This extremely popular Thai drink is ridiculously refreshing, flavorful and fragrant. It can be a wonderful way to keep cool on a hot day. Or, it can work equally well as a sweet treat with any meal, any time of the year. But is Thai iced tea keto friendly?
The main issue is that the traditional version of thai iced tea contains a ton of sugar, which accounts for almost all of the carb count. Fortunately, our keto Thai tea recipe replaces all the sugar while keeping the same taste!
Breaking it down
The main ingredients are relatively simple, but the subtle taste that makes thai tea unique are thanks to a very specific variety of tea and a combination of various Southeast Asian spices.
Thai Tea Leaves
The main ingredient and the star of the show is the thai tea itself. We can’t make this keto thai tea recipe from scratch without authentic Thai tea leaves from Thailand. At the end of the day, Thai tea is simply a green tea varietal (with all those health benefits). However, the unique climate and conditions of northern Thailand give the tea its complex flavor and distinct aroma.
Therefore, the single most important part of this recipe is to use authentic thai tea. The brand we buy is Pantai Norasingh. And, you don’t have to worry about where to buy thai tea. It’s available on Amazon and is very reasonably priced, so there is no reason to skimp on this crucial ingredient!
The Milk
For the milk component, we call on our trusty keto-friendly heavy whipping cream! Since heavy whipping cream contains 0g net carbs, we can add it here to provide that rich, creaminess without any unnecessary sugar.
And while we generally caution that heavy whipping cream can overpower any recipe (still true!), it does quite well here in slightly higher amounts. You can add more or less to taste, gauging by the brilliant light orange color of the tea.
Sweetness
Our recommendation for mixing with drinks is NOW Foods BetterStevia, which we use daily and is what we base this recipe off of. Whatever brand you choose, make sure you sweeten to taste, as sweetness and bitterness vary wildly between brands.
NOTE: If you do not use this brand then the amount of sweetener you add will vary and you should add to taste. Traditional Thai teas are very sweet so keep that in mind!
Shaken… or Stirred
Of course, you can simply stir the tea. But since heavy whipping cream is nice and fatty, you can kick it up a notch. If you shake everything together vigorously, you can end up with some really nice frothiness that complements the richness of the drink.
Just a word of caution though– that lustrous orange color is food dye and it can lead to some serious staining. Please be careful!
Our Keto Thai Tea Recipe from scratch!
Without further ado, our keto Thai Tea recipe! Enjoy and let us know what you think!
Keto Thai Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz water
- 4 tbsp Pantai Norasingh Loose leaf Thai Tea
- 4 cardamom pods crushed
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 star anise
- 3 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/2 tsp Better Stevia powder or to taste
- Ice enough to fill glass
Instructions
- Boil water in a kettle.
- Place the Thai tea, cardamom pods, star anise, and cloves into an extra fine tea strainer and place in a large cup.
- Pour over the hot water and brew for 10 minutes.
- Remove the tea strainer. Note: If you don't have a tea strainer, you can use a coffee filter placed over another large cup to filter out the tea leaves.
- Add heavy whipping cream and stevia sweetener and stir.
- Pour into another cup with a ample amounts of ice and stir. Or, for a creamier texture, pour into a shaker with ice, shake and pour out into another cup to serve.
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