Two Tea Summer Smoothie

Name: Two Tea Summer Smoothie
Ingredients: For the Thai tea smoothie:; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 teaspoons Thai tea leaves; 3 tablespoons maple syrup; 6 ice cubes; For the green tea smoothie:; 3/4 cup very cold milk; 2 teaspoons high-quality green tea powder (matcha); 3 tablespoons maple syrup; 6 ice cubes

11 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

For the Thai tea smoothie:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons Thai tea leaves
3 tablespoons maple syrup
6 ice cubes
For the green tea smoothie:
3/4 cup very cold milk
2 teaspoons high-quality green tea powder (matcha)
3 tablespoons maple syrup
6 ice cubes

Directions

1

For the Thai tea smoothie, combine the milk and cream in saucepan; heat over medium-high heat until bubbles form around edge. Turn off heat, stir in the Thai tea, cover, and steep 2 hours. Strain, add maple syrup, and chill mixture until very cold. This should be done at least 4 hours ahead of assembly. Into blender, place cold cream mixture. Add ice cubes and puree on high until smooth. Pour into glass as bottom layer, or serve by itself.
2

For the green tea smoothie, place the milk and green tea powder in a blender. Buzz to combine thoroughly and check to make sure there are no tea lumps. Add maple syrup and buzz. Then add ice cubes as above, pureeing on high until smooth. Pour this layer on top of the Thai tea layer or serve on its own.