Thai Iced Tea is a creamy and refreshing mildly spiced sweet tea made from Thai tea mix (or black tea), milk, and sugar. Popular in Southeast Asia and served in many Thai restaurants, learn how to make Thai tea at home with this easy-to-follow guide and recipe.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT20M
Rating
4.89 stars (206 reviews)
Keywords
how to make thai iced tea, thai iced tea recipe, thai tea, Thai Tea Recipe
Ingredients
½ cup Thai Tea Mix
2 ½ cups water
¼ cup granulated sugar
Ice
1 cup half and half (or milk of choice (full-fat coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, whole milk, etc.))
Categories
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Thai
Steps
Bring water to a boil in a small saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the Pantai Thai Tea Mix and the sugar. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to low and boil gently for two minutes or so before removing from heat.
Allow the tea to steep for approximately 15 minutes before straining through a fine-mesh strainer or a tea filter to separate solids. Set tea aside to cool (for best results, allow the tea to cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour).
Fill glasses with ice. Pour in the steeped Thai tea approximately two-thirds full, leaving enough room to add milk or cream. Fill the glass with half and half (or desired milk of choice) and stir to combine.
For best results, enjoy your creamy, mildly spiced, slightly caffeinated, and delightfully sweet Thai tea immediately.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 169 kcal
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 9 g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Cholesterol: 29 mg
Sodium: 43 mg
Sugar: 16 g
Reviews
Thanh on 2025-08-10 (5 stars): Thank you so much for this recipe. My previous attempt at making thai tea failed because i used less tea leaves and steeped it for longer, which resulted in headaches from drinking the tea. Your recipe is much better, and the taste is amazing!
Leslie on 2025-07-12 (5 stars): Thanks for the great recipe, we love love loved it in this heat wave!
Kristen on 2025-07-12 (5 stars): Hi Jessica, thank you for sharing this recipe!
D Nunns on 2025-07-11 (5 stars): Dear Jessica,
Thank you so much for your website and Thai Iced Tea and Thai food recipies.
It's wonderful to visit a website that is beautifully put together, without advertising or pop-ups!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Tim on 2023-02-13 (5 stars): I was craving some Thai Tea, and after getting all the ingredients this sure hit the spot!
Brittney on 2022-10-16 (5 stars): Yes i tried to just boil water and plop tea bags in as well, and it was not nearly as good!!
Brittney on 2022-10-16 (5 stars): Amazing and just like the restaurants!! This brewing method really works. I just added a splash of 2% milk and it is still wonderful, but it is probably even better with the half and half
