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4 Healthy Iced Tea Recipes For Summer

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

  Lemon Basil Iced Tea

  • ½ lemon, thinly sliced
  • 6 fresh basil leaves
  • 2 green tea bags
  • 3 cups hot water
  • raw honey, optional

Coconut Lime Iced Tea

  • 2 black tea bags
  • ½ lime, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups coconut water, heated
  • raw honey, optional

Iced Peach Ginger Tea

  • 1 peach, pitted and sliced
  • 2 green tea bags
  • 4 ginger coins
  • 3 cups hot water
  • raw honey, optional

Blackberry Mint Ice Tea

  • ½  cup  fresh blackberries
  • 6  leaves  fresh mint
  • 2  bags green tea
  • 3 cups hot water
  • raw honey, optional

Lemon Basil Iced Tea

  1. Add the lemon slices, fresh basil leaves, and green tea bags to a 1 quart mason jar or pitcher.
  2. Pour hot water into the mason jar, and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags.
  3. Place into the fridge to completely chill for 3-4 hours for the flavors to release.

Coconut Lime Iced Tea

  1. Add the black tea bags and sliced lime to a 1 quart mason jaror pitcher.
  2. Pour heated coconut water into the mason jar, and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags.
  3. Place into the fridge to completely chill for 3-4 hours for the flavors to release.

Iced Peach Ginger Tea

  1. Add the sliced peach and green tea bags to a 1 quart mason jaror pitcher.
  2. Skewer the sliced ginger coins on a toothpick, if desired, to make them easier to remove later, and then add them to the jar.
  3. Pour the hot water into the mason jar, and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags.
  4. Place into the fridge to completely chill for 3-4 hours for the flavors to release.

Blackberry Mint Ice Tea

  1. Add the fresh blackberries, mint leaves, and green tea bags to a 1 quart mason jaror pitcher.
  2. Pour the hot water into the mason jar, and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags.
  3. Place into the fridge to completely chill for 3-4 hours for the flavors to release.

Nutrition:

Serving: 3 cups

  • Calories: 16 kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 5 g
  • Protein: 1 g
  • Fat: 0.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.02 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01 g
  • Sodium: 1 mg
  • Potassium: 82 mg
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Sugar: 1 g
  • Vitamin A: 138 IU
  • Vitamin C: 29 mg
  • Calcium: 18 mg
  • Iron: 0.4 mg

Source: https://www.asweetpeachef.com/4-healthy-iced-teas-recipes/

Published on July 23, 2024