Healthy Energy Drink

Sharon123's Note:

From Racheal Ray's $40 a Day, this is from the Grand Canyon! A lovely drink.

• Total Time: 12 mins
• Prep Time: 12 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 small ginseng tea bags (or ginko)
• 2 quarts water
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups sugar or 2 cups sugar substitute
• 2 small herbal tea bags (your choice)

Directions:

1. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil in a saucepan. Place all the tea bags in the hot water.Let the bags steep about 10 minutes. Add the lemon juice to a pitcher. Add the sugar and the remaining water and mix well. Pour the tea into the lemonade mix and stir.
2. Refrigerate and serve chilled. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Kaarin]

Invigorating and refreshing! I was having a blah morning, so made myself some of this energy drink. It really did awaken my senses! I love the fresh lemon, and although I dislike sweetened tea, the splenda in this was just right. I've had 3 servings of this today and would drink more if I hadn't halved the recipe. Thanks so much-I LOVE this!

[Kree]

This is so refreshing! It's like a combination of lemonade and iced tea. I chose to use ginseng and peppermint teas, and the flavor turned out fantastic. I think I may take Evelyn's advice and reduce the sugar slightly next time, though, because it almost tastes a little sweeter than it needs to be. But there will definitely be many next times! I'm planning on making sure I have this on hand in my refrigerator this summer!

[evelyn/athens]

Very refreshing. My herbal teabags of choice were spearmint, and it proved to be an excellent choice along with the ginseng and lemon. I found I didn't need to go with the whole 2 cups of sugar - my tea was lovely with just over 1 1/2 cups, but I like things a little less sweet. A delightful way to beat the summer heat.