Recipes for Milk Tea

Have you ever had milk with tea? People spend big bucks purchasing tea with milk from cafes. However, making it yourself is a less expensive way to satisfy your taste buds.

If you haven't tried, you need to try the unique flavor that the combination of tea and milk can provide. Tea drinkers savor each flavorful sip.

Try these tasty recipes...

Honey-Flavored Milk Tea

This is a traditional and ideal cup of tea. It's a very simple recipe using simple ingredients found in most households.

Ingredients

• Tea
• Water
• Milk (skim, condensed, or low-fat varieties)
• Sugar (honey or other sweeteners can be substituted)

Directions

1. Bring about one liter of water to a boil.
2. Place the loose leaves in the water and let them sit for approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Lower the heat to simmer and let the tea steep for about 20 to 30 minutes. The flavor becomes stronger the longer the leaves are allowed to steep.
4. Strain the tea thoroughly to remove the leaves. You do not want any of them left in the tea.
5. Transfer the liquid to your cup. Add your choice of milk whether 2%, while, or skim, and stir to combine with the tea.
6. Add honey and stir once more to dissolve it into the tea.
7. You can further enhance this beverage by adding cinnamon or other flavorings to your tea.

Homemade Recipe for Bubble Milk Tea

Bubble milk tea is a very popular beverage today and this recipe is very easy to make.

Ingredients

• Make up 3/4 of a cup of brewed tea in jasmine, black, green, red, your favorite variety of tea.
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup of ice cubes
• 1/2 cup of your choice of milk or milk substitute (rice, soy, or almond milk)
• 1/4 cup of tapioca pearls cooked

Directions

1. Blend the ice, tea, sugar, and milk in a blender until the mixture is creamy.
2. Place the tapioca pearls that have been cooked into the bottom of a tall glass, and add the creamy drink over the tapioca pearls.
3. Place a fat straw into the drink, so the pearls can be sipped up along with the milk tea.

You really should try these very easy recipes above, if you have not yet made milk tea at home. You will quickly see how money you can save and still manage to get your daily fix of milk tea. Try some today!

Learn how to make the best tea at All Herbal Tea.

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