Best 11 Thai Style Iced Tea Recipes

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Thai iced tea, a refreshing and flavorful beverage, has captivated the world with its unique blend of aromatic spices, rich black tea, and sweet condensed milk. Originating from Thailand, this delightful drink is enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. In this article, we will delve into the world of Thai iced tea, exploring its history, traditional methods, and variations. We will uncover the secrets behind making this delectable beverage, providing step-by-step instructions and essential tips. So, let's embark on this culinary journey and discover the art of crafting the perfect Thai iced tea.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

THAI ICED TEA RECIPE



THAI ICED TEA RECIPE image

Our Thai Tea mix is from the Pantai Thai Tea Mix bag. We reduced the amount of sugar that they suggested, but you can definitely add more if you like your Thai Iced Tea to be sweeter. The finished and brewed Thai tea mix keeps well in the fridge. Brew the tea, strain, and then chill, storing in the fridge until you are ready to serve. This can be done several days ahead of time. The brewed thai tea lasts about 10 days in the fridge (without the half and half)

Provided by Diane

Categories     Drinks

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup Thai Tea Mix
4 cups water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup half and half or other creamer ((some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk) *approximately)
ice cubes

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Strain the Thai tea and aside to cool (we prefer to strain through a traditional re-useable cloth filter to remove any sediment). You can make this ahead of time and have the Thai tea chilling in the fridge. Completely chill before serving.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149 kcal, Carbohydrate 26 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Sodium 26 mg, Sugar 25 g, ServingSize 1 serving

THAI ICED TEA RECIPE (CHA YEN) - AUTHENTIC THAI STREET FOOD STYLE!



Thai Iced Tea Recipe (Cha Yen) - Authentic Thai Street Food Style! image

There are few things on the streets of Thailand more refreshing than a Thai style iced tea. After the tea is brewed, it's mixed with sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk to make it creamy, rich, and sweet. Cha yen, as it's known in Thai, is famous at Thai restaurants around the world, it makes for a wonderful refreshing beverage. Watch the video recipe here.

Provided by Mark Wiens (eatingthaifood.com)

Categories     Drinks

Time 6m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon Thai black tea
1 cup of hot boiling water
2 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons evaporated milk (plus some more to sprinkle on top)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup of crushed ice

Steps:

  • First step is to boil water, I'm just using a pot, but you could use a water boiler or microwave
  • Take your tea sock and add about 1 tablespoon of black Thai tea. It's then easiest to put your tea sock into a bowl or big cup in order to steep the tea.
  • Pour 1 cup of boiling water into the tea sock, and push it in and out to steep the tea and extract all that flavr. Steep the tea for a few minutes until it turns nice and dark in color.
  • Taking a new cup, pour in 1 glass of hot tea
  • Add 2 teaspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk, and give it a nice stir
  • Then add 2 teaspoons of evaporated milk, and continue to stir the tea until everything is fully mixed in
  • Optional - A good Thai iced tea should have a little froth or some bubbles on top, so take 2 pitchers, and pour the tea from one to the other, with a bit of elevation. You could do this in a different way too, but it's pretty fun!
  • Take a cup and fill it all the way to the top with crushed ice
  • Gentry pour your hot tea mixture over the cup of ice
  • To give your Thai iced tea a final creamy touch, drizzle on some more evaporated milk onto the top of your cup
  • Add a straw, and you're ready to start slurping it down!

THAI-STYLE ICED TEA



Thai-Style Iced Tea image

Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Categories     Milk/Cream     Tea     Non-Alcoholic     Iced Tea     Vanilla     Summer     Simmer     Bon Appétit     Drink

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

10 star anise pods
3 tablespoons sugar
1 vanilla bean
15 black tea bags
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Combine 10 star anise pods, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Scrape in seeds from 1 vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Transfer to a large pitcher. Add 15 black tea bags and 7 cups cold water. Cover; chill at least 4 hours. Strain into another large pitcher. Stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream and 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk until dissolved. Serve over ice.

THAI SWEET ICED TEA



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A delicious Thai iced tea for a refreshing afternoon.

