Although I drink hot tea 365 days of the year, it’s beginning to heat up so pouring my tea over ice is sometimes a must. The most recent tea I decided to ice happened to be a rooibos that I had fun blending myself just for this drink. I used a red rooibos with two herbs and a spice, and because I felt like something more fruity, after the rooibos blend steeped and cooled, I mixed in pure pineapple and orange juice! The cold juices were also a nice way to cool off the tea a bit quicker. Of course, when complete you should serve this tropical rooibos iced tea in a glass filled with ice, but if you want to use something else that won’t dilute the tea, then check out the recipe for a fun tip!
This rooibos iced tea recipe uses a red rooibos, which is more oxidized and richer than a green rooibos.
I find that the rooibos offers notes of vanilla and geranium in this iced tea which pairs nicely with the additional tropical and citrus flavours.
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Tropical Rooibos Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 4 teaspoons red rooibos
- 2 teaspoons lemongrass
- 1 teaspoon cornflowers
- 1 teaspoon red peppercorn
- 1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup freshly squeeze orange juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ice cubes or frozen pineapple chunks!*
Instructions
- While waiting for water to boil, create your own herbal tea blend by adding the rooibos, lemon grass, cornflowers and peppercorns directly to a heatproof pitcher, or an infuser.
- When the water reaches a full boil, pour it over the herbal tea blend and allow it to steep for 5 minutes.
- After steeping, discard the herbal tea blend by removing the infuser or using a fine mesh strainer.
- Stir in the sugar (or another sweetener of your choice) until it dissolves in the hot tea and then the pineapple and orange juice.
- Serve into glasses filled with ice cubes or frozen pineapple chunks. You can also refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
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