Tea Journal

Recently, I read this post from Teaspoons & Petals about a marshmallow tea latte. Say what?! Marshmallows in your tea? I was intrigued and, since I've been looking for a reason to make homemade marshmallows, I decided to try it.

Making the marshmallows was super easy and they turned out pretty well. They taste great and were perfectly frothy in the tea! I'll definitely be pulling the recipe out again once hot cocoa season returns.

I wanted to experiment with the marshmallows in hot tea so I stuck to making the tea with water instead of milk. Once it was finished steeping, I added the marshmallows, which quickly melted, forming a perfect layer of yummy foam on top. In an attempt to make the drink more latte-esque, I added four marshmallows, which ended up making the tea almost unbearably sweet. That said, I really liked the drink overall. It was a sweet way to switch up my tea routine and the added marshmallows gave it the same homey feeling as hot cocoa. I'm excited about having this again once winter returns!

Iced Thai Bubble Tea

Makes 2 servings

3 cups water

2/3 cup Thai tea leaves

1/3 cup tapioca pearls

5 tbsp sugar

half and half

bubble tea straws

1. In a small pot on the stove, heat the 3 cups of water until boiling. Remove from heat and add the tea leaves. Stir to wet all of the tea and let steep for 4-5 min.

Tip: If your tap water tastes a bit strange, like mine, make sure you filter the water or use bottled water so that the tea doesn't taste strange, too!

2. Once it has finished steeping, pour the tea through a fine strainer to remove tea leaves.

Tip: The orange dye in some Thai teas stains so be careful when pouring! 

3. Add sugar while tea is still hot and stir until fully dissolved.

4. Let tea cool to room temperature, then put in the fridge to cool.

5. In a separate pot, prepare the bubbles (tapioca pearls) as directed.

Tip: Although the packaging on the bubbles that I used read 'Ready in 5 min', I found that I still needed to boil them for ten to fifteen minutes for them to get squishy enough.