Thai Tea from Scratch

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 14 minutes

Ingredients

6 Black Tea Bags

2½ cups Water

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (optional)

2 pieces Star Anise

1 tablespoons Whole Cardamom

1 Cinnamon Stick

1/4 piece Vanilla Bean

2 teaspoons Ground Turmeric

2 tablespoons Sugar (I used coconut palm sugar)

1/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 tablespoons Evaporated Milk (or whole milk)

Directions

Thai Tea

Place the tea bags, water, vanilla extract, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, and turmeric into a medium-sized pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.

Pour the tea mixture through a strainer to remove the whole spices. Fill two glasses with ice and pour the tea over the ice.

Sweetened Milk

In a small bowl whisk the sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk (or whole milk) together until smooth.

Pour the milk mixture over the iced Thai tea. Garnish with mint leaves.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cup
• Calories: 227 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 17 mg
• Sodium: 81 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 40 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 35 g
• Protein: 5 g