When the weather is hot, a tall glass of iced tea can be the perfect refreshment. Ginger iced tea is a delicious and easy way to enjoy the unique flavor of ginger. With its zesty, spicy, and slightly sweet taste, it can be a refreshing and revitalizing drink, perfect for sipping on during a hot summer day or as an accompaniment to a meal. This article explores some of the best recipes for making ginger iced tea so you can enjoy this flavorful beverage at home. We'll cover the ingredients and steps needed to craft the perfect cup of ginger iced tea, along with variations and tips to customize the drink to your liking.
Here are our top 18 tried and tested recipes!
LEMON-GINGER ICED TEA
This Arnold Palmer has just a little kick to it because of the ginger. But it's so good! It's not intended to be a syrupy, sweet tea, so don't load it with sugar. Keep the taste of the ginger as the focal point.
Provided by Paula
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring water to a boil; add lemon-ginger tea bag. Let steep for 5 minutes. Sweeten with sugar and allow to cool.
- Mix lemon-ginger tea and orange pekoe tea together and serve over ice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5.1 calories, Carbohydrate 1.4 g, Sodium 17.2 mg, Sugar 1 g
GINGER ICED TEA
Here's a refreshing beverage that goes with any meal. Carbonated ginger ale makes it a wonderful alternative to ordinary iced tea or other soft drinks. This summer thirst-quencher will appeal to all ages. Be ready to refill the pitcher!
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 5m
Yield 3 quarts.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a pitcher, combine the iced tea mix and water; refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, add ginger ale. Serve over ice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 112 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
ICED LEMON & GINGER MINT TEA
Make and share this Iced Lemon & Ginger Mint Tea recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Miraklegirl
Categories Beverages
Time 12m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place tea bags, ginger, mint& sugar in saucepan.
- Pour in boiling water, cover, and let stand 10 minutes.
- Strain tea into large pitcher and stir in lemon.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Pour into ice filled glasses and garnish with mint.
PEACH-GINGER ICED TEA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories beverage
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Mash 6 canned peach halves with 1 1/2 cups of the juice, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon grated ginger in a pitcher. Add ice and 6 cups cold English breakfast tea.
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MINT-GINGER ICED TEA
Kick off any gathering with a refreshing summer sip -- this colorful lemonade-stand upgrade is sure to hit the spot.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes
Yield Makes about 8 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large pot, combine ginger, mint tea, and boiling water. Let steep 8 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a large container; discard solids. Stir in honey. Let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Serve over ice with mint sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33 g
ICED LEMON GINGER TEA
Steps:
- Peel gingerroot and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a medium saucepan boil water, gingerroot, honey, sugar, and zest, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and steep "tea" covered, 45 minutes. Uncover tea and cool completely.
- Remove gingerroot and zest with a slotted spoon and discard. Transfer tea to a pitcher and stir in lemon juice. (Chill tea, covered, until cold and up to 2 days.)
- Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with lemon slices.
HIBISCUS-AND-GINGER ICED TEA
If any drink was made for leisurely back-porch sipping, it's iced tea. Our version is brewed from zesty hibiscus tea, which is made from coppery-red hibiscus leaves and is naturally caffeine free. Ginger syrup and fresh lemon juice add layers of flavor.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put 4 cups water, ginger, and sugar into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; add 4 hibiscus tea bags. Cover, and let steep 15 minutes.
- Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl set in an ice-water bath. Let cool. Stir in 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice. Serve over crushed ice, and garnish with lemon wedges.
APPLE GINGER MINT ICED TEA
Make and share this Apple Ginger Mint Iced Tea recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Beverages
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine tea bags, ginger, apple and mint in a tea pot.
- Fill with boiling hot water and steep for 5 minutes.
- Pour and strain into ice-filled pitcher.
- Add apple cider and honey as desired.
- Fill individual glasses with ice and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 6.2, Sodium 11.4, Carbohydrate 1.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 1.2
GINGER LEMONGRASS ICED GREEN TEA
Absolutely perfect for summer, this blissful blend of ginger, lemongrass, and green tea refreshes and invigorates.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut lemongrass into two-inch pieces, and crush with the flat side of a knife, or just cut each piece lengthwise a few more times like I did.
- Peel ginger and cut into thin slices.
- In a large saucepan over high heat, bring the water, lemongrass, ginger, and sugar to a boil.
- Remove saucepan from the heat, and add the green tea (if you're adding the loose tea, put it in something so you can get it out right after it's steeped, while leaving the ginger and lemongrass in). Steep for about a minute, or until it's the right color/flavor for your tastes.
- Remove the tea bags/leaves, then let sit for about 30 minutes.
- Pour the tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.
- Refrigerate until cool - about a couple of hours.
- Pour over ice. Top with a mint sprig. And enjoy!
LEMONGRASS AND GINGER ICED TEA(LAOS)
Lemongrass and ginger infuse this lightly sweetened, refreshing iced tea with subtle flavor. From about.com.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Beverages
Time 10m
Yield 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, 1/2 cup water, lemongrass and ginger. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to the dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow the lemongrass and ginger to steep in the sugar syrup for at least half an hour. For more pronounced flavor, place in the refrigerator and allow to steep several hours or overnight.
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the teabags, turn off the heat, and allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the teabags and discard. Pour the brewed tea into a heat-proof pitcher.
- Strain the lemongrass ginger syrup through a small sieve, pressing on the solids to extract as much flavor as possible. Discard the solids, and add the syrup to the pitcher of tea. Add three cups of cold water to the tea, and stir well. Chill the tea, and serve over ice. Enjoy!
