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Assam Milk Tea

Sep 25, 2022 · Modified: Dec 2, 2022 by Emily · Leave a Comment

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Assam milk tea is a tasty and refreshing drink, perfect for any kind of weather. Enjoy this easy drink hot or cold.

Assam milk tea with ice cubes in a tall glass with a handle.
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  • What is Assam Tea?
  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • Ingredients
  • Instructions
  • Cost To Make
  • Substitutions / Variations
  • Storage
  • FAQ
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Assam milk tea is an easy way to cool down after a hot day, or even warm up in winter.

It is a delicious drink that can be enjoyed hot or cold.

Drink it at breakfast, or as a way to quench your thirst after exercise or work.

What is Assam Tea?

Assam tea is a type of black tea.

The tea leaves of this tea come from the plant known as Camellia sinensis. Usually, Assam tea is grown in Assam, India.

Assam tea has a strong taste with subtle sweet tones, and a malty flavor. It is often served during breakfast.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • This assam milk tea recipe is quick and easy.
  • Turn this milk tea into bubble (boba) tea by adding quick cooking tapioca pearls!
  • Only 4 ingredients are needed to make this refreshing milk tea.
  • Make milk tea easily in the comfort of your own home.

Ingredients

Please note that below is a guide for some of the ingredients we used in the recipe. The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

Ingredients for assam milk tea.
  • Assam tea: Loose leaf or teabag form.
  • Hot water
  • Sweetener of choice: Such as monk fruit sugar, white sugar, maple syrup, brown sugar syrup.
  • Milk of choice

Instructions

This recipe for assam milk tea serves 2. The recipe ingredients can easily be adjusted to suit how many serves you need to make.

Step One: Brew the tea to your liking. The longer you brew your tea, the stronger the tea flavor you will have.

I recommend you brew your tea for 3 to 5 minutes. Once brewed, mix through the sweetener of choice.

Step Two: Set tea aside and allow to cool if you want your Assam milk tea to be cold. Otherwise, skip this step.

Step Three: In a serving glass or mug, add half of the tea, and half of the milk. Stir.

Step Four: Repeat step 3 for remaining ingredients. Serve.

Assam tea with milk and ice cubes in a tall glass.

Cost To Make

Estimated cost = $0.64 for 2 serves or $0.32 a serve

Substitutions / Variations

You can add quick cooking tapioca pearls (boba pearls) to this Assam milk tea if you want to make it an Assam bubble tea.

Storage

Assam milk tea can be stored once cooled, in a sealed bottle or jug, in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

Enjoy it cold straight from the fridge, or reheat in a microwave safe mug in the microwave.

FAQ

Does Assam milk tea have caffeine?

It depends. If you use an Assam tea that contains caffeine, then yes, your Assam milk tea will have caffeine.
But, if you use a decaffeinated Assam tea then you should not have any caffeine in your Assam milk tea.

Assam tea with milk in a blue mug on a blue saucer.

Made this recipe? Let us know how it went in the comments below! We'd love to hear how it turned out.

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Recipe

Assam milk tea in a blue mug with a spoon.

Assam Milk Tea

Emily
Assam milk tea is a tasty and refreshing drink, perfect for any kind of weather. Enjoy this easy drink hot or cold.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 minutes mins
Total Time 7 minutes mins
ESTIMATED COST : $0.64 for 2 serves or $0.32 a serve
Course Drinks
Cuisine Western
Servings 2 serves
Calories 93 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teabags of Assam tea or loose leaf Assam
  • 400 ml hot water to brew your tea
  • 2 teaspoons sweetener of choice e.g. monk fruit sugar, white sugar, maple syrup, or to taste
  • 1 cup milk of choice

Instructions
 

  • Brew the tea to your liking. The longer you brew your tea, the stronger the tea flavor you will have. I recommend you brew your tea for 3 to 5 minutes.
    Once brewed, mix through the sweetener of choice.
  • Set tea aside and allow to cool if you want your Assam milk tea to be cold. Otherwise, skip this step.
  • In a serving glass or mug, add half of the tea, and half of the milk. Stir.
  • Repeat step 3 for remaining ingredients. Serve.

Notes

  • You could add tapioca pearls to make Assam milk bubble tea. I recommend using quick cooking tapioca pearls.
  • Store leftover Assam milk tea in a sealed bottle or jug in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. If desired, reheat in the microwave in a microwave safe mug.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serveCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 61mgPotassium: 177mgSugar: 11g
Nutrition Disclosure
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