Do you enjoy a glass of Thai Iced Tea which is served in many Asian restaurants? If so, then you will love this pudding because it is the pudding version of Thai iced tea. It is creamy, sweet (but not near as sweet as the iced beverage), but yet, quite addicting. Every time I serve it, it doesn’t matter what I had served for the main meal, this pudding steals the show. It’s a great finish to any meal!
Thai Tea Pudding
“*” See Kitchen Notes for more information or links to special ingredients.
- 2 cups milk, 2% or whole
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tsp. Thai Tea leaves
- 3 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- Heat 1 cup milk to a simmer (about 1 ½ minutes in the microwave).
- Add the Thai tea and let steep for 3 minutes, no longer or it could become bitter.
- Drain through a fine sieve.
- In a sauce pan, whisk together the cornstarch, tea infused milk and remaining milk, condensed milk and vanilla. Place over medium-low heat and bring to a low boil, stirring constantly.
Set heat for a constant low boil. Stir constantly for 1 ½ minutes, scraping the sides and bottom of the pan.
Remove from the heat and pour into 4 pudding cups.
- Let cool, then refrigerate.
- Serve cold.
Thai Tea – Thai tea is a black tea mixed with an assortment of herbs and spices. As with most flavored teas, the combination of herbs and spices varies between manufacturers. Ingredients could include star anise, orange blossom water, tamarind, and many times, food coloring (#6 orange dye). This tea does become bitter if steeped too long.
Pudding Consistency – The combination of ingredients in this recipe yields a semi-thick pudding. If you prefer your pudding a little thinner, then cut back on the cornstarch by about ½ Tbsp.
One of the nice things about this recipe (aside from the delicious flavor) is that it is SO easy to make. You can throw it together right before you start dinner, put it in the refrigerator when you sit down to eat, and by the time you’re ready for dessert, it’s ready for you.
WARNING – This pudding is addicting!
If you like this pudding, then you’ll also love these other puddings as well as the Thai Tea Apricot Smoothie. I usually schedule the smoothie and the pudding during the same week. That way, I can make the Thai tea once, let it cool and have it available for both. It saves a little time and lets me get in a good Thai tea fix.
I brought a couple bags of Thai tea and was looking for creative ways to use them, so I tried your recipe and it turned out great! I use plant based milk instead of milk but that did not affect the texture or taste. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! 😊 I have some lemongrass in the fridge, so now I’m tempted to try to make this recipe with lemongrass and see if works.
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I don’t leave the Thai restaurant without having Thai tea. I encourage my kids NOT to take caffeine, but because I drink it all the time, they request to try and now they want more than one sip!! But I’m so addicted that I can’t give that up… you made pudding with Thai tea? BRILLIANT. Gotta buy Thai tea next time in Asian shop!
After visiting Thailand twice and thoroughly falling in love with Thai Tea, I can only imagine how wonderful this pudding is . . . I know that I’d become an addict quickly. Thank you for sharing this unique recipe! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, I’m grateful for our friendship.
Roz
This sounds wonderful. I love anything with sweetened condensed milk!
I have to agree about sweetened condensed milk! It’s yummy in dessert. Thanks!
This Thai tea pudding looks divine MJ! Love that recipe is very simple, and i can imagine that it tasted so good! Thanks for sharing and have a lovely weekend!
Omg, this is my favourite.
Ooo I’ve never bought Thai tea leaves, even though I loved Thai iced tea!
MJ, I love the sound and look of this pudding as much as I loved the tea I first saw on your blog too. Can you believe I haven’t tasted it yet? I really must write it on my wallet when I go to an Asian grocery shop.
You know, when the weather gets cold warm puddings are among my favourite desserts… I must make photos of one of mine one day (though it’s not even half as unusual and interesting as yours!). Thank you for inspiration!
It does seem like a scene stealer MJ an so simple to make.
Very clever pudding!! Loving all the flavors. 🙂
This kind of dessert is so just up my alley, I definitely will have to make this. I was happy to read it is not as sweet as the iced beverages. I really think they are too sweet too. This is just perfect.
Oh, yum! What a delicious little treat.
I would love one too!
Wow! What a great idea! I so love Thai iced tea so I’m sure this pudding is fantastic. Anything with sweetened condensed milk is fine by me! 🙂
I tried some Thai Tea with my cousin a few years ago. I really loved the flavors combined. What a fun idea to make a pudding with all the delicious flavors together! Gorgeous, Hugs, Terra
What a brilliant idea! I am not too fan of the Thai iced tea version from the restaurant but love the idea of this pudding with less sugar.
Thanks Lail! I’m with you in that the restaurants always make it too sweet. This pudding is just right. 🙂
Being a fan of Thai iced tea, I am sure I will love this – thank you!
