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Tart, fruity and heavenly refreshing tastes my iced lime and mint tea. It contains no sugar and is instead sweetened with agave syrup, just like the raspberry lemonade and basil lemonade. For hot summer days, the drink is just the thing. You can find a detailed iced green tea recipe with the exact quantities and step-by-step instructions here at the very bottom.
A change from the classics
My iced green tea with lime and mint is a great flavorful change from the classic iced teas, namely lemon iced tea and peach iced tea. It’s also healthier because it doesn’t use granulated sugar.
You may have also tried my berry iced tea. It’s made with fruit tea and tastes heavenly fruity.
Matcha powder instead of tea bags
Instead of green tea in bags, you can use matcha powder for this recipe. This will give your iced green tea an even more intense flavor, aroma and distinct color.
Use only natural matcha powder made from pure green tea and without additives. For this, study the ingredients list on its packaging.
Sweeten to taste
You can sweeten the iced lime and mint tea to your taste. Simply adjust the amount of agave syrup in the recipe to your liking.
Alternatively, you can use maple syrup or regular sugar to sweeten it.
If you like to drink the iced green tea healthy, then prepare it completely without a sweetener. In fact, that’s what I did with my honeydew iced tea and mango lemonade with basil.
My iced green tea is
- fresh,
- fruity,
- tart,
- very tasty,
- cool,
- aromatic,
- vegan,
- healthier than iced tea from the supermarket,
- with lime – just like my watermelon lemonade,
- with fresh mint – like my mint lemonade,
- without granulated sugar,
- from natural ingredients,
- easy and quick to make,
- ideal refreshment for hot summer days.
Iced green tea recipe with lime and mint
The iced green tea recipe, which you can find here at the end of the post in the recipe box, is very simple. For this, besides green tea, you will need freshly squeezed lime juice, mint leaves and maybe some agave syrup to sweeten it.
Step 1:
First, steep mint leaves in hot water for a few minutes. Then, brew green tea in it.
Step 2:
Sweeten the tea with agave syrup and chill it with ice cubes.
Scrap 3:
Now you add lime juice to the tea and stir it.
Step 4:
It’s best to let the iced tea chill thoroughly before serving.
How to make sugar free iced green tea: tips and tricks
- You can take the amount of lime juice and mint leaves according to your taste.
- You can also adjust the amount of agave syrup, depending on how sweet you like the iced tea. You can also omit it completely.
- Instead of agave syrup, you can use maple syrup or granulated sugar.
Did you make the iced green tea using this recipe? I’m looking forward to your result, your star rating and your comment here below how it turned out and tasted.
Also try these delicious summer drinks recipes:
- How to make lemonade: the 15 best recipes
- Flavored water recipe ideas – how to make vitamin water
- Fresh kompot – popular Russian fruit drink
Iced green tea with lime and mint
Ingredients
- 4 bags green tea
- 300 ml boiling water
- 200 g ice cubes
- juice of 3 limes freshly squeezed
- 25 fresh mint leaves
- 70 ml agave syrup or to taste
to serve
- organic lime slices
- fresh mint leaves
- ice cubes or crushed ice
Instructions
- Boil water.
- Put peppermint leaves in a heat-resistant container, pour the boiling water over them and let it cool down a little (to 70 - 80 °C) for a short time.
- Add tea bags to the hot peppermint tea and let them steep for 3 minutes.
- Take out the tea bags, squeezing them as you go.
- Pour the tea through a strainer into a water carafe.
- Add agave syrup to the tea and stir.
- Add ice cubes and let the tea cool.
- Add lime juice to the cooled tea and stir.
- Refrigerate the tea for about 2 hours.
- Serve the iced green tea with lime slices, mint leaves and ice cubes or crushed ice.
Notes
- You can take the amount of lime juice and mint leaves according to your taste.
- You can also adjust the amount of agave syrup, depending on how sweet you like the iced tea. You can also omit it completely.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making your own iced green tea at the top of the post.
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