Thai iced tea fans, rejoice!
This recipe yields restaurant-quality Thai iced tea that’s lower in added sugar.
If you’re managing your blood sugar, we also have a sugar-free version made with zero-calorie sweetener.
Photo: Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Annie Probst
What Is Thai Iced Tea?
Even that signature orange hue, which comes from food coloring, is negotiable.
Some restaurants use condensed milk; others use half-and-half, heavy cream or whole milk.
Does Thai Iced Tea Have Caffeine?
Black tea has roughly 60 milligrams of caffeine per cup.
What Makes Thai Iced Tea Orange?
The simple answer is food coloring.
As to why, that’s much more hazy!
Some say the coloring was added to differentiate between Thai tea and Thai coffee.
Is Thai Iced Tea Healthy?
Fill a tall glass 34 full with ice and pour the tea over it.
Top each glass with 1 Tbsp.
Makes 8 10-ounce servings
Nutriton information: 90 calories, 4g fat (2g sat.
Place tea leaves in a fine-mesh strainer.
Let the tea leaves steep until the tea is room temperature, 45 minutes or up to 2 hours.
)Discard the tea leaves.
Refrigerate the tea until cold, 2 hours or up to 5 days.
Fill 6 tall glasses 34 full with ice and pour the tea over the ice.
Add 1 tablespoon half-and-half to each glass.
Stir and enjoyit’s even better through a reusable metal straw, which helps keep it cooler!
To make each drink, fill a glass 34 full with ice.
Add 1 cup tea and 14 cup milk mixture; stir.
Top with 1 tablespoon half-and-half, stir again.
To make ahead
Refrigerate tea for up to 5 days.
- Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day.
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