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by Diane
Buy our air fryer e-cookbooks today We’re obsessed with making this thai iced tea recipe at home! We have the secret to what makes this just like what you would order at your local Thai restaurant.
Easy Thai Tea Recipe like Restaurants
You guys, if you like thai tea, then you can make it at home! No need to head out to your Thai restaurant for thai iced tea when it’s easyand you can make gallons of it.
Our recipe really is that delicious, just like the restaurants. It starts with the thai tea mix that is commonly used. Anyone who has tasted our recipealways say how it’s exactly like the restaurant versions. Only difference is that our version has less sugar. So if you like it more sweet you can definitely add the sugar to taste.
There are several brands of thai tea mix and the one that is our current favorite is the Cha Thai Tea Mix. These mixes arewhat manyThai restaurants use. The mixes are dyed with yellow food coloring (look on the package) and that’s what gives it it’s bright orange color. Also, Thai tea has a vanilla aroma to it. So if you want to have the brilliant orange color and flavors like most of the Thai restaurants, then this is one of thebrands of thai tea to buy: Cha Thai Tea Mix.
There’s are lots of other brands of Thai tea mixes to buy, and we’ve tried as many as we can to get you our recommendations for other options to buy. This is another one of our favorites: (Number One) Cha Tra Mue Brand Thai Tea Mix.
Video: Authentic Thai Tea Recipe:
The creamy goodness in this drinkcomes from half and half. If you want, you can use other creamers such ascoconut milk, whole milk or sweetened condensed milk. What ever you use, make sure to consider the sweetness of those creamers because they’ll change the sugar level of the overall thai iced tea once added to the brewed tea mix.
Have fun with this drink!
Add some fun straws and what you have is some awesome drinkthat all your friends will be blown away at how delicious it is! This thai iced tea recipe is literally, dessert in a glass. And if you’re craving another great drink, try bulletproof coffee!
Enjoy!
How to Make Thai Tea Ingredients :
Here are our favorite Thai Tea mixes and the traditional, re-useable strainer the we love:
Another mix which many of our This is the mix we commonly find in Asian stores around us.
Our current favorite Thai Tea mix. Make it just like the restaurants!
Go traditional with this Thai Tea Filter. Get a second one for coffee too!
This recipe was originally published 2017 and updated in 2022!
THAI ICED TEA RECIPE
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 5 minutes mins
Steeping Time: 45 minutes mins
Total Time: 10 minutes mins
Our Thai Tea mix is from the Cha 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).
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (80 g) Thai Tea Mix
- 4 cups (980 ml) water
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) half and half or other creamer (some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk) *approximately
- ice cubes
Instructions
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.
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Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 149kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Sodium: 26mg, Potassium: 66mg, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 145IU, Vitamin C: 0.3mg, Calcium: 47mg
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 149
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Aria — Reply
This recipe works really well! Tastes exactly like the Thai Iced Tea I had in Thailand. -
Agnes — Reply
This is much more economically friendly than going out and buying my own Thai Iced Tea! My friends get really impressed when I pull this out during lunch! -
Boyd — Reply
This is a delicious drink! Definitely like the restaurant! -
K C — Reply
This is by far the BEST Thai Tea recipe I’ve found across the internet. Thank you so much, it’s taken me months to get the recipe right and you’ve done it! Gave it to some friends and they said it tasted authentic like the original tea in Thailand.-
Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi KC, thanks so much for the feedback and happy that you enjoyed our recipe!
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Lili — Reply
I definitely won’t be going back to the store to get Thai iced tea no longer. This was amazing. -
Iona — Reply
Yummm so glad I could make this at home. Crazy how I’ve been buying it all this time. . -
Garyn — Reply
This is much better than the ones you buy at the boba shops. It was so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe. -
Danni — Reply
It’s awesome that I can adjust the sweetness to this Thai tea. Can’t wait to make more.
