Cherry Mint Iced Tea

Submitted by Baby Kato

"I love cherry mint lemonade, so this tea sounds wonderful to me. A friend gave me this recipe to try. I hope you will enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 teaspoons loose green tea leaves
• 10 sprigs of fresh mint
• 5 cups boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 3 cups boiling water
• 2⁄3 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup cherry juice
• ice cube (2 trays fill glass)
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced (garnish)

directions

1. Steep the loose tea and mint in the 5 cups of boiling water for 20 minutes.
2. Strain the tea mixture and allow to cool on the counter till needed.
3. Add the sugar to the remaining 3 cups of boiling water.
4. Stir until the sugar is all dissolved.
5. Pour the sugar water into a pitcher and place on the counter to cool.
6. Once the sugar mixture has cooled add the fruit juices, followed by the tea mixture.
7. Chill in the fridge, stir well and serve in a tall glass over ice.
8. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

Very refreshing. I subbed 1/4 cup agave nectar for the sugar. As is, the flavor was great, but I am going to try it with the amounts of lemon juice and cherry juice reversed next time for a mor pronounced cherry flavor. Great use for the fresh mint in my garden.

 

[JoyfulCook]

I did not use as much sugar as I dont like things too sweet, it was a delicious cooling drink on a hot, hot day - thanks for posting.

 

[jaqi1996]

This is great! I only have a small pitcher at home so I reduced some things. I boiled 3 packets of green tea and the mint leaves in 1.5 cups of water. I dissolved the sugar in 1 cup of water (I only used 1/2 cup of sugar because I don't like my tea too sweet). I used the same measurements for the cherry juice and lemon juice --- great!! Thisll definitely be in my rotation for homemade drinks.

 

[lauralie41]

We love all the flavors in this tea so this was a easy recipe to rate. I used Juicy Juice cherry juice and bottled lemon juice. Did add more cherry juice for our taste and next time will try maraschino cherry juice. DH added a little more sugar but I enjoyed the bit of tart flavor. Will make this again! Made and reviewed for PIck a Chef Spring 2010.

 

[Sharon123]

I scaled this down to serve 2 people and was happy with the results! A nice tea to sip throughout the day. Thanks!