Recipe Thursdays: Iced Sweet Green Tea

1/5/12
by Jaime Borschuk, Interactive Design Manager

It's warm enough in San Francisco today that there is a (false) feeling in the air that Spring is here to stay. I want to drink iced tea on the porch. Also, in the last month I've gotten really into honey. All of this leads to this week's recipe:

Iced Sweet Green Tea (recipe for 1 gallon)

1 gallon of water 
4-5 teabags of Organic Green Tea (or equivalent loose leaf). I like Yogi Pure Green
3/4 cup of Honey. I like Marshall's Farm 
1-2 trays of Spearmint Metromint Ice Cubes

Boil 1/2 gallon of the water, add Green Tea Bags and brew for 7 minutes.

Once brewed, remove the teabags. Add honey and stir until thoroughly dissolved into liquid. Let cool.

Once cooled, pour into 1 gallon glass container. Add remaining 1/2 gallon of water (cold or room temp is fine).

Fill a tall glass with Spearmint Metromint ice cubes, and pour tea over ice. Refrigerate remainder and sip on it all week!

Comments

[Allison]

I LOVE mint green tea. (I usually drink the zen tea from a certain well-known national coffee chain.) I would suggest, however ,not boiling the tea. Unlike black tea, green tea can become bitter if steeped in boiling water. Instead, you want it JUST below boiling. ;)

[Metromint]

Thanks for the tip Allison! Another option is to brew it in the sun.