Thai pink milk is a sweet and creamy drink made from Sala syrup mixed with water, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. It's often frothed and then served over crushed ice for a deliciously sweet and refreshing treat.

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Thai pink milk evokes happy memories of hubby's childhood. This sweet, refreshing drink is at the heart of many of his stories of growing up as a young boy in Thailand. So it's only natural that he would want to share this drink with our children.

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What is Thai Pink Milk?
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What is Thai Pink Milk?

In Thailand, pink milk is most commonly known as nom yen (นมเย็น), which translates to iced milk or cold milk. It can also be referred to as nom chompoo (นมชมพู), literally pink milk. Its signature ingredient is a bright red artificially-flavored syrup that tastes like sala, a palm fruit native to Southeast Asia. This concentrated syrup is cloyingly sweet with a really unique almost floral flavor. Although other brands exist, the Hale's Blue Boy brand is basically synonymous with this sala-flavored syrup.

When served on the streets of Thailand, many vendors mix the syrup with sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and hot water. They often use a milk frother to blend the ingredients together and form a bit of foam before pouring the milky concoction over crushed ice. At home, however, we usually just mix the sala syrup with whole milk for an easier and healthier approximation of this sweet treat.

Fortunately for us, Zulay Kitchen recently reached out with an offer to try their electric MILK BOSS milk frother, and I knew exactly what to use it for! I was excited to recreate Thai pink milk for our kids the way hubby experienced it growing up in Thailand.

Ingredients

Sala Flavored Syrup: This artificially flavored syrup is meant to taste like Sala, a palm fruit native to Southeast Asia. It is bright red and extremely sweet. I've found it at local specialty Southeast Asian groceries, but it can also be purchased online (ingredient name linked).
Sweetened Condensed Milk: Sweetened condensed milk is used to provide that milky creaminess and a little extra sweetness to the drink.
Evaporated Milk: Evaporated milk is used as the base milk of this drink. If you don't have evaporated milk available, regular cow's milk would likely work as a substitute.
Hot Water: Hot water makes easier work of dissolving the syrup and sweetened condensed milk. Room temperature water would also work with a little more stirring.
Crushed Ice: Once the drink has been thoroughly mixed, it's poured over crushed ice for a sweet and refreshing treat.

Step by Step Instructions

In a large glass container, add the sala-flavored syrup and the sweetened condensed milk.

Then add the hot water and stir until incorporated. Finally, top the drink with the evaporated milk.

Stir with a spoon or frother. If you prefer a bit of froth on top, continue to use the milk frother until a foamy cap is formed.

Fill two glasses with crushed ice and pour the sweet drink over it. Enjoy immediately.

NOTE: This recipe took a bit of experimentation to get the proportions correct. (Our kids certainly didn't mind sampling each rendition!) We found that adding too much sala syrup resulted in a metallic aftertaste. However, this was easily fixed by adding more evaporated milk to the drink.

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Recreating Thai pink milk with the MILK BOSS frother was a fun experience for all of us. Our children are definite fans of Thai pink milk. I'm hopeful that one day they will look back and this pink milk will evoke happy memories of childhood for them as well.

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