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Hokkaido milk tea recipe (cold)

How to make delicious Hokkaido milk tea even if you don’t have Hokkaido milk
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Prep Time:6 minutes
Steeping time:4 minutes
Total Time:10 minutes

Equipment

  • Heat resistant container that won’t crack when you add ice (For example, a tea pot)

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. black tea or 2 teabags
  • ¼ Cup fresh boiled water
  • 1 tsp. sugar feel free to adapt to taste
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3-4 ice cubes around 1/2 cup (equaling around 1/4 cup of water when melted)
  • ½ Cup whole fat milk If possible, choose organic or grass-fed milk

Instructions

  • Make concentrated tea:
    Steep the tea in a small amount of water.
    Once the steeping time is over (after around 4-5 minutes), remove tea.
    making concentrated black tea for cold milk tea
  • Sweeten the tea while it’s still hot, so the sugar dissolves easily.
    Add the vanilla extract.
    Adding vanilla to black tea
  • Add the ice cubes.
    Allow them to cool down the tea concentrate (it only takes 2-3 minutes).
    Making cold back tea with ice cubes
  • Fill a glass up to its halfway point with tea. Then fill the remaining half with milk.
    Enjoy!
    Hokkaido milk tea without Hokkaido milk

Notes

  • Feel free to serve with boba (tapioca pearls)
  • To make how Hokkaido milk tea, follow the steps to make Royal milk tea
  • If you are lucky enough to have Hokkaido milk tea, you can skip the vanilla extract
  • You could also use half-and-half or evaporated milk instead of full fat milk

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American, Japanese
Keyword: black tea, milk tea
Servings: 1 Serving
Calories: 100kcal