This recipe for Earl Grey Milk Jam Spread is a luscious, smooth velvety spread made with Earl Grey tea, milk, cream and sugar. Pair it with toast, pancakes, or waffles!
When you think of Earl Grey, you automatically think of tea.
And with tea, there must be milk and sugar around... unless you're a tea purist. But I digress...
So when you mix together tea, milk and sugar, what do you get?
Earl Grey Milk Jam Spread.
Inspired by my ever-popular Matcha Milk Jam/Green Tea Milk Spread recipe, I thought to change up the flavours and play with my favourite Earl Grey tea and transform it into a milk jam.
Why you'll love this recipe
Just think of milk tea, but in a super concentrated creamy form, like a tea-flavoured condensed milk.
This flavour is definitely for Earl Grey tea enthusiasts -- luscious, strong and potent; a little bit goes a long way.
It's a rich, smooth velvety spread that only uses a few ingredients.
Only 5 ingredients
You'll need:
- whole milk: I find that whole milk produces a much more creamier texture than a non-dairy alternative; if you do use non-dairy, you may need to stir the mixture for longer
- Earl Grey tea: you can use loose leaf or tea bags; I find tea bags convenient
- dry milk powder: adds thickening power, as well as additional milk flavour; if you don't have milk powder, you can use cornstarch
- whipping cream: with at least 36% MF (milkfat) for the most creamiest texture
- granulated sugar: or any sweetener that you like
How to use the milk jam
It's great on toast, and here I paired it with my Peanut Butter Chickpea waffles.
So decadent and delicious.
It will add extra pizzazz to your pancakes, waffles, scones, or toast.
How to store
Store the Earl Grey Milk Jam in an clean container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Do not store the milk jam at room temperature.
FAQ's & troubleshooting
My milk jam won't thicken!
Be patient and continue to whisk over heat. The milk and cream will evaporate and thicken.
You can add a little cornstarch to help with the thickening.
It will also continue to thicken while chilling in the fridge.
Can I use a different tea flavour?
By all means, you can try Hojicha or Matcha milk jam.
Other recipes you may like
Be sure to check out my Earl Grey recipes:
Lavender Earl Grey Tea Latte/London Fog
Blackberry Earl Grey Cream Roll Cake
Be sure to let me know if you try this recipe. Tag me @siftandsimmer on Instagram or leave me a comment/rating below!
Earl Grey Milk Jam Spread
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Ingredients
- 125 ml whole milk
- 2 bags Earl Grey tea
- 8 g dry milk powder
- 125 ml heavy whipping cream at least 36% MF (milkfat) or higher
- 25 g granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a heat-safe mug or jar, heat up whole milk in a microwave for about 40 seconds (depending on how powerful your microwave is) until it's really warm and place 2 bags of Earl Grey tea into the milk to steep.
- Add 1 tablespoon of dry milk powder to the tea and stir until there are no lumps and has completely dissolved. Set aside for 10 minutes, then remove the tea bags.
- Heat heavy cream and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and while whisking, gradually pour the steeped Earl Grey tea milk over a sieve into the saucepan. If there are any lumps remaining in the sieve, add some of the milk from the saucepan over top of the sieve and push through with the back of a spoon.
- Whisk periodically until mixture has thickened and reduced by half, about 20 minutes over low-medium heat. It should be smooth and creamy. A way to tell if it’s ready is when you scrape the mixture in the pot with a spoon or whisk, there should be a line that is visible, meaning it has thickened enough. If you scrape the pot and can’t see a line, continue whisking over heat.
- Once it has thickened enough, remove from heat. Let cool.
- Pour into a clean glass jar and refrigerate. The spread will thicken a little more once it has cooled.
- Spread on toast, waffles, and pancakes for a delicious hit of tea flavour.
Notes
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided should be considered as approximate and is not guaranteed. Please use your best judgment to ensure food is safely prepared and/or a good fit for your diet.
R
I had earl grey-marmalade organic beer recently. Made by a local Ottawa brewer (not Beau's but it was Dominion City Brewers). Definitely a good combo to use for inspiration ?
Rezel Kealoha
Ohh. I need to forward this to my BFF. She is totally in love with anything earl grey. I'm wondering can I change the sugar to date syrup???
siftandsimmer@gmail.com
Hi Rezel! I haven't tried a sugar alternative to the recipe, but I would imagine it should work. If you try making it for her, let me know how it turns out! xox
Clara
Hi, may i know 1T of milk powder is 1 TSP, or 1 TBSP..?
Thanks
siftandsimmer@gmail.com
1 T = 1 Tablespoon
siftandsimmer@gmail.com
Hi, 1 T = 1 Tablespoon. I've updated the recipe.
Michelle Wong
And I quote myself and all my friends that tried this, "OMYGAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" I might be bold to say that this is amazing on ALL desserts without having trying it on all things under the dessert category.
ayana
Oh my gosh this sounds AMAZING! Have you tried freezing this yet?
Michelle
Thank you Ayana. No, this would not be suitable for freezing, unfortunately.
Gwen
Hello, do you remove the tea from the bag before you add it in to steep or you just add the bags into the milk?
Michelle
Remove the tea bags after steeping in the milk for 10 minutes.
Natasha
Hi there, thanks for the recipe!
I was wondering if this is safe to keep in room temperature?:) If so, for how long?
Michelle
No, this milk spread should be kept refrigerated, for up to 1 week.
Jenn
Hello! When at room temperature, how thick is this? I’m looking to try your recipe make a spread to incorporate into my buttercream for cake filling but will need a thinner jam. I tried another recipe before but ended up with thicker, chewy, caramel candy like consistency so it wasn’t possible to mix into buttercream.
Michelle
It is not very thick at room temperature; definitely not chewy or candy-like in viscosity. The milk jam will be foldable into your buttercream. Good luck! Do report back if you try it 🙂
Jenn
Thanks Michelle!! I’m going to try it this week and let you know😊!! Can’t wait😋
sarah
Looks really good!! but do you have any substitutes for the dry milk powder?
Michelle
You can use cornstarch in place of it.
Jia
Hi Michelle, I happen to have 2 types of cream on hand - Double cream ("extra thick") which has 45% milk fat, and Thick cream which has 35% milk fat. Which of these two is the same as the heavy cream required in this recipe?
Michelle
The "Thick" (35% MF) cream would be the same as heavy cream.
Jocelyn
This was so easy to make and delicious! I ate it with my homemade shokupan and it complemented it perfectly.
Michelle
Amazing, thank you for the feedback, Jocelyn 🙂
Rin
I’ve tried making this twice now but for some reason I can’t get it to thicken at all. Any suggestions?
Michelle
Did you make any substitutions or omissions? Are you using a heavy cream with at least 36% MF (milkfat)?
Jemima
This is the first time I am leaving a comment on a recipe blog. I just made this with my favorite loose tea: vanilla rooibos! I used I teaspoon (3 grams). So good! So fragrant. I added a very small pinch of sea salt to wake up the flavors when it was done. I ate it with fresh Ghana sugar bread or Japanese shokupan would work very well. So simple, straightforward, and delicious! No baking soda mess! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing! Jesus bless you!
Michelle
Hi Jemima, thank you very much for your comment. The vanilla rooibos flavour sounds delicious! I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