Rooibos Iced Tea
"High in anti-oxidants and also caffeine-free, this tea is not only refreshing but also a wonderfully healthy thirst quencher. Rooibos and Honeybush teas are both available in local supermarkets in Maryland. I have also purchased this tea from Cost Plus World Market."
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 gallon
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 6 tea bags, Rooibos
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 20 mint leaves
- sugar, to taste
- 1 gallon boiling water
directions
- Place teabags, lemon, mint leaves and sugar in a large pot, pour boiling water onto this and leave to steep.
- Stir occasionally until cold.
- Remove tea bags when tea is cold and refridgerate.
Questions & Replies
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What is recommended amount of sugar pls -
How long do you steep for? I have loose rooibos tea leaves, would it be the same amount of time?
Reviews
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I love rooibos tea, I think this could be down to the sweetness from the tea leaves but also I have noticed a lot of information online associated to the benefits of Rooibos, it also works really well when flavoured, I have tried a few different ones now and I have yet to be let down, even trying different ones form different companies, I will try it as iced tea, I don't like the thought of cold tea but I am open to try so thank you for putting this article together. I though I would share the place I buy my tea from - https://www.tea-and-coffee.com/buy-tea/type/rooibos-tea
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This is a real nice and refreshing iced tea. I drink Rooibos most of the time these days instead of caffeine tea and coffee. I would really recommend this rooibos tea to people who need their immune system boosted. Thank you for posting this lovely iced tea recipe. -
I love rooibos and this recipe is great except instead of sugar I use either Agave nectar or maple syrup.
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This is a nice tea. I had no problem finding this at the store. I followed ingredients from the recipe but didn't add mint leaves(personal taste) or sugar. Made for ZWT4 for Cookin Cats.
Tweaks
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hi I love this tea but I didn't have rooibos at the time so I used Five Rose's and it tastes really good,my sis and I also enjoyed making it :D -
I love rooibos and this recipe is great except instead of sugar I use either Agave nectar or maple syrup.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bokenpop aka Mad
Milford, Delaware
I was born and raised in South Africa but now live in Delaware USA. Since I can remember I have been cooking! My first real cooking experience was when I was 7. I came home from school one afternoon and felt like French toast. My elder brother was home with his friends and did not want to make it for me, so I got a pan out, put it on the stove, turned the stove on to high. After that I could not remember what to do, but I knew that French toast involved bread so I put the bread in the hot pan without grease and poured milk over it! Oy vey... My brother's friend asked me what I was trying to make and I told him. He laughed and told me I was making it wrong but he also taught me how to make French toast the right way. I came home every day after that and made French toast. I felt so confident with the little bit of knowledge I had acquired that I soon started experimenting with other things. Nothing was going to stop me! The first full meal I ever made for my family was boiled rice and oven roasted chicken pieces with a steamed vegetable medley. I was 8 years old and my mom was in hospital. My dad was struggling to hold down an intensely busy job, keep the family going and be with my mom, so I thought I would help him. I don't think he believed that I had done it on my own. I remember telling him that I read in a cookery book how to make a roast chicken but I did not know what "a" rosemary was so I just put the chicken in the dish without it. Decades later with a myriad tried and tested recipes behind me - flops and failures included - I know my way around any food item and kitchen utensil, much to my family's delight!
