Winter Melon Tea and Winter Melon Milk Tea
Healthy and traditionally winter melon tea. Perfect iced drink for summer. This winter melon syrup can also be added into milk tea to make a new form of winter melon milk tea.
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1500 g winter melon
- 250 g brown sugar powder
- 50 g rock sugar
- Clean water
- Ice cubes
- lime
- 3 tbsp. winter melon syrup
- 1 cup boba pearls
- 1 tbsp. black tea
- 1.5 cup water
- 1 cup milk or coconut milk
- 3 tbsp. winter melon syrup
Instructions
- 1
Cut the winter melon into small chunks (There is no need to remove the skins and seeds). Mix with brown sugar and set aside for 1 hour. Then we will get the basic liquid so there is no need to add extra water.
- 2
Then transfer the winter melon cubes along with the water to a pot, add rock sugar .Use high fire to bring everthing to a boiling. Stir from time to time at the first stage to avoid burning. Then slow down the fire and cook for around 40 minutes.
- 3
Then strain the liquid out. Remember to press the softened winter melon so you can get as much liquid as possible.
- 4
Simple winter melon tea
- 5
Winter melon milk tea