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    Honey Sweetened Thai Lemon Iced Tea

    April 20, 2016 by Regina 7 Comments

    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or alongside homemade Thai food.

    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or with homemade Thai food.

    You all know my love for Thai food. And nothing is better to serve alongside a spicy Thai food dinner, than a glass of ice cold Thai tea. You probably know the milk tea version from your favorite local Thai restaurant or from my healthier, vegan version.

    Another great way to enjoy Thai tea is as an iced lemon tea. You may see the pictures and wonder why I am talking about lemon when I clearly used lime in the photos. Well, during our travels I have noticed that the line between lemons and limes gets blurry outside of North America.

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    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or with homemade Thai food.

    Whenever I’ve had this refreshing beverage in Thailand, whether in a cozy café or from a street cart, it was called lemon tea. However, it was always made with Thai limes which are more or less like key limes.

    Big yellow lemons are actually hard to find in Thailand and usually only in the expensive import section of the grocery store. So to make this Thai iced tea most authentic, use key limes. But if you only have yellow lemons, they’ll make a great tasting iced tea as well.

     

    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or with homemade Thai food.

    If you are anything like me, you may have been wondering how to make iced tea healthier. As with pretty much all Thai beverages, this lemon tea is usually sweetened with a load of refined sugar. I tried to make it healthier by using local, raw honey instead and only just enough to take the tart edge off the lime juice.

    While I used Number One Brand mix in this Thai iced tea recipe, I am not too happy with the fact that the ingredients include artificial coloring (that nice orange you see). I have since found an organic Thai Tea mix from Arbor Teas which doesn’t use any artificial colors or flavors. Yay!

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    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or with homemade Thai food.
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    Thai Lemon Iced Tea

    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or alongside homemade spicy Thai food.
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine Thai
    Keyword Thai Lemon Iced Tea
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    Servings 1
    Author LeelaLicious

    Ingredients

    • 1 teaspoon (2 g) Thai tea mix
    • 1 cup just boiled water
    • 2-3 teaspoons key lime juice
    • 1-2 teaspoons local raw honey
    • ice cubes
    • sliced lime for garnish

    Instructions

    1. Steep the Thai tea mix in just boiled water for a few minutes (3-5). Use a tea ball for easy removal of the loose leaf tea (traditionally a tea sock is used).
    2. Stir in lime juice and honey. Taste and adjust to personal preference.
    3. Pour the Thai lemon tea into a tall glass filled with ice. Serve garnished with sliced lime.

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    This refreshing Thai Lemon Iced Tea is naturally sweetened with honey. It is perfect to serve on hot summer days or with homemade Thai food.

    Filed Under: Beverages, Gluten Free, Healthy Tagged With: iced tea, lemon, lime, Thai

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    Comments

    1. David Foley says

      January 13, 2019 at 4:22 am

      I had a glass last night at aThai restaurant here in Wexford, Ireland. It was amazing! That’s what led me here today. Great recipe, I’ll have fun trying to replicate it!

      Reply
      • Regina says

        January 16, 2019 at 9:17 pm

        Isn’t it so good with a plate of spicy Thai food?

        Reply
    2. rospher says

      August 18, 2018 at 4:23 am

      This is very interesting, I like it. I will always come to visit after. I will recommend to friends too. Keep up the magnificent work. I think this is engaging and eye-opening material. Thank you so much for caring about your content and your readers.

      Reply
    3. jacquee | i sugar coat it! says

      April 22, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      Your photos look YUMMMM! I love the milk-free version. So ready for summer and a few jugs of THIS!

      Reply
      • Regina says

        April 24, 2016 at 10:50 am

        Thank you so much Jacquee! Hope weather warms up in Canada soon too 🙂

        Reply
    4. Abby Matt says

      April 22, 2016 at 5:21 am

      Temp here is over 30 degrees right now and I long for a cup of this. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Regina says

        April 24, 2016 at 10:49 am

        Ahh yes, perfect for hot weather!

        Reply

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