How to Bring the Boba Tea Shop Home Pt 2 (Ten Ren Milk Tea at Home)

Ten Ren at NYC

Whenever I am in NYC or Asia, I always stop by Ten Ren for my King’s Milk Tea. It has such a unique taste and I’m obsessed with it. I bought tea bags of the King’s Tea when I was in NYC, but it did not make a good milk tea. I recently found the loose leaf King’s tea being sold online and I had to buy it. I notice they sell different grades of tea, and I saw on the Ten Ren menu that they use the 913 King’s Oolong tea.

King’s Oolong Tea

In the past, whenever I make tea I end up with a lot of dishes; I recently came across a product on Amazon that made the process less of a pain. If you have been brewing a lot of tea at home, I recommend that you get a tea maker like this one:

What I like about this tea maker is that it can brew 2 cups of tea at a time, so it’s perfect for whenever Ernie visits. If you really want to go all out, I also recommend getting a kitchen scale. I noticed when I get new teas, the brewing instructions use grams instead of teaspoons. Also if you are a baker, a kitchen scale if very useful. Don’t even dare make macarons without a scale!

Ten Ren’s King’s Milk Tea

Servings 1 drink

Equipment

  • tea maker
  • cocktail shaker

Ingredients
  

  • 6 grams of Ten Ren's King's 913 Oolong Tea (around 1 tbsp)
  • 1 tbsp of agave (or your preferred sweetener)
  • 2 tbsp of soy milk (or your preferred milk)
  • 220 ml of boiling water (around 7.4 oz)
  • ice

Instructions
 

  • Add the tea and boiling water in tea maker
  • Steep the tea for 10 minutes
  • Strain the tea into a bottle/cup and stir in the agave
  • Then chill tea in the fridge, freezer, or in large cup/bowl filled with ice and cold water.
  • When the tea is at room temp or colder you can know prepare your milk tea
  • To your shaker add ice, soy milk, and the sweetened tea.
  • Shake then serve

Notes

  • This recipe can work for any other tea
  • If using black tea you may want to add more milk
    • I add 1/2 to 1 tbsp more 

Enjoy!!!

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