Video Ice milk tea how to make

A refreshing iced milk tea recipe made with black tea, sweetened condensed milk, and half & half. It’s sweet, creamy, and hits the spot on hot summer days.

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What’s Iced Milk Tea?

When you add milk to any type of tea, it’s a milk tea. Add ice and you’ve got iced milk tea.
This recipe is a Hong Kong-style milk tea in that it’s made with sweetened condensed milk.
It’s full-bodied from the robust black tea.
Quick and easy — made in just 8 minutes!

What else is a milk tea? Bubble Tea, Iced Matcha Latte, London Fog, and Chai Lattes are all milk teas.

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Ingredient Notes

Black teaAny black loose tea or black tea sachet will work.
Filtered waterBetter tasting water makes better tasting tea, so use filtered water instead of tap.
Half & halfI’m using this instead of evaporated milk, which is what’s usually in a Hong Kong milk tea.
Sweetened condensed milkAside from the half & half, this is what makes it a Hong Kong milk tea.
IceIf you want to see the swirls from the half & half, make sure to use smaller ice cubes.

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How to Make Iced Milk Tea

1. Make sweetened half & half

Stir together sweetened condensed milk and half & half.

2. Make iced tea

I use my electric kettle with temperature setting and set it to 190°F. If you don’t have an electric kettle, bring water to a simmer then turn off heat.

I don’t like using boiling hot water (212°F) for making iced tea since I need to cool it down quickly and I find boiled water just too hot to work with.

Steep tea and discard tea sachets.

Tea Sommelier’s Tip: When adding milk and sweetener to tea, make a nice strong brew so that the tea flavor comes through.

In a cocktail shaker combine ice and tea.

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Tightly close cocktail shaker and shake 10 times. Ice quickly cools down the tea and it’s ready to drink.

3. Assemble drink

Pour ice-chilled tea into 2 cups of ice. Leave a little room at the top for the sweetened half & half.

Pour in sweetened half & half. Make sure to stir before drinking.

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Notes & Tips

To give it an extra twist, try dulce de leche instead of sweetened condensed milk.
If you want to recreate the swirls, you must use half & half. Milk won’t work as well.
You can use any black tea for this recipe from Earl Grey to English breakfast tea.

Questions You May Have

Variations on Milk Tea

Bubble teaMilk tea with tapioca balls.
Hong Kong-style milk teaBlack tea with evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk.
ChaiSpiced milk tea that originated in India.
Thai iced teaA sweetened black tea with spices and milk from Thailand.
Matcha latteMilk and matcha green tea.
Iced matcha latteMatcha and milk, iced.
London Fog (Earl Grey Tea Latte)Earl Grey tea with milk.