Cream cheese, softened
2 oz
Drinks
Cheese-foam tea.
Iced tea topped with a thick, lightly salted cream-cheese foam.
- Makes
- 1 large drink
- Hands-on
- 10 minutes
- Total time
- 10 minutes with chilled tea
- Effort
- Easy
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For 1 large drink.
Heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons
Whole milk
2 tablespoons
Sugar
1 tablespoon
Sea salt
¼ teaspoon
Prepared unsweetened iced tea
1 cup
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Electric hand mixer
Smooths the cheese before aerating.
Mixing bowl
Leaves room for whipping.
Tall glass
Fits tea and topping.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Smooth
Beat cream cheese, sugar and salt until smooth and the sugar dissolves.
Whip
Add milk and cream. Beat until thick and foamy but still pourable.
Pour
Put chilled tea in a tall glass, leaving generous space at the top.
Top
Spoon foam onto the tea and serve straight away.
Good to know
- Use softened cream cheese to avoid lumps, then keep the other dairy cold.
- Leave plenty of headroom: the cheese topping is generous and should sit above the tea.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Bottled milk tea
A creamy tea alternative; bottled milk tea does not reproduce a fresh cheese-foam layer.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Washington Dairy: Cream Cheese Foam Tea — Foam formula and method; tea volume is our serving choice.