Provided by Gigi

Time 2h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 cups water
1 cup Thai tea leaves
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon crushed cardamom pods
¼ teaspoon crushed cloves
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 cup half-and-half, or to taste
crushed ice, as needed

Steps:

  • Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in tea leaves, vanilla extract, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. Cover and remove from the heat. Let steep for 15 minutes.
  • Pour tea through a fine mesh strainer; discard tea leaves. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • Fill glasses with crushed ice. Pour tea into glasses and top with half-and-half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.6 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 27.7 mg, Sugar 42 g

THAI ICED TEA



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You can always find this creamy, bitter, super-sweet energizing drink at your favorite Thai restaurants. But now you can enjoy it at home as well! Perfect for backyard BBQs. Serve with a straw!

Provided by Rob Bracco

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Thai

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ½ cups water
4 tea bags black tea
4 teaspoons white sugar
¼ cup sweetened condensed milk, divided
¼ cup half-and-half, divided

Steps:

  • Bring water to a boil in a kettle; remove from heat. Add tea bags and steep for 5 minutes; remove tea bags.
  • Stir sugar into tea until dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
  • Fill 4 glasses with ice; pour tea into each glass until almost full. Stir 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk into each glass. Float 1 tablespoon half-and-half atop the iced tea.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.2 g, Cholesterol 12.1 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 38.5 mg, Sugar 14.6 g

THAI ICED TEA



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Thai red tea leaves are blended with star anise, cinnamon and vanilla. The steeped tea then is flavored with sugar and, after being cooled, is mixed with cream and often condensed milk for a refreshing creamy drink

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 2h10m

Yield 6 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 cups water
1 cup Thai tea
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons cream
6 tablespoons condensed milk

Steps:

  • In a kettle, bring the water to a boil. Place the tea in a teapot or glass container. Pour the water over the tea and let steep until bright orange in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain into a clean container, such as a pitcher (or, if in tea bags, remove the bags). Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Fill 6 tall glasses with crushed ice and add tea to 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon cream and 1 tablespoon condensed milk to each glass.
  • Serve with iced-tea spoon so guests can swirl the mixture themselves.

THAI ICED TEA



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Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     beverage

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 cups water
6 tablespoons Thai tea
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, or more to taste
Crushed ice

Steps:

  • Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Place tea in a tea sock, add to the boiling water, remove from the heat, and let steep for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how strong you like your tea. Strain the tea into a pitcher and stir in the condensed milk. Fill 4 highball glasses with crushed ice, pour in the tea, and stir to chill. Add more sweetened condensed milk, if desired.

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

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

THAI ICED TEA



Thai Iced Tea image

Here is my recipe for this tasty iced tea, which is the perfect complement to a hot day, or a hot dish. It is extremely close to what you get at Thai restaurants. This delicious orange beverage is very strong, very sweet, and very good. It also has a great presentation, with its bright color and the layers formed by the milk.

Provided by Chef Duch319

Categories     Beverages

Time 10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 black tea bags
4 cups water
star anise, to taste (optional)
ground tamarind powder, to taste (optional)
cardamom (optional) or other spices, to taste (optional)
3/4 cup sugar or 3/4 cup alternative sugar, to taste

Steps:

  • Thai Tea Mix directions.
  • 1. Bring water to boil and add the 4 tea bags. Add sugar and gently stir to completely dissolve sugar. Gently boil tea for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • 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. Remove the tea bags and set aside finished Thai tea to cool.
  • 4. You can make this ahead of time and have the Thai tea chilling in the fridge.
  • Thai Tea Assembly:.
  • half and half (some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk).
  • ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.1, Sodium 7.5, Carbohydrate 37.5, Sugar 37.4

THAI ICED TEA RESTAURANT STYLE (GOOD UP TO A WEEK)



Thai Iced Tea Restaurant Style (Good up to a Week) image

This is a very strong concentrate used at restaurants. Just remember do not mix the tea with Sugar Syrup and or half-and-half until ready to serve. If you do not used Pantai Norasingh Thai Tea Mix add 2 tablespoons of crushed cardamom pods in addition to your Thai tea mix. If you cannot find a Thai Tea Mix you can used: 2 tablespoons of crushed cardamom pods, 1/2 tablespoon clove (crushed), 3 tablespoons tamarind seeds (crushed), 2 teaspoons whole coriander seed (optional), 4 to 8 whole star anise (crushed), 1/4 teaspoon vanillin powder, 2 1/2 cups strong loose leaf black tea (such as Darjeeling or Assam) and added 5 minutes before the first straining 1/2 teaspoon orange extract and 5 rosebuds.

