Whenever we go out for Thai food, I love ordering a Thai iced tea as a treat. The creamy sweetness with subtle spice and vanilla flavor is perfect to counter a spicy Thai dish. We haven’t found a good Thai restaurant near our new place yet, although I did have some darn good Thai food in Northern Virginia when visiting my sister, Lauren. To ease the cravings until we find a great restaurant around here, I decided to make my own Thai iced tea!
To make Thai iced tea, all you need is black tea, sugar, anise, green cardamom, cloves, vanilla, and something creamy – regular milk, sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, etc. Most Thai restaurants use sweetened condensed milk, but since I was making it myself, I tried to cut down on the sugar; I’ve used coconut milk and regular whole milk with similar flavor. I buy my spices from Indian spice markets (or you can find them in the Indian section in the grocery store if you have a fancy grocery store like Wegman’s!), and they’re usually very reasonably priced. [Read more…]
