5 from 9 votes
Pandan Coconut Milk Tea
Pandan Coconut Milk Tea is a refreshing, creamy blended drink of jasmine tea, yellow mung beans and coconut milk flavored with pandan leaves. It is inspired by a drink of the menu from The Lunch Lady Vietnamese restaurant, made famous by Anthony Bourdain.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
472 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine:
Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients
Pandan jasmine tea:
- 1 tablespoon jasmine tea loose leaf
- 1 ½ C water hot
- 2 pandan leaves cut into small pieces
- 1 drop pandan extract optional
Yellow mung beans:
- ½ C yellow mung bean washed and drained, split
- water to cover
- 2-3 tablespoon granulated sugar or to your taste
For serving:
- ice
- 1 C coconut milk
Instructions
Make the pandan jasmine tea:
- Brew the jasmine tea and let cool (in the fridge). [You can this ahead of time, or even the night before].
- In a blender, combine jasmine tea and pandan leaves.
- Blend until the pandan leaves are pulverized.
- Strain the jasmine tea pandan mixture into a bowl and discard the pandan pulp.
- Add a drop of pandan extract to the tea (for color, optional).
Cup of Yum
Cook the yellow mung beans:
- In a saucepot, add water and bring to a boil.
- Add in the washed and drained yellow mung beans.
- Cook for 10-15 minutes, until mung beans are tender.
- Drain the yellow mung beans.
- Transfer the cooked mung beans to a bowl and stir in 2-3 tablespoon sugar while the beans are still hot.
Blend:
- Add the sweetened mung beans to a high-powered blender.
- Pour in pandan jasmine tea.
- Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy.
Assemble:
- Add ice to a tall serving glass.
- Pour the jasmine pandan mung bean tea mixture about half way up.
- Top off with coconut milk.
- Stick in a straw and give it a good stir before enjoying.
Nutrition Information
Calories
472kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
41mg
(2%)
Potassium
266mg
(6%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
106IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 472
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 472kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 41mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 266mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 106IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.