Authentic Thai Iced Tea Recipe - The Spruce Eats

Ingredients · 2 tablespoons loose-leaf black tea · 1 pod star anise · 2 pods cardamom · 1/2 cinnamon stick, optional · 1/8 vanilla bean, optional. Teas SoutheastAsianFood RealThaiIcedTea By LindseyGoodwin LindseyGoodwin Instagram Twitter Website LindseyGoodwinisafoodwriterandteaconsultantwithmorethan12yearsofexperienceexploringteaproductionandculture. LearnaboutTheSpruceEats' EditorialProcess Updatedon07/20/22 Testedby ColleenGraham Testedby ColleenGraham Facebook Pinterest Twitter Website FreelancewriterandcocktailbookauthorColleenGrahamisaseasonedmixologistwholovessharingherknowledgeofspiritsandpassionforpreparingdrinks. LearnaboutTheSpruceEats' EditorialProcess TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Prep: 5mins Cook: 5mins Total: 10mins Servings: 2servings 128ratings Addacomment NutritionFacts(perserving) 60 Calories 1g Fat 12g Carbs 1g Protein ShowFullNutritionLabel HideFullNutritionLabel × NutritionFacts Servings:2 Amountperserving Calories 60 %DailyValue* TotalFat1g 1% SaturatedFat1g 3% Cholesterol4mg 1% Sodium20mg 1% TotalCarbohydrate12g 4% DietaryFiber0g 0% TotalSugars12g Protein1g VitaminC0mg 2% Calcium39mg 3% Iron0mg 1% Potassium50mg 1% *The%DailyValue(DV)tellsyouhowmuchanutrientinafoodservingcontributestoadailydiet.2,000caloriesadayisusedforgeneralnutritionadvice. (Nutritioninformationiscalculatedusinganingredientdatabaseandshouldbeconsideredanestimate.) SaveRecipe ThisrecipeisforthecreamystyleofThaiicedtea thatmostThairestaurantsinAmericaserve(ชาเย็น,alsoknownas cha yen,chanomyenorchayensainom).WhilemanyThaiicedteamixesoftencontainalow-gradepowderorsyrup,thisauthenticrecipegetsitsflavorfromgood-qualityblackteaandspiceswithoutanyartificialingredients.ThismeansyourThaiteawon'tbebrightorange,sincethecolorcomesfromadyeaddedtoThaiteamixes. Similartohot Thaitea,realThai iced tea isamixofblacktea,spices,sugar,sweetenedcondensedmilk,andevaporatedmilk.It'sagreatdrinkforfansof masalachai andotherspicedormilky blackteas.Thebestpartisit's easytomakeandfarcheapertomakefromscratchthanbuyingit. Ifyoudon'thaveeveryoneofthespicesinthisrecipeonhand,that'sOK—youcanskiponeortwo.Butifyouwantthefullflavor,seekoutthesomewhatunusualingredients(suchastamarindpowder)atyourlocalSoutheastAsianorIndianmarket.Althoughyoucanuseteabags,ittastesbetterwithloose-leaftea becausetheflavorisricherandmorecomplex. 1:19 ClickPlaytoSeeThisThaiIcedTeaRecipeComeTogether "Deliciousicedteathat’sperfectlysweetandsmooth—adrinkyoucanenjoyallday.Havealotoficeready;pouringhotteaovericeinstantlymeltsabouthalfthecubes,butthedilutionhelpsmarrytheflavors.Ifmakingabigbatch,increasetheteaandwaterinproportion."—ColleenGraham ANoteFromOurRecipeTester 2tablespoonsloose-leafblacktea 1podstaranise 2pods cardamom 1/2cinnamonstick,optional 1/8vanillabean,optional Tamarind powder,totaste,optional 1/4teaspoonalmondextract,optional 1cupboilingwater 1tablespoonsugar 1tablespoonsweetenedcondensedmilk 2teaspoonsevaporatedmilk,orcoconutmilk,orwholemilk Gathertheingredients. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Steepthetea,staranise,cardamom,cinnamonstick,vanillabean,tamarindpowder,andalmondextract(ifusing)intheboilingwaterfor5minutes. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Strainthetea. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Stirinthesugarandsweetenedcondensedmilkuntilbotharecompletelydissolved. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Fill2tallglasseswithice. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Pourtheteaovertheice,leavinganinchorsoofspaceatthetopfortheevaporatedmilk. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Topupwithmoreiceifneeded,andthendrizzlewith1teaspoonofevaporatedmilkoneachglassoftea. TheSpruceEats/EmilyBaker Tips UsestrongteasuchasCeylon,Assam,orKeemun.Alternatively,youcanuse4teabagsofstrongblacktea,oryoucanmakeacaffeine-freeThaiicedteawith4tablespoonsof rooibostea. Youeasilycanmakethisrecipeveganbyreplacingthe sweetenedcondensedmilkandevaporatedmilkwithcreamofcoconutandcoconutmilk. YoucanadjustthesweetnessofthisThaiteaaccordingtoyourtastes.ThisrecipeisnotassicklysweetassomeThaiiceteamixes,butyoucanincreaseordecreasethesugarasdesired. RecipeVariations IfyoulikethischayenstyleofThaiicedtea,youalsomightenjoy chamanaoThaiicedtea,whichreplacesthesweetenedcondensedmilkandevaporatedmilkwithlimejuiceandjasmineessence.Itisespeciallyrefreshinginsummer. Andifyou'reacoffeedrinker,besuretotry Thaiicedcoffee,whichhasthesamespicinessandcreaminesswithacoffeebaseinsteadoftea. WhatisthedifferencebetweenThaiteaandmilktea? Milkteaisapopulardrinkicedorhotandistraditionallymadeusingblacktea.The"milk"canrangefromsweetenedcondensedmilktoevaporatedmilktowholemilktonon-dairymilk.Thaiteaisatypeofmilkteathatcontainsamorespecificmixtureofblacktea,spices,sugar,andevaporatedand/orcondensedmilk. RecipeTags: Tea thai spring beverage RateThisRecipe Idon'tlikethisatall. It'snottheworst. Sure,thiswilldo. I'mafan—wouldrecommend. Amazing!Iloveit! Thanksforyourrating! 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