I absolutely LOVE Thai iced tea! This pudding looks soooo good and I love how innovative this recipe is. Gotta give this a try!
Thanks Renee! I hope you give it a try. I got the tea at Tai Lin.
Mj, you make such wonderful food, that I am in awe of your creativity….love this dessert, so quick and easy…and pictures are so tempting.
You’re so sweet Nisa! Coming from you, I’m definitely flattered.
What an interesting dessert and one I’m dying to put a spoon into. The color is captivating.
Thanks Maureen! The color makes it a perfect Fall dessert even though it’s great year round.
This sound like a very exotic and extraordinary dessert. I love the color too!
Thanks Katerina! It is a pretty color isn’t it? 🙂
I will love this specially when the tea flavour is strong, nice recipe to keep
Thanks Raymund! For a stronger tea flavor you could always add more tea, just don’t add to the steep time, because it does get too bitter for the pudding, in my opinion.
MJ this recipe is perfect for my next dessert adventure!
My Thai friend (also nicknamed MJ) would love it if I made her some of this as we always talk about the things I may one day make her (atop the many things I have already!)
I will ask her if she stocks some Thai tea so I don’t have to hunt down a bag of the stuff and give this pudding a go. I cannot believe how easy it is to make this – just perfect to make amidst a busy summer day 🙂 I love the sound of the smoothie and iced tea, too. So refreshing to have l, I’m sure, in this heat!
Thanks Fati! I bet you have access to some really good Thai tea. You are so right,that during hot weather the smoothie and especially Ray’s iced Thai tea are perfect. Bob and I eat this pudding year round. 🙂 hope you enjoy!
Okay, all I did was a simple Thai iced tea and that’s it! But you and your creativity expanded the possibilities of this drink. I’m sure you are going to come up with more recipes for this tea and I will not be surprised.
Thanks again for the mention and sorry if I haven’t been visiting lately. I am just sooooo busy but I am not complaining. Busy is good! I hope you have a wonderful week! 🙂
Thanks so much Ray! You started it all. 🙂 Until I saw you Thai Iced tea I never considered making it at home. Once I got some home, I realized all of the possibilities. 🙂 SO GLAD to hear that you’re busy! That’s awesome! It’s not hard to stay busy when you enjoy what you do. Hope you have a wonderful week as well.
Oh, lovely, Mj! Our whole family would enjoy this pudding. We are great explorers (and consumers ;-)) of tea so this is definitely something I want to try. There’s a lovely tea shop not too far from us where I have a good shot at finding Thai tea. Otherwise, I might just have to make the trip to David’s Tea in San Francisco :). Heeheeh, love the warning!! ;0).
Thanks Kelly! I checked out a couple of tea shops here and couldn’t find it. I finally found it at the Asian market. So you might want to call around. However, no trip to a tea shop, much less one in San Francisco would be wasted. 🙂
ok, good point about the Asian markets but there goes my excuse to head north 30 minutes to SF ;-).
Kelly, I could always find an excuse to go to SF if I was only 30 minutes away! 🙂
Ooooh… Thai and Tea are intriguing words but combine them with Pudding and you have me packing my bags and buying a plane ticket. I’ll be there some time tomorrow, please save me some!!!
Thanks Abbe! Come on over!! I’ll make a new batch just for you!
Wow, this sounds totally my kind of pudding and semi thick works for me 🙂 I’ve never tried Thai Tea and now I really have to get some to try this gorgeous pudding MJ!Love it!
Thanks Soni! If you’ve never tried Thai tea, you need to. It’s quite a unique flavor. We love it!
I am thinking this would be great with chai tea????
Debra, I would think Chai tea would work great! Now I need to try it. 🙂 If you try it, let me know how it worked. Thanks!
Nice!
Really creative dish! I haven’t used Thai tea before, although it’s certainly delish. Love the idea of using it as a dessert. And who doesn’t like pudding? This looks spectacular. Love the color of this! Thanks so much.
Thanks John! For me Thai tea just screams dessert and it works quite well. And you’re right – who doesn’t like pudding. 🙂
I love the color of this – it’s so perfect for fall. Like a persimmon. And what a great idea to use sweetened condensed milk!
Thanks Susan! It does have an appearance of persimmon, but the flavor is not near as delicate. Thai tea is quite spicy and rich. I love making dessert with condensed milk. I usually don’t have to use sugar when I do.
Never had anything like that, but it seems so interesting! It has a great color, too 🙂
The color would be a nice addition to a Thanksgiving menu, the flavor something completely different than traditional items. 🙂
Thanks Judy! I agree, the color definitely has a Thanksgiving feel.
I adore Thai iced tea, so I know I would love this recipe. Yum!