Whether you need a caffeine-free pick-me-up in the morning, a warm cup of comfort before bedtime, or just a refreshing drink to quench your thirst, mint tea is an excellent choice. It has been enjoyed for centuries all over the world and is becoming increasingly popular in modern times due to its many health benefits. Dive into this article to explore the different ways to prepare the perfect cup of mint tea. Learn about the various types of mint, their flavor profiles, and how to choose the best one for your taste preferences. Discover tips on how to brew mint tea to achieve the desired strength and flavor, and explore creative ways to enhance its taste with additional ingredients like honey, lemon, or spices. With just a few simple steps, you'll be well on your way to brewing the perfect cup of mint tea that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
LEMON MINT ICED TEA
An easy and delicious iced tea enhanced with the refreshing flavors of lemon and mint.
Provided by Janet Knapp
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat; remove from heat, then stir in sugar until dissolved. Add the tea and peppermint tea bags, and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Remove tea bag and stir in the lemonade. Serve tea over ice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90.1 calories, Carbohydrate 23.3 g, Sodium 3.9 mg, Sugar 23.1 g
MINT TEA PUNCH
Tea, mint, sugar, orange and lemon juices make this a quick and easy, refreshingly delicious drink on a hot summer's day, given to me by a true Southern lady. Goes great with Cajun or spicy foods too. Every time I serve this someone asks me for the recipe!
Provided by Mc Coy
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. Stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in the cold water. Serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 94 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 6.2 mg, Sugar 22.6 g
ICED SWEET MINT TEA
If you enjoy having a soothing, refreshing glass of iced tea in the summertime, I hope you will try my version of sweet mint tea. I grew up drinking mint tea and still enjoy it so very much today. If you don't care for sugar in your tea, just leave it out, it will still be just as satisfying.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Beverages
Time 25m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In large tea pot (or two small tea pots) pour boiling water over tea bags and mint and allow to steep for 20 minutes.
- Place sugar in 2-quart pitcher (that will tolerate some heat).
- Pour freshly brewed tea (minus mint and tea bags) into sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- To serve, pour into tall glasses over ice.
- Serve with lemon slices.
- Serves 8.
CITRUS ICED TEA WITH MINT
"I think I have finally hit on a recipe for iced tea that doesn't have that artificial sweetener aftertaste," notes Dawn Lowenstein of Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 20m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, bring 1 qt. of water to a boil. Add tea bags and mint. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain; discard tea bags and mint. , In a large container, combine lemonade mix and remaining water. Stir in the tea and orange juice. Cool. Serve over ice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 32 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges
LEMONADE-MINT ICED TEA
A refreshing and easy to prepare iced tea. You can vary the amounts of mint and sugar depending on your tastes.
Provided by Diana S.
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a 1 gallon pitcher, combine the mint leaves, 1 quart of boiling water, instant tea powder and sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the cold water and lemonade concentrate. Serve in tall glasses over ice. Strain out mint leaves, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 102 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 8.8 mg, Sugar 24.9 g
MOROCCAN MINT TEA
You can barely take a step in the markets of Marrakech without tripping over fresh mint, or at least without being offered a glass of hot, sweet mint tea. Be sure to lift the teapot high above the cup while pouring; Moroccans appreciate the way this aerates the tea (and they always pour with great panache).
Categories Tea Hot Drink Non-Alcoholic Mint Gourmet Drink
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put tea in teapot and pour in 1 cup boiling water, then swirl gently to warm pot and rinse tea. Strain out and discard water, reserving tea leaves in pot.
- Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes. Stir in sugar (to taste) and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more. Serve in small heatproof glasses.
LEMON VERBENA MINT DETOX TEA
This is a simple detox tea. Lemon verbena is delicious! I came across it while I was picking up my summer herb plants last spring. I had never heard of it before but learned it is good for cooking and tea. Little did I know this little herb has some amazing detox and medicinal benefits. I love lemon but hate what the acid does to my teeth. With lemon verbena you get the flavor of lemon without the acid.
Provided by goldiejames.com
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Hot
Time 8m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour boiling water over verbena and mint sprigs; steep until desired flavor is reached, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in honey.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 24.6 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 7.6 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
MINT TEA
Once you sip a cup of your own home-brewed mint tea, you may never go back to tea bags. If you're drinking it hot, add a squeeze of lemon. Or pour cooled tea over ice cubes, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine water and mint and bring to a boil. Remove from heat; let steep 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve (discard solids) into a teapot or container, and mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons honey to taste. Serve with lemon wedges.
SUN-BREWED MINT TEA
A refreshing tea that's brewed by sitting in the sun for a few hours.
Provided by FutureChefShay
Categories Drinks Recipes
Time 2h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour the water into a large glass container with a lid. Stir in honey until dissolved.
- Zest the lemon, being careful not to include any white pith, and juice the lemon. Combine the zest and juice with the honey water mixture.
- Hold a bunch of mint in one hand; use your other hand to twist and squeeze the leaves, slightly bruising them to release their fragrance and oils. Immerse the bunches in the water mixture. Cover the container and place in direct sunlight for two hours. Remove the mint leaves, shake, and serve over ice in tall glasses, garnished with a mint sprig.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 39.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 8.2 mg, Sugar 8.7 g
GINA'S RASPBERRY MINT TEA
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories beverage
Time 20m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot with 12 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the tea bags and let them steep for 10 minutes. Allow the tea to cool and discard the tea bags. Pour the liquid into a large glass pitcher.
