Thai Iced Tea Recipe From Scratch

REAL THAI ICED TEA

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Why make Thai iced tea from a mix when the real thing is so much more delicious? Learn to make Thai iced tea from scratch with this authentic recipe.

Provided by Lindsey Goodwin

Categories Beverage

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons loose-leaf black tea
1 piece star anise
2 pods cardamom
Optional: 1/2 cinnamon stick
Optional: 1/8 vanilla bean
Optional: ground tamarind (to taste)
Optional: 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup water (boiling)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons evaporated milk (or coconut milk or whole milk)

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
Steep the tea, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, tamarind powder, and almond extract (if using) in the boiling water for 5 minutes.
Strain the tea.
Stir in the sugar and sweetened condensed milk until both are completely dissolved.
Fill 2 tall glasses with ice.
Pour the tea over the ice, leaving an inch or so of space at the top for the evaporated milk.
Top up with more ice if needed, and then drizzle with 1 teaspoon of evaporated milk on each glass of tea.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60 kcal, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 20 mg, Sugar 12 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 2 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

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