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Cheese Brûlée Milk Tea

5 from 3 votes
Finally, an excuse to buy a culinary torch. Use this recipe for an exciting take on the trendy boba shop drink, cheese foam milk tea!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American, Asian, French
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Milk tea
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 bags tea of choice
  • milk any kind, adjust to your preference
  • ice
Cheese foam
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese
  • ¼ cup whipping cream refrigerated overnight
Brûlée
  • 1 tsp sugar for brulee

Equipment

  • culinary torch
  • electric mixer
  • mixing bowl(s)
  • heat-resistant cup

Method
 

Make milk tea
  1. Steep tea bags via hot method or cold method. Hot method: heat water and let tea steep for 5 min. Cold method: refrigerate cold water with tea overnight.
  2. Add milk of your choice and adjust to your preference.
Make cheese foam
  1. Mix the sugar and cream cheese together with a spoon or hand whisk. Mix for 3 min or until it becomes soft and smooth.
  2. Add whipping cream and use an electric whisk for 2-3 minutes until you get a thick foam.
Assemble the drink
  1. Fill a cup with ice. Add milk tea, leaving about ¼-½ inch at the top.
  2. Top with cheese foam.
Brûlée the milk tea
  1. Top the cheese foam with sugar. Torch for 5-10 seconds or until the sugar caramelizes into a golden brown color.

Notes

 
  • Use ice cold whipping cream. Whipping it at a low temp is key to making the foam nice and fluffy. We like to chill our whipping cream overnight in the back of the fridge. Then we place it in the freezer for 5 minutes before use.
  • NO plastic cups. Use a mug or heat resistant glass. Boba shops also use metal rings as a heat protector, but we couldn't find where to purchase one of those. Leave a comment if you know where we can find them!
  • When you fill a cup with ice, fill it high enough so that the cheese foam will have somewhere to sit on easily.
  • Aim the flame, because you don't want to burn yourself, others, your cup, objects around you, etc. Aim the torch so that it only makes contact with the cheese foam. Be aware of how long the flame is and where it's pointing.
  • Keep the base of the flame close to the sugar for fast, intense heat. We suggest you torch for 5 seconds, then decide if you need to use it any further.