Iced Mint Tea
Refreshing Iced Mint Tea with Honey & Lime
I have not been cooking much lately but I recently managed to make a refreshing mint iced tea with home-grown mint leaves, no less. Mint is a prolific growing plant and and my home-grown mint have been growing furiously like weed without any care (click here for the tutorial on how to grow your own mint). From time-to-time, I will harvest a bunch of mint for neatness, and also I believe that doing so will encourage new leaves to grow. To me, home-grown is superior because I snip it only when I need to, ensuring maximum freshness. Thanks to readers’ suggestions on facebook & instagram, I made this mint tea on the day of harvesting and the result was great. Besides mint, the other ingredients are what I already have in my pantry – green tea bags, honey and lime. I made mine in the afternoon, chill it in the fridge and serve it during dinner. This is definitely a refreshing and soothing drink, and so effortless to prepare.
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My small home-grown mint
Check out my step-by-step tutorial for growing your own mint.
Iced Mint Tea Recipe
- Serves: 2-3
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
This is a easy and refreshing mint-inflused green tea recipe. Check out my step-by-step tutorial on growing your own mint.
Ingredients
- 1 litres water
- 3 green tea bags cut off the thread
- 1 cup (loosely-packed) mint leaves
- 2 tbsp honey to taste
- 1 lime halved
Instructions
- In a pot, bring water to boil. Add mint leaves and simmer for about 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Add tea bags, cover pot with lid and let the contents seep for about 5 minutes.
- Transfer contents to a heat-proof jug or tumbler, stir in honey and lime juice. When the contents have cooled to room temperature, chill in fridge until ready to serve.
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You really have green finger in planting. Your mints look so nice!! I’m sure your drink tastes great with them. ;)
definitely no green finger. the mint just grow like weed on its own ;)
A furiously growing plant w/o much care req’d? Sounds like a suitable plant for me to grow. Do you pluck the mint leaves and chew them? That is what I would do (if no harm) as I think they will be the best “mint” chews, ever! Refreshes the breath, ahhhhhh! :p
yes, you should try, it’s really easy. though not sure about cold weather suitability. No way I’m going to chew them like that, taste a bit too strong for me!
Love it! Sure is refreshing and shown another way of serving green tea.
Nice and refreshing drink on a hot day!
I ike these tea posts. Mint is growing in my apartment and I will definitely try this also. I am a tea fanatic and I thank you for adding more teas to my list.
Beautiful mint plant you have. The tea looks so refreshing, hmm, must try it one of these days.
Oh my gosh! I really love to try this iced mint tea recipe as soon as possible! This seems tasty and so refreshing! Thanks for sharing this recipe! More recipes pls!!