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Thai Iced Tea

Orange-red Thai tea sweetened with condensed milk while warm, poured over ice and crowned with evaporated milk.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Thai Tea Mix

    That's 2 tablespoons

    6 tsp
  • Water
    240 ml / 8.12 US fl oz
  • Sugar

    1 tablespoon

    3 tsp
  • Condensed Milk
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Evaporated Milk

    Poured on top at the end

    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Heat the Thai tea mix, water and sugar in a small pot for 3 to 5 minutes, until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Turn off the heat and steep until deep reddish-orange, then strain out the leaves with a tea sock or fine strainer.
  3. Stir in the condensed milk while it's warm, let cool, then refrigerate for a few hours.
  4. Fill a tall glass with ice, pour in the chilled tea, top with the evaporated milk, then stir and add a straw.

Recipe reference

Scaled to one glass from Rachel Cooks Thai's street-vendor-style recipe for four.

rachelcooksthai.com ↗