BLACKBERRY ICED TEA WITH CINNAMON AND GINGER
Any fruit flavored herbal tea bags would work in this. Prep time includes chilling. DO NOT USE BLACK TEA! Herbal tea only. (thanks, Ladypit, for this warning!)
Provided by Outta Here
Categories Beverages
Time P1D
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat water in a large saucepan to just before boiling. Add tea bags, cinnamon sticks and ginger.
- Remove from heat, cover and let steep for about 15 minutes.
- Add cranberry juice and sweetener to taste. Strain tea into a pitcher. Cover and chill overnight.
- Freeze glasses prior to serving. Pour tea over crushed ice and serve garnished with cinnamon sticks.
GINGER - LIME ICED GREEN TEA
I love St. Patricks Day. We decorate the house. And have a good old Irish meal. I thinkI'll make this drink this year too. I got it out of alittle Irish Fun n Crafts Book
Provided by Linda Rupp
Categories Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Bring water and ginget to a boil. Pour water over the tea bags in a 4 cup heat proof measuring cup. Step 3 minutes. remove tea bags and ginger. discard. Stir in 1/4 cup sugar & let cool to room temperature. Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar with lime juice, add to tea. Pour into pitcher, chill in fridge. Serving sugesstion: Pour over ice in to 4 tall ice tea tumblers & garnish with sugared lime slices if desired.
- 2. Alternate method. Make tea as suggested with gren tea bags and sliced ginger, Let each person squeeze in lime or lemon juice and add sugar, or sweetner as desired. Server over ice. Add green food coloring for a greener color.
BLACK CURRANT ICED TEA WITH CINNAMON AND GINGER
Categories Fruit Juice Tea Non-Alcoholic Ginger Iced Tea Cranberry Currant Raspberry Summer Cinnamon Boil Bon Appétit Drink
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring 6 cups water to boil in large saucepan. Add tea bags, broken cinnamon sticks, and fresh ginger. Remove from heat. Cover; steep 10 minutes. Mix in juice concentrate and sugar. Chill until cold. Strain tea mixture into pitcher. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
- Fill 8 wineglasses with ice. Pour tea mixture over. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and ginger rounds.
ICED GREEN TEA WITH GINGER AND MINT
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the ginger and 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add the mint and tea bags. Cover and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain the liquid into a large pitcher or other container. Add the honey and lemon juice; stir. Chill. Serve in tall glasses over ice cubes and more mint leaves. Tip: to frost glasses, dip the rims in water, then coarse sugar crystals.
GINGER ICED TEA
Categories Tea Non-Alcoholic Ginger Picnic Backyard BBQ Iced Tea Summer Party Gourmet Drink
Yield Makes about 4 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl.
- In a saucepan bring water with gingerroot just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Steep gingerroot 1 1/2 hours more and strain ginger tea through a fine sieve into a pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
- Stir in syrup and serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
- To make simple syrup:
- In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled. Makes about 2 cups.
SPARKLING GINGER ICED TEA
Our home economists created a pleasant gingerroot syrup for a refreshing, fizzy beverage.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 40m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring sugar, water and ginger to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; add mint. Refrigerate until chilled. , Strain syrup; pour into a large pitcher. Stir in club soda. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 40mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (40g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
ICED GREEN TEA WITH GINGER AND MINT
Make and share this Iced Green Tea With Ginger and Mint recipe from Food.com.
Provided by dicentra
Categories Beverages
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the ginger and 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add the mint and tea bags.
- Cover and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain the liquid into a large pitcher or other container.
- Add the honey and lemon juice; stir. Chill in the refrigerator. Serve in tall glasses over ice cubes and more mint leaves.
ICED GINGER TEA
A refreshing, bubbly tea. . .perfect to sip poolside. Recipe from Prevention magazine June 2010. Recipe submitted by Paul Folkestad, chef at Le Cordon Bleu College in Portland, OR. NOTE: Feel free to try it without the lime juice as well - I like it better with just tea and ginger ale!
Provided by januarybride
Categories Punch Beverage
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix together all ingredients and serve in a tall glass, on the rocks, with candied ginger as a garnish.
Tips:
- Utilize Fresh Ginger: To elevate the flavor of your iced tea, opt for fresh ginger instead of ground ginger. The vibrant aroma and taste of fresh ginger will infuse your tea with a refreshing zing.
- Steep Time Matters: Allow the ginger and tea bags to steep in hot water for an optimal duration. This crucial step extracts the flavors and ensures a rich, flavorful iced tea. Experiment with steeping times to find the intensity that suits your preference.
- Sweeten Wisely: Sweeteners like honey, agave nectar, or simple syrup can enhance the taste of your iced tea. Add them gradually, tasting as you go, to achieve the desired sweetness level without overpowering the other flavors.
- Chill Thoroughly: Allow the brewed tea to cool completely before pouring it over ice. This prevents the ice from melting too quickly, diluting the tea and compromising its flavor.
- Garnish Elegantly: Elevate the presentation of your iced tea by garnishing it with fresh mint leaves, lemon slices, or ginger slices. These garnishes add a touch of visual appeal and enhance the overall sensory experience.
Conclusion:
Indulge in the refreshing goodness of ginger iced tea, a delightful beverage that combines the invigorating flavor of ginger with the soothing essence of tea. Experiment with different types of tea, sweeteners, and garnishes to create a unique and personalized iced tea experience. Whether you're unwinding after a long day, entertaining guests, or simply seeking a flavorful refreshment, ginger iced tea is the perfect companion. Its versatility and ease of preparation make it a staple in any kitchen, promising a revitalizing experience with every sip. Embrace the simplicity and savor the delightful symphony of flavors in every glass of ginger iced tea.
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