Cha Yen Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups water
  • 3/4 cup thai tea
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar syrup , recipe follows
  • crushed ice or ice cubes to fill each glass
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk or half-and-half (3 to 4 tbsp per glass)

Directions:

  1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a rolling boil, and place a heatproof 1-quart pitcher in the sink. When the water boils, add the tea and remove the pan from the heat. The tea will float to the top until you stir gently to coax it into the water. When all of the tea leaves are wet, let it steep for 3 minutes.
  2. Pour the contents of the saucepan into the pitcher, and don't worry if the dregs are left behind. Pour the tea back and forth between the pitcher and the saucepan 7 times as it becomes darker and stronger, ending up with the tea in the saucepan. Rinse out the pitcher and strain the tea through a coffee filter back into the pitcher. Add the syrup and stir to dissolve. Cool to room temperature, cover and chill until serving time.
  3. To serve, fill tall glasses with crushed iced. Add 3/4 cup of the chilled Thai tea per glass. Top off each glass with 3 to 4 tablespoons evaporated milk. Serve as the milk cascades over the ice and swirls into the tea.
  4. Sugar Syrup:
  5. 1 cup sugar
  6. 1 cup water
  7. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain an active simmer and cook until liquid has thickened and colored slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
  8. Pour the cooled syrup into a jar with a tight-fitting lid, cover, and store at room temperature for 1 week, or in the refrigerator for several weeks.
  9. Yield: 1 1/3 cups
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 495.73 Kcal (2076 kJ)
Calories from fat 84.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.33g 14%
Cholesterol 30.51mg 10%
Sodium 363.54mg 15%
Potassium 383.93mg 8%
Total Carbs 95.07g 32%
Sugars 61.22g 245%
Dietary Fiber 2.66g 11%
Protein 8.83g 18%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Iron 5.8mg 32%
Calcium 297.4mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 106.7 Kcal (447 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.01g 14%
Cholesterol 6.57mg 10%
Sodium 78.25mg 15%
Potassium 82.64mg 8%
Total Carbs 20.46g 32%
Sugars 13.18g 245%
Dietary Fiber 0.57g 11%
Protein 1.9g 18%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3%
Iron 1.2mg 32%
Calcium 64mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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