▢2½cupswater▢¼cupgranulatedsugar▢Ice▢1cuphalfandhalf-ormilkofchoice(full-fatcoconutmilk,sweetenedcondensedmilk,evaporatedmilk,wholemilk,etc.) CookModePreventyourscreenfromgoingdark Instructions Bringwatertoaboilinasmallsaucepotovermedium-high heat.AddthePantaiThaiTeaMixandthesugar.Stirtocombine.Reduceheattolowandboilgentlyfortwominutesorsobeforeremovingfromheat.Allowtheteatosteepforapproximately10-15minutesbeforestrainingthroughafine-meshstrainertoseparatesolids.Setteaasidetocool(forbestresults,allowtheteatocoolintherefrigeratorforatleast1hour).Fillglasseswithice.PourinthesteepedThaiteaapproximatelytwo-thirdsfull,leavingenoughroomtoaddmilkorcream.Filltheglassfullwithhalfandhalf(ordesiredmilkofchoice)andstirtocombine.Bestenjoyedimmediately. Jessica’sNotesHelpfultoolsandequipment– NumberOneBrandorPantaiThaiteamix. Fine-meshstrainerorteafilter. OriginallypublishedJune5,2018 NutritionalInformationCalories:169kcal|Carbohydrates:20g|Protein:2g|Fat:9g|SaturatedFat:5g|Cholesterol:29mg|Sodium:43mg|Potassium:104mg|Sugar:16g|VitaminA:285IU|VitaminC:0.7mg|Calcium:91mg (Nutritioninformationprovidedisanestimateandwillvarybasedoncookingmethodsandspecificbrandsofingredientsused.) Keywordhowtomakethaiicedtea,thaiicedtearecipe,thaitea,ThaiTeaRecipe DidYouMakeThisRecipe?TagitToday!Mention@theforkedspoonortag#theforkedspoonandpleaseleaveyourstarratinginthecommentsectionbelow. 8.0K shares AboutJessicaRandhawaJessicaRandhawaistheheadchef,photographer,andrecipedeveloperofTheForkedSpoon.JessicafellinlovewithcookingwhiletravelingthroughAsiaandEurope,whereshediscoveredherpassionforgoodfoodandnewadventures.HerrecipeshavebeenfeaturedonYahoo,MSN,USAToday,FeedFeed,andmanymore.SheholdsaBachelorofSciencedegreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia. Comments Howaboutmakingthaiiceteapergallon?Howmuchdryteaandsteepingtimeforthat? Reply Clickonthe“ServingSize”intherecipecard,andmoveitto14servings,whichisatotalof10.83cupswaterplus4.33cuphalfandhalf–16cupsisagallon🙂 Reply Thisrecipewriteupisreallystrangetomebecauseyouobviouslylikethedrink.YousayyouhadagreattimeinThailand.Andthenyou’refullofdisdainwhenyougettothepartabouthowyouplantoservethebeverage:“IguessI’mjust~different~becauseI’mservingtheteainashiny,cleanglassinsteadofthoseickyportable,disposablecontainersthatstreetvendorsuse!!!”It’sreallysmarmy.Also,Violaisawoman’sname.Thetermyou’relookingforis“voilà”. Reply HiLissie,NowhereinthispostdidIrefertothedisposableplasticpouchesas“icky”–thoseareyourwords,notmine.ThisiswhatIwrote, –“Ratherthanservingitinaplasticbagwithastrawpokingout,I’mdrinkingitoutofashinycleanglass.” Thisiscompletelyaccurate.AndIincludedthiscomparisontoexplainhowthisrecipeismorewesternizedratherthanauthentic.Iapologiseifthisoffendedyou. Asformygrammatical/spellingerror–thesethingshappen,I’mnotperfect,andasapersonalblog,Ilackthebenefitofmajorpublicationsorauthorswhohaveaneditoravailabletoproofreadeverythingbeforeitgetspublished.But,thanksfortheheadsup!Hopeyouhavealovelyday. Reply