A refreshing ice tea is wonderful on a hot and sunny day. This home made ice tea recipe is a healthy alternative to commercial sweetened ice tea and is a little bit like an unsweetened “Arnold Palmer”. The refreshing lemon and mint complement the black tea flavor well.
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Video Refreshing Mint Lemon Ice Tea Recipe (With Bonus Tips!):
The following video contains the complete recipe along with some bonus tips for the perfect cup of refreshing ice tea!
Printable Refreshing Mint Lemon Ice Tea Recipe:
The following recipe uses four ingredients: zest and slices of lemon, fresh mint leaves, loose leaf black tea and water. I used this Golden Tips organic Black Tea and Tea Beyond Teapot previously reviewed, but this would likely work with your favorite black tea.
Ingredients
- One lemon to zest and slice
- 4 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
- Fresh mint leaves to taste (I used leaves from two stems)
Instructions
- Start boiling water
- Wash mint and lemon
- Zest lemon peel then slice lemon
- Remove mint leaves from the stem and add leaves to the lemon zest
- Add 1 teaspoon on black tea per 6 ounce cup that your pot can brew
- Add tea to lemon zest and mint, mix together
- Add tea, zest and mint mixture to an infuser and add boiling water
- Steep 3-5 minutes depending on desired strength of the tea. Remove infuser after steeping is completed.
- Cool tea, if you make tea ice cubes this makes the cooling processes easier and you can avoid diluting your tea. If the tea is a little stronger than you prefer, dilute with water or ice cubes. Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe can also be used to cold brew ice tea. Simply combine the ingredients in cold water and let steep overnight. I generally prefer this if I plan ahead as it is easy and the tea tastes nice.
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