Oolong Milk Tea Recipe

Rating 5.0
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| Last Updated on April 30, 2024
Oolong milk tea is simple, delicious and healthy. Similar to black and green teas, oolong tea contains several vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Breakfast
Chinese
10
ingredients
7
steps
20
minutes
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Chef Melissa uses cooking to bring food enthusiasts together, and to celebrate cultures and curiosities. After spending her youth in her home country of Taiwan, she worked as a food writer and spent dozens of years in Boston honing her craft alongside renowned chefs. Part story-teller, part educator, and part food and wine lover, Chef Melissa blends her Asian roots, her world travels and her love of food and culture to bring joy and inspiration to people everywhere.

Ingredients

Servings:
1
For the Brown Sugar Syrup
12 oz
dark muscovado or brown sugar
12 oz
water
For the Oolong Tea
10 g
loose leaf oolong tea
16 oz
water
For the Milk Mixture
1 tbsp
half-and-half
1 tbsp
sweetened condensed milk
For the Oolong Milk Tea
2/3 cup(s)
oolong tea, see above
ice, as needed
1 tbsp
milk mixture, see above
1 tbsp
brown sugar syrup, see above
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Directions 7 steps | 20 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare the brown sugar syrup. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add the brown sugar and water Cook until the sugar dissolves and the syrup reduces slightly, 5–7 minutes. Set aside. 

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Prepare the brown sugar syrup.
Step 2

Prepare the oolong tea. Place 10 grams of loose leaf oolong tea into a teabag.

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Prepare the oolong tea.
Step 3

In a medium pan over medium heat, combine the water and the oolong tea bag. Bring the tea to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to steep for 30 minutes.

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: In a medium pan over medium heat, combine the water and the oolong tea bag.
Step 4

Make the milk mixture. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the half-and-half and sweetened condensed milk until combined.

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Make the milk mixture.
Step 5

Assemble the oolong milk tea. Fill a tall glass with ⅔ cup of oolong tea. Top with ice.

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Assemble the oolong milk tea.
Step 6

Add one tablespoon of the milk mixture and one tablespoon of brown sugar syrup. (See notes 1.)

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Add one tablespoon of the milk mixture and one tablespoon of brown sugar syrup.
Step 7

Stir with an extra-wide straw and serve. Sip and enjoy!

Oolong Milk Tea Recipe: Stir with an extra-wide straw and serve.

Notes:

  1. You can adjust the amount of brown sugar syrup and milk mixture to taste.

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
73
FAT
0.5 g
PROTEIN
0.5 g
CARBS
18 g
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Carmela G.

Carmela

Cozymeal Team Member

12 Jul 2022

Easy to make and uncomplicated Oolong Milk Tea Recipe. Delicious and Healthy at the same time.

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