Malaysian Coffee with Tea

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Afternoon Tea
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Soy-free
Gluten-free
Nut-free
Egg-free
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Simply Raw™ Turbinado Sugar

Also known as Kopi Cham, this sweetened blend of the world’s favourite hot drinks is an exotic alternative to your regular brew. Enjoy a hot mug for a relaxing break or a winter warm-up. Or, serve it chilled for some sweet summer refreshment. Either way, our motto is: Keep Calm and Cham On!

Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
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Ingredients Equipment
Saucepan
Saucepan
Servings
approximately 4 cups (1000 ml)
  • 1¾ cup (438 ml) water
  • 9 tsp (18 g) loose leaf Ceylon black tea, or Pu’erh tea (or 6 tea bags)
  • ⅓ cup (67 g) Redpath Simply Raw™ Turbinado Sugar
  • 1⅔ cups (417 ml) evaporated milk
  • 1½ cups (375 ml) strong coffee, hot
Instructions
Step 1

In a pot, combine water with the tea leaves. Over medium heat, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer; 5 minutes. The tea should be quite dark.

Step 2

Remove pot or turn off heat. Immediately stir in the Redpath Simply Raw™ Turbinado Sugar until sugar is mostly dissolved; 1 minute.

Pouring turbinado sugar from a glass bowl into a pot of hot water and tea leaves

Step 3

Stir in the evaporated milk. Place the pot back onto medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer; 3 minutes.

Pouring evaporated milk from a glass measuring cup into a pot of hot water and tea leaves

Step 4

Strain tea mixture using a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth, or remove tea bags, if using.

Pouring tea and evaporated milk mixture from a pot into a cheesecloth-lined sieve

Step 5

Pour in the hot coffee; mix thoroughly.

Pouring coffee from a glass measuring cup into a mixture of tea and evaporated milk

Step 6

Serve immediately.

A woman’s hands holding a glass mug of Malaysian coffee with tea on a black table

Chef's Tip

*This drink can be served cold if desired. Chill the tea-coffee mixture and serve over ice. Alternatively, freeze half the mixture in an ice cube tray and use these in place of regular ice.

*Orange Pekoe tea can be used in place of Ceylon tea.

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