Creamy Milk Tea
Monday, June 15, 2020
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Vegetarian Gluten free · Serves 1 · Nothing is better than creamy, warming milk tea. This lovely tea recipe contains brown sugar, and is the perfect way to start or end the day #milktea #teawithmilk #recipe #milkytea #tea #ohhowcivilized
Ingredients
1 cup water + more to warm teapot
1/4 cup half & half
2 teaspoons black tea (2 tea bags)
1 teaspoon brown sugar
Instructions
Boil water.
Boil 1.5 cups of water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting, setting the water temperature to 208°F. (Filtered water is best.)
Warm up teapot.
Pour 1/2 cup of boiled water into your teapot and swirl the water around to warm up the teapot. Discard the water.
Combine tea and hot water in a teapot.
Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.
Strain tea leaves and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Stir in brown sugar.
Pour in half & half.
I'm using a generous amount of half & half (1/4 cup) but feel free to add as little or as much as you like.
Stir before drinking.
Notes
TIP #1: Brew a strong cup of tea
Since we're adding half & half and sugar, you want to make sure the tea is strong and brewed properly with boiling water and steeped for the right amount of time. Weak tea isn't great for milk tea.
TIP #2: Adjust sweetness
Everyone has a different level of sweet they like in their tea. Start with a teaspoon of sugar first and add more if needed.
TIP #3: Warm your teapot
It's a good idea to warm up your teapots with hot water before brewing any kind of tea to keep the water hot during the steeping process.
TIP #4: Use black tea
I've tried making milk tea with oolong but it's never as good as when it's made with black tea. Black teas like Assam and Ceylon work best.
Ingredients
1 cup water + more to warm teapot
1/4 cup half & half
2 teaspoons black tea (2 tea bags)
1 teaspoon brown sugar
Instructions
Boil water.
Boil 1.5 cups of water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting, setting the water temperature to 208°F. (Filtered water is best.)
Warm up teapot.
Pour 1/2 cup of boiled water into your teapot and swirl the water around to warm up the teapot. Discard the water.
Combine tea and hot water in a teapot.
Cover teapot and steep for 5 minutes.
Strain tea leaves and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Stir in brown sugar.
Pour in half & half.
I'm using a generous amount of half & half (1/4 cup) but feel free to add as little or as much as you like.
Stir before drinking.
Notes
TIP #1: Brew a strong cup of tea
Since we're adding half & half and sugar, you want to make sure the tea is strong and brewed properly with boiling water and steeped for the right amount of time. Weak tea isn't great for milk tea.
TIP #2: Adjust sweetness
Everyone has a different level of sweet they like in their tea. Start with a teaspoon of sugar first and add more if needed.
TIP #3: Warm your teapot
It's a good idea to warm up your teapots with hot water before brewing any kind of tea to keep the water hot during the steeping process.
TIP #4: Use black tea
I've tried making milk tea with oolong but it's never as good as when it's made with black tea. Black teas like Assam and Ceylon work best.