Pick-Me-Up Coffee Milk Tea
Coffee milk tea is the delicious marriage of two favorite beverages! Served hot or on ice, this Hong Kong-inspired drink is a perfect pick-me-up when you can't decide between tea or coffee to start your day or to wake you up in the afternoon!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 black tea bags
- 1 cup just-boiled water
- 1 cup strong coffee ((brewed or instant))
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar ((or sweetener of choice; adjust to taste))
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk, (divided)
Instructions
- 1
Fill mugs with hot water and let sit for about 5 minutes to warm.
- 2
Steep tea bags in just-boiled water in a bowl or measuring cup for 5 minutes.
- 3
Empty hot water from the mugs. Add 1/2 cup just-boiled water to each mug and stir in instant coffee. Add sugar or sweetener, if desired.
- 4
Gently squeeze tea bags before removing from the tea and divide the tea between the two mugs. Stir well.
- 5
Add the evaporated milk to each mug and stir.
- 6
Serve immediately.
- 7
Steep tea bags for 5 minutes. Gently squeeze tea bags before removing.
- 8
Add coffee (and sweetener, if desired) to the tea and stir well.
- 9
Stir in the evaporated milk.
- 10
Let cool completely to room temperature about 1 hour.
- 11
Stir and pour the coffee milk tea over ice in a glass and serve immediately.
- 12
Alternatively, refrigerate the coffee milk tea until ready to serve, stirring before pouring into drinking glasses (ice cubes optional).