Spiced Thai Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 5 pods star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 pods cardamom, crushed
• 8 red rooibos tea bags
• 0.75 cup sweetened condensed milk
• ice

Steps

1. Place water, sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cardamom in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let tea steep and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
2. Remove tea bags and strain out whole spices; discard. Whisk in condensed milk. Pour into a large pitcher and refrigerate until flavors combine, at least 1 hour.
3. Fill 4 glasses with ice. Serve tea over ice.