Iced green tea with mint
Cold-brewed green tea with mint and a slice of lemon: 4 kcal, no bitterness, no sugar.
- Active time
- 5 min
- Plan ahead
- Chill 3 to 4 hours
- Makes
- 2 servings
- Level
- Easy
- Gear
- No equipment
Per serving
1 glass (300 ml)
- Calories
- 4kcal
- Protein
- 0g
- Carbs
- 1g
- Fibre
- 0g
- Fat
- 0g
- Sugar
- 0g
Green tea brewed with cold water instead of hot never turns bitter, so it needs no sugar at all. Leave the leaves in a bottle of water in the fridge for a few hours and you get a smooth, slightly grassy drink with a little caffeine. Good to keep at your desk through the afternoon instead of a third cup of chai.
- Hydration
- Low calorie
- No cook
- Budget
- No added sugar
- Anytime
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Ingredients
Method
- 1
Put the tea leaves and mint in a bottle or jug, pour in the water and close.
- 2
Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours (or overnight); the tea turns pale gold and tastes clean, not bitter.
- 3
Strain into glasses, add a lemon slice to each and drink cold.
Tips
- If you only have hot water, brew the tea at a gentle 80°C (let boiled water sit 2 minutes) for 2 minutes, then cool; longer steeping makes it bitter.
- A thin slice of ginger in the bottle gives it some bite.
Storage
Keeps 2 days in the fridge once strained.
Nutrition is estimated per serving from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central and rounded. Your ingredients and portions will differ a little.
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- 5 min
- Calories
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- Protein
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