Lemon Ginger Iced Green Tea
A refreshing and invigorating iced green tea infused with zesty lemon and spicy ginger, perfect for a hot day.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 4 bags green tea
- 0.5 cup fresh ginger peeled and thinly sliced
- 0.5 cup fresh lemon juice
- 0.25 cup honey or maple syrup or to taste
- ice cubes
- lemon slices and mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the sliced ginger and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the green tea bags and let them steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags. Stir in the fresh lemon juice and honey (or maple syrup) until dissolved. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Pour the cooled tea mixture into a pitcher. Fill with ice cubes.
- Garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs before serving.
Notes
This iced tea can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.