Drink

Freshly Brewed Ice Tea with Fresh Mint

Fresh mint leaves perfume the tea as it chills, creating a cool, crisp sip with bright citrus notes from the lemon.

Recipe and photo by Skinnytaste, shared here with credit. View the Original

Freshly Brewed Ice Tea with Fresh Mint
Total
15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
6

Nutrition per Serving

Calories
3
Carbs
1g
Sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg

Ingredients

  • 6 tea bags of your choice
  • 6 cup water
  • a few sprigs of mint leaves
  • one lemon (sliced for serving)

Instructions

  1. Boil 2 cups of water, add 6 tea bags to boiling water and let the tea steep for about 15 minutes without moving, if you are making sweet tea add sweetener.
  2. Discard tea bags (do not squeeze or tea will be bitter) and combine with remaining cold water and fresh mint.
  3. Refrigerate.
  4. Serve over ice with fresh lemon.