HiJessica,thankyouforsharingthisrecipe!Unfortunately,thePanthaiblendhasawarninglabelonthebackthatsaysitcontainschemicalsknowntocausecancerandbirthdefects–justthoughtyouallshouldknow! Reply Hi!Thanksforsharingthisrecipe.ButunfortunatelyIcan’tmakemyteatoturnorange.Itstaysbeige…thetasteisokbutthelooknot…anyidea?Thanks! Reply HiBenjamin, Perhapsitisthetypeofmilkused?ThehalfandhalfIusedinthephotosforthisrecipereallymakesthatorangecolorpop🙂 Reply SomeonetoldmeIboughtthewrongtea…canyouconfirm? https://shop.seingthai.com/thai-tea-mix-400g.html Thanksforyourhelp😉 HiBenjamin, IdontbelieveIhavetriedthatSeinthaibrandbefore.IusethePanthaibrandandthecolorturnsoutlikethephotos. todifferentiatefromotherteas,thaiteashavebeenaddedwithayellow/orangedye.sotheflavoryouhavemaybethesame,itjustmightnowhavethedye!iknowforthepanthaimix,theydoaddadyeinitforthatreason Reply ThatwouldbecorrectRowen🙂 Imadethisjustnowwithteabagsinsteadofloosetea,andabitmoresugarbecausewelikeitsweet.Tastedsoamazing!!Ithinkthebrewingmethodyouusedmakesahugedifference.PreviouslyIused2teabagsand2cupsofwater,steepedfor2minsanditwassowateryandflavorlessbutyoutubevideosrecommendedit.Yourmethodtastesjustlikemyfavoritebobateaplace! Reply Lovelovelovethisrecipe!Itissooogood!Ittastesjustliketheoneyougetformarestaurant.Thankyousooooomuchforthisrecipe! Reply ThanksLisa🙂 Reply Goodmorning!IorderedtheexactteamixyoulinkedtoatAmazon,andreceiveditpromptly(thankyou,Prime)butbeforeIopenedthebag,Isawthattheonlyingredientlistedistea…nospices.Areyousayingthattheteaitselfisinfusedwiththespiceflavors?Hatetoopenandbeunabletoreturnifitisonlyteaandfoodcoloring.Thanksforclarifying….superexcitedtotryyourrecipe. Reply HiPatricia, Yes,thatlinkedPantaiThaiTeaMixhasthespiceflavors(probablyinfused).ItisthesameteamixusedinmostThairestaurantsintheUSA. Reply Thankyouandhurrah! Soeasyandtasty! Reply ThatwassoeasyandjustlikewhenIwasinThailand5yearsago…THANKYOU! Reply Iwasreferredtoarecipethatcalledforsweetenedcondensedmilkandevaporatedmilkratherthanmilkandsugar.itsquiteauthenticandprettymuchexactlywhatthehipstersserveatlocalcoffeeshops. Reply Whatagreatauthentictastethisteahas–thankyou! Reply Greatrecipe,thankyou!1/4cupsugarisprobablyahealthyamountbutnotsweetenoughformesoIaddedalittlemore.I’mthinkingofbuyingteabagstoputtheThaiteainbecauseusingaskimmerwastoomessy. Reply Itsgreathavingtheseinstructions! Reply Nice,recipeandinformation.trueIlike5histypeoftea. Reply Thaiicedteaisoneofmyfavoritewaystocooldownwithtea–thiswassogood.AndwithPrimeshipping,Igottheicedteamixthenextday! Reply Thankyousomuch!Iamsohappyyouenjoyedtherecipe! Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked* RecipeRating RecipeRating Comment*Name* Email* Δ I’mJessica!Akamom,wife,chef,andtravel-obsessedphotographer.WelcometoTheForkedSpoon.Hereyoucanbrowsehundredsofincrediblefamily-friendlyrecipescoveringdozensofdiets,courses,andcuisines. Learnmoreaboutme. ReaderFavorites HowtoRoastButternutSquash TheBestChickenSoupRecipe AcaiBowlRecipe–HowtoMakeYourOwnAcaiBowl 10MinuteGarlicBokChoyRecipe BoneBrothRecipe(HowtoMakeBoneBroth) PhoRecipe(HowtoMakeVietnameseNoodleSoup)