Vegan Thai Iced Tea (Cha Yen ชาเย็น) + CBD Oil
Vegan Thai iced tea is easily made by swapping out animal ingredients for dairy-free alternatives. I use Cha Tra Mue brand Thai tea, which is the most popular and readily available brand. If you're using CBD oil, be sure to add it to the hot tea so the oil has a chance to dissipate; if you add it at the end it will form in larger globules on top of the tea or around the glass (it's very viscous). Use a paper or fabric strainer for the tea, which is very fine and will slip through metal strainers.
Servings: 2 glasses
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Thai tea powder
- 250 millilitres boiling water 1 cup
- 3-5 drops CBD oil optional
- 2 tablespoons vegan condensed milk
- 2-3 teaspoons sugar or more, to taste
- Pinch of salt
- Ice
- 2 tablespoons soy cream or rich non-dairy milk
Instructions
- Add the tea powder to a heat proof container and pour the boiling water over. Leave for about 5 minutes.
- Strain through a paper or fabric filter. Add the CBD oil, if using, to the hot tea. For layered tea, as in my photos, follow the step below. Otherwise combine the vegan condensed milk, sugar, and salt with the hot tea and mix or shake to combine thoroughly. Pour over a glass full to the brim with ice and top with soy cream or rich non-dairy milk.
- To make a layered tea (as in my pictures) for the drinker to mix themselves: pour the condensed milk into the bottom of a glass. Add the sugar and salt. Fill the glass with ice to the brim. Pour the hot tea over the ice. Top the glass with the soy cream or non-dairy milk.