Have you ever tried Thai iced tea? I hadn’t until I moved to Los Angeles and man was I missing out. It is way better than regular iced tea, in my opinion, as it is more concentrated (aka more flavorful) and is topped off with a (vegan) milk or cream.
Jasmine and I wanted to make Thai iced tea at home, so we started to look for mixes that we could purchase online but the ones we found were filled with unnecessary ingredients we weren’t too pleased with (and didn’t even know if they were vegan, to be honest).
Once we got our hands on the Living Apothecary tamarind black tea, a California made and probiotic-rich kefir water, we knew it would be the perfect fit for our vegan Thai iced tea! Their beverages contain approximately 45 varying strains of beneficial bacterias and most of their flavors are caffeine free, which is great for kids. We do want to add that if you don’t have access to this product, we got you! We have an option for steeping the tea yourself, so check that out in the recipe below.

The addition of alcohol is optional and this is still delicious without it! We just decided to include it because it was the holiday season and we wanted to get a little crazy 😉

Spiked Probiotic Vegan Thai Iced Tea (W/ Non-Alcoholic Version)

The classic Thai Iced Tea with a twist. Spice up your holiday parties this year with this fun and easy to make probiotic filled cocktail! Cheers!

Author: Nader Boraie
Prep Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 6 minute
Yield: 4
Category: Beverages, Holiday

Ingredients

1 cup filtered water
1 black tea bag
1-2 anise star (depending on the strength you want)
1 cinnamon stick
1 cardamom pod
1-2 whole cloves (depending on the strength you want)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 bottles of Living Apothecary tamarind black tea
2-3 tablespoons maple syrup (or to taste)
Ice
Optional: 1-ounce dark rum per glass

Instructions

- 1 cup filtered water
- 1 black tea bag
- 1-2 anise star (depending on the strength you want)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cardamom pod
- 1-2 whole cloves (depending on the strength you want)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 bottles of Living Apothecary tamarind black tea
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup (or to taste)
- Ice
- Optional: 1-ounce dark rum per glass
For the coconut milk
- 2 cups coconut milk, chilled
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional, adjust or omit if your coconut milk is already sweetened)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
OR Homemade tea option:
- 4 cups filtered water
- 4 black tea bags
- 1-2 anise star (depending on the strength you want)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cardamom pod
- 1-2 whole cloves (depending on the strength you want)
- 1/3-1/2 cup maple syrup (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Notes

Nutrition facts label provided by Nutri Fox.

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