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Black Tea Recipes

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Due to its bold flavor and its suitability for pairing with Western foods, black tea is the most popular type of tea in the Western world. This collection of recipes covers some of the wide range of flavors of types of black tea and ways to use black teas in recipes.

Explore black tea recipes from watermelon iced tea made with floral Nilgiri black tea to a tea mocktail made with smoky Lapsang Souchong black tea to an ice cream made with spicy masala chai with this recipe collection.

Iced Black Tea Recipes

An image of Watermelon Iced Tea in a clear glass.Marko Goodwin
This comprehensive listing of iced black tea recipes includes Apricot Iced Black Tea, Iced Citrus Black Tea, Blackberry Lemonade Iced Black Tea, Iced Breakfast Black Tea Lattes, Iced Cantaloupe Black Tea Recipe, Peach Iced Black Tea, Rose Iced Black Tea, Southern Sweet Iced Black Tea, Watermelon Iced Black Tea Recipe (pictured here) and more.

Vanilla Black Tea Smoothie Recipe

An image of a Vanilla Tea Smoothie made with berries and black tea powder.Lindsey Goodwin
Love a simple, nutritious breakfast and a dose of caffeine in the morning? Caffeinate your breakfast with this easy tea smoothie recipe. Alternately, you can try this Date-Flavored Black Tea Smoothie Recipe.

Black Tea Vodka Recipe

An image of Black tea Vodka and the Yunnan Golden Buds tealeaves used to infuse it.Lindsey Goodwin
I'm not saying that vodka is good for you, but black tea vodka is slightly better for you than the regular stuff. (Right? We can tell ourselves that, anyway.)

If you like the idea of black tea and vodka, you might also want to check out this Black Tea-Vodka Milkshake Recipe from Elin Headrick.

Smoky Black Tea Mocktail Recipe

An image of Tomato Lapsang Souchong, a Bloody Mary-style mocktail.Lindsey Goodwin
This smoky-tasting tea "mocktail" (mock-cocktail) features Lapsang Souchong, a pine-smoked black tea from China. It's a great non-alcoholic alternative to a Bloody Mary.

Ethiopian Black Tea Recipe

In this video recipe, Lea Elleseff explains how to make Ethiopian tea, a delicious blend of black tea, spices and honey.

Black Tea Hot Toddy Recipe

Perhaps the world's most famous tea cocktail, the Hot Toddy is a great way to alleviate the symptoms of a cough or to warm up a winter's evening.

Thai Tea Recipe

An image of Thai Tea in a clear glass.Lindsey Goodwin
Black tea meets spices and coconut milk in this exotic Thai drink recipe. Intrigued? You might also like this Thai Iced Tea recipe.

Hong Kong Milk Tea Recipe

An image of Creamy Milk Tea, a.k.a. "Hong Kong-style milk tea" or "pantyhose milk tea"Lindsey Goodwin
Also known as "pantyhose milk tea" or "silk stockings tea," this drink is wildly popular in Hong Kong, yet it is rarely seen anywhere else in the world. Learn to make it in your kitchen (no matter where you live) with this easy recipe.

Chai Recipes

An image of coffee with chai liqueur in a Russian wire-rimmed glass.Marko Goodwin
Learn to make masala chai from scratch, chai-coffee cocktails, vanilla chai and more with this collection of the site's best masala chai recipes.

Earl Grey Simple Syrup Recipe

An image of Earl Grey Soda in a wine glass and a pitcher.Lindsey Goodwin
I love using this versatile tea-flavored simple syrup recipe to make Earl Grey syrup, but you can use it to make all your favorite black teas (and other teas, for that matter) into flavored syrups. Once you have the syrup on hand, you can make tea-flavored sodas and milk steamers, drizzle fruits with natural tea flavor, and more. Check out the notes below the recipe for more ideas on how to use your tea-flavored simple syrup.

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