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Pear & cardamom thai tea

Published
Oct 7, 2025
Trends
Thai tea, Seasonal fruits, Spiced, Layers, Iced
Skill level
Serve
Cold
Pear & cardamom thai tea in a glass with a pear next to it.

In medieval times, cardamom was thought to help protect against the cold. Today, when the weather turns cold, people go to Thailand. This drink caters to both times.​

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All You Need

AmountIngredient
150 mlOatly Barista Edition
20 mlpear & cardamom syrup
  • 150 ml pear juice
  • 90 g sugar
  • 10 g toasted cardamom pods
40 mlpear juice
40 mlthai tea concentrate
Ice
Thai tea concentrate
AmountIngredient
50 gtea
500 mlhot water
200 gice

Tools

  • Saucepan and hob
  • Sieve
  • Spoon
  • Kettle
  • Strainer
  • Something to store the tea concentrate in

To-Do List

For the Thai tea concentrate:

  1. Brew the tea in hot water for 8 min
  2. Strain out the leaves
  3. Dilute with ice​
  4. Store in the fridge until ready to use​

For the drink:

  1. To make the syrup, toast cardamom pods and then lightly crush​
  2. Add crushed pods to a pan with pear juice and sugar​
  3. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half​
  4. Leave to cool for 1–2 hours to let the cardamom infuse further​
  5. Strain out cardamom pods and store the syrup chilled​
  6. To build the drink, fill a glass with ice​
  7. Add syrup and pear juice​
  8. Stir
  9. Top with Oatly Barista Edition​
  10. Finish with thai tea concentrate​

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