Provided by StarOfWhiteLight

Categories     Beverages

Time 35m

Yield 20 glasses, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 gallon distilled water
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon chili pepper
1/3 cup kona ground coffee (optional)
3 cups pantai norasingh Thai tea mix
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter pancake syrup pancake syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanillin powder artificial vanilla flavoring
1 pinch sea salt
1 1/2 cups distilled water

Steps:

  • TEA DIRECTIONS:.
  • Bring one gallon of water to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low.
  • Stir in tea leaves, cinnamon, black pepper, chili pepper, and coffee.
  • Stir for 2 to 5 minutes until most of the tea leaves start to sink.
  • Cover.
  • Remove mixture from heat and let steep 10 minutes.
  • TIP: If you want a clean crisp tea fill the pitcher up with ice before adding and straining the tea. If you want a dark bold flavor do not add the ice at this step!
  • Pour tea through a "Cloth Tea Filter Sock" or nylon sock into a pitcher, discarding tea leaves .
  • Cool to room temp (if iced cool until ice is melted).
  • Pour tea a second time through "Cloth Tea Filter Sock" or nylon sock into a empty gallon water bottle (make sure the lid can be place on tight).
  • Cap and refrigerate.
  • TEA SUGAR SYRUP DIRECTIONS:.
  • Mix all ingredients a large pot.
  • Cook at medium to high heat.
  • Once the mixture boils remove from stove immediately.
  • Let cool and refrigerate.
  • TO SERVE:.
  • Fill a glass with 7 oz crushed ice pour tea over ice up to 8 oz.
  • Add 1/2 to 2 oz of Sugar Syrup.
  • At "tableside" add 1 to 2 oz of half-and-half.
  • Traditional Variation: Substitute coconut milk or evaporated milk for half & half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.3, Sodium 31.6, Carbohydrate 16.1, Sugar 15.5

THAI ICED TEA RECIPE BY TASTY



Thai Iced Tea Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: water, thai tea leaves, sugar, water, ice, simple syrup, thai tea, half & half

Provided by Frank Tiu

Categories     Drinks

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups water
1 cup thai tea leaves
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
½ cup ice
simple syrup, to taste
1 cup thai tea
¼ cup half & half

Steps:

  • In a large pot over high heat, combine the water and Thai tea leaves. Bring the tea to a boil, then immediately pour the tea through a strainer into a heat-proof vessel to remove the tea leaves. Let the tea cool to room temperature.
  • Make the simple syrup: in a small pot over high heat, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the syrup is clear.
  • Assemble the tea: divide the ice between 2 glasses, then add simple syrup, tea, and half-and-half.
  • Stir before serving.
  • Enjoy!

Tips:

  • Use high-quality tea leaves: Fresh, flavorful tea leaves make all the difference in the taste of your iced tea. Look for loose-leaf teas or tea bags made with whole leaves.
  • Steep the tea properly: The amount of time you steep the tea will affect the strength and flavor of your iced tea. For a refreshing, light tea, steep for 3-4 minutes. For a stronger tea, steep for 5-6 minutes.
  • Sweeten the tea to taste: If you like your iced sweet, add sugar, honey, or another sweetener to taste. A little bit of sweetness can help to balance the bitterness of the tea.
  • Add flavorings: For a more flavorful iced tea, add fresh herbs, spices, or fruit. Some popular additions include mint, lemongrass, ginger, and orange slices.
  • Chill the tea thoroughly: Before serving, chill the tea in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. You can also serve the tea over ice.

Conclusion:

Thai iced tea is a refreshing and flavorful drink that is perfect for any occasion. With its unique combination of black tea, spices, and condensed milk, it's a surefire hit with everyone who tries it. By following the tips in this article, you can make delicious Thai iced tea at home in just a few minutes. So next time you're looking for a refreshing drink, give Thai iced tea a try. You won't be disappointed!

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