Name: Low Carb Thai Tea Chia Seed Drink
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Thai Tea Mix; 3 tablespoons chia seeds; 3 cups water; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/2 cup Swerve confectioners sweetener

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If you’ve ever had a Thai iced tea, you will love this low carb Thai tea chia seed drink. The chia seeds add texture to this sweet and creamy drink as well as fiber and nutrients! This chia drink is also sugar free and low carb so you can feel good about grabbing one to start your day. Only 2g net carbs per serving.

You might also like this low carb fruit tea chia drink!

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My friend Lisa introduced me to Thai iced tea. She ordered it in a restaurant and next thing I know she was stopping at the Asian store and buying the Thai tea mix. One day I bought a bag too. I thought it would be cool to add some chia seeds to sort of be like the tapioca balls in bubble tea.

So today I give you my low carb Thai tea chia seed drink recipe. It has all the flavor or iced Thai tea along with the chia seeds to make it more of a bubble tea!

Ingredients For Thai Tea Chia Drink

To make this chia drink recipe you only need chia seeds, water, coconut milk, Swerve sweetener and most importantly Thai tea mix.

You can buy this in an Asian grocery store or on online. I have an Amazon store front where you can buy the ingredients for this Thai tea chia drink.

Ingredients for low carb thai tea chia drink: chia seeds, coconut milk, Swerve sweetener, coconut milk and Thai tea mix

Why I Like Chia Seeds

One of the reasons I like chia seeds is their cool ability to soak up liquid. Whatever liquid you put them in, they will swell and make a gel like substance perfect for chia drinks or even chia pudding! They are also very filling because they are high in fiber.

For more information about the benefits of chia seeds check out this article. Chia seeds are:

loaded with antioxidants
low calorie and low carb (1 oz has 138 calories and 2g net carbs)
high in fiber(1 oz has 10g fiber)
high in protein and omega 3’s

glass jar with Thai tea mixed in chia seeds with a spoon — This is what the chia seeds look like when they’ve absorbed the Thai tea.

Let’s Make This Thai Tea Chia Drink

First thing you want to do is soak your chia seeds in the Thai tea. So make 3 cups of tea and let I come down to room temperature. Mix 3 tablespoons of chia seeds in with 1 cup of the Thai tea. Refrigerate for an hour so they soak up the tea and look like the picture above or below.

glass jar with a spoon and the swelled chia seeds

While the chia tea is in the refrigerator, heat the coconut milk with the Swerve confectioners sweetener on the stove. You just want the sweetener to dissolve and mix well with the coconut milk then you can take it off the heat.

the finished low carb thai tea with chia seeds and jars in the background with spoons — This is the finished chia seed drink. You can add more or less coconut milk mixture as well as chia seeds to make your perfect consistency.

Now to make the final chia drink. I added the rest of the tea (2 cups) to the chia seed mixture. The reason I didn’t do this from the start is that I wanted to make the right consistency of the drink for me.

You might want to play around with how much tea you put in. But altogether this ratio (3 cups tea) made 2 chia drinks for me.

Next you add as much of the coconut milk mixture you want. This is the creamy sweetness you are adding to the drink and I think it’s a personal amount. But the 1 cup of sweet coconut milk should be more than enough for 2 drinks.

a glass of the Thai tea with a spoonful of the chia seeds

So if you are a fan of ice Thai tea and chia drinks, this is the perfect recipe for you. It’s such a yummy, sweet drink and you don’t have to worry about carbs. The chia seeds add both fiber and texture so give it a try! The nutritional information for 1 drink is:

188 cals / 14.6g fat / 11.5g carbs / 9.5g fiber / 4.5g protein = 2g net carbs

Other Low Carb Chia Seed Recipes To Try

This low carb fruit chia tea is a healthy and tasty drink you can easily make at home instead of buying an expensive one at the store. Using fruity herbal tea you can make any variety of flavors you wish!

This low carb chia breakfast pudding is a delicious way to start your day. Full of healthy ingredients it's low in carbs but high in protein. And it has the added kick of caffeine from either coffee or matcha!

Can I use regular black tea?

Yes. The Thai tea mix just has red and yellow food dye to make it that pretty reddish orange color. If you are only going for the taste, brew strong black tea and maybe add a bit of vanilla extract.

Do I have to use coconut milk?

You can also use heavy cream or half and half. If you are not worried about carbs you can use sweetened condensed milk but if you do, eliminate any added sugar.

How much of the coconut milk mixture should I add?

You can add as much or as little as you want. Just like some people like milk in their tea with 3 sugars and other like it straight. It’s all about your taste.

How long should I soak the chia seeds?

I would try to give it at least an hour so it will soak up as much liquid as possible. Because there is only a finite amount of liquid they can absorb, 1 hour should do it.