How is the weather in your parts? Here in Ohio, it has been unseasonably warm! As I speak, there is not a single fleck of snow to be seen! This time last year we were buried deep in snow and freezing our tushies off in subzero temperatures. I can’t be happier (cannot stand the cold!) 🙂
So anyway, about this drink- I love hosting dinners at our home, and I love to serve nontraditional foods at these get-togethers. I first tried my hand at this (recipe found at Closet Cooking) delicious Blueberry Iced Green Tea (along with a mango shake) at an Iftar (break fast) party this past Ramadan. It was a hit and gone in no time. Since then, I’ve made this countless times and it is always a something that gets rave reviews and requests for the recipe. It is quick to throw together, and is a great alternative to serving soda at gatherings!
Blueberry Iced Green Tea
Yield: 8 Cups
Ingredients:
For Blueberry Syrup:
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ lemon, juiced
For Iced Tea:
- 8 cups water, divided
- 4 green tea bags
- Ice, to serve
Directions:
Make Blueberry Syrup:
Place blueberries, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and strain the mixture into a container (discard solids). Mix in lemon juice and set aside to cool.
Make Iced Tea:
Pour 2 cups water in a medium saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add ½ cup water and tea bags. Steep for 10 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
Stir in remaining 5½ cups water and prepared blueberry syrup. Refrigerate until ready to serve, adding ice as needed.
Pining this. This Would be sooo refreshing in the summer.
Woow this looks super nice, I’m struggling to get one of my kids to drink tea as I need to inject some caffeine into his body for health issues, I’ll try your recipe but may be in spring when it is a little warmer. Nice job dear.
This looks ice-cold and it’s freezing over here but no snow! Blueberries are not a fruit I normally buy, but they are so good for you and combining them with super healthy green tea is a great idea! Might try this in Ramadan too. Are you on twitter?
What’s your definition of warm? Because our warm for this time of year is about 10C but I spoke to someone abroad who was saying that they were having freezing weather – turned out to be 10C for them too!!
Lol but anyways, I love the look of this! I drink so much green tea so can definitely see myself making this soon.
blueberries are my favorite food and i love green tea so its a perfect combo! // ▲ conundrumofcoitus.com ▲
Its really nice and warm here and I could happily grab that glass of iced tea 😀