- Meanwhile, add the sugar and 1 cup water to a saucepan and bring to a simmer, over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Drop in the handful of mint, remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool. At this point, strain and add the sugar syrup to the pitcher. Stir the drink well and divide it between 12 glasses filled with ice. Garnish each serving with some fresh mint sprigs and raspberries.
ICED CRANBERRY-MINT TEA
Raise a toast to friends, family, sunshine and warm weather with this cranberry cooler. Fresh mint and a hint of lemon add refreshing, fruity flavor. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 20m
Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring the water, mint and sugar to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 15 minutes., Discard tea bags. Cover and let stand 45 minutes longer. Strain and discard mint leaves. Stir the cranberry and lemon juices into tea. Serve over ice with lemon slices if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges
TOUCH-OF-MINT ICED TEA
My family loves the mild mint and lemon flavors in this iced tea. It's a wonderful alternative to soft drinks.-Martha Haseman, Hinckley, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a heat-proof bowl or pitcher, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Cool for 15 minutes. Add mint; steep for 5 minutes. Strain. Add lemonade concentrate; stir well. Refrigerate. Serve over ice; garnish with lemon and mint if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 58 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 6mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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.
CUCUMBER MINT TEA SANDWICHES
Make and share this Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwiches recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place cucumber slices between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- In a small bowl, combine the mint, butter, and cream cheese; spread on one side of each slice of bread. Lay the cucumber slices onto the buttered side of 8 slices of bread. Sprinkle with salt. Top with the remaining slices of bread, buttered side down.
- Gently cut the crusts from each sandwich with a sharp knife. Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally and then cut in half again.
- Makes 8 whole sandwiches, or 16 halves, or 32 fourths.
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
MINT JULEP ICED TEA
Grandmom's recipe for a fabulous summer citrus-mint tea using fresh mint. Kids and adults alike love it! You can add Kentucky bourbon when the guest list is all adults. Serve over ice.
Provided by cutiemoose
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Add tea bags and mint to sugar mixture; let steep for 10 minutes. Strain mixture and discard tea bags and mint.
- Combine tea mixture, cold water, orange juice, and lemon juice in a pitcher.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 29.3 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 8.4 mg, Sugar 27.9 g
CRANBERRY-MINT ICED TEA
Chill out with this fresh brewed iced tea drink, with mint and cranberry juice cocktail. Love mint? Add an extra sprig to each cold glass when serving.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Beverage
Time 15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat cranberry juice cocktail to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Pour over tea bags and mint in 2-quart glass measuring cup or heatproof pitcher. Let steep 5 to 10 minutes.
- Strain tea mixture. Stir in sugar. Serve tea over ice. Add more sugar if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 41 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 5 mg, Sugar 38 g, TransFat 0 g
MINT SIMPLE SYRUP FOR SWEET TEA
Mint syrup adds flavor to our Southern-style iced Sweet Tea.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil. Stir in mint. Remove from heat, and let stand 30 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve into an airtight container; discard mint. Let cool completely. Syrup can be refrigerated up to 1 month. Serve with additional mint sprigs, if desired.
MINT GARDEN TEA CONCENTRATE
This delicious iced tea is quick, easy, and hits the spot on a hot day! Mix 1 part thawed tea concentrate with 3 parts water to serve.
Provided by octoberpumpkin00
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add mint leaves and steep for 15 minutes. Remove tea leaves from water with a slotted spoon, squeezing leaves to extract any additional liquid; discard leaves.
- Stir sugar into steeped tea; return to a boil and cook until sugar is completely dissolved and flavors combined, about 10 minutes. Pour tea concentrate into freezer-safe containers and freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 2.5 mg, Sugar 16.7 g
HIBISCUS MINT TEA
Hibiscus is a beautiful flower that does so much for our health and it tastes great! This tea is a phenomenal summer tea and is excellent served iced. It's also good to have warm before bed. This tea is great no matter how it's served, so sit back and enjoy this easy-to-make herbal tea!
Provided by Brealyn Hamilton
Categories Drinks Recipes Tea Iced Tea Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Fill a stovetop kettle with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add mint leaves, hibiscus petals, and lemon juice. Stir once or twice and cover. Steep for 3 to 5 minutes before serving either hot or iced.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4.8 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 8.4 mg
Tips:
- Use fresh mint leaves for the best flavor. If you don't have fresh mint, you can use dried mint, but it won't be as flavorful.
- Steep the mint leaves in hot water for at least 5 minutes to extract the flavor. The longer you steep the leaves, the stronger the tea will be.
- Add honey or sugar to taste. You can also add other flavors, such as lemon, ginger, or cinnamon.
- Mint tea can be served hot or cold. If you're serving it cold, let it cool completely before refrigerating it.
- Mint tea is a refreshing and flavorful beverage that can be enjoyed any time of day. It's also a good source of antioxidants and other nutrients.
Conclusion:
Mint tea is a delicious and healthy beverage that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. Whether you like it hot or cold, sweet or unsweetened, mint tea is a refreshing and flavorful drink that can be enjoyed any time of day.
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