Salted Cheese Foam Tea

Salted cheese foam tea is a very light drink that gets its signature foam top from cream cheese. I was surprised to learn that the foam is so easy to make! It only needs 4 simple ingredients and some air bubbles.

Instead of adding white sugar to the tea, you can also add juices or syrups such as mango, lychee, or other types as long as it is not very acidic. Acidic juices such as lemonade or processed juices that have added citric acid will solidify the milk proteins. You can also use black tea or oolong tea instead of jasmine.

The drink in front has homemade grape juice added for sweetness.

If you don't have heavy cream, you can substitute it for milk and add a bit more cream cheese instead. This will cause the topping to be less foamy, although the taste will still be the same.

Salted Cheese Foam Tea

Takes 15 minutes to make, 2 hours to chill

Makes 3 servings

Ingredients

1-2 jasmine tea bags

2 1/2 cups boiling water

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 tablespoons cream cheese

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon condensed milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

ice

Method

1. Brew the tea as instructed on the package. Then add sugar and leave in the fridge to chill for 2 -3 hours.
2. Combine cream cheese, heavy cream, milk, and condensed milk. Microwave for 10-20 seconds or until cream cheese is soft. 
3. Blend the cheese mix using a milk foamer or a blender until foam appears. Mix in salt.
4. Pour the chilled tea into cups, add ice. Spoon the foam on top of the tea to form a layer. If desired, serve with a sprinkle of matcha powder on top.