Herbal Iced Tea
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 2+ hours to cool
- Yield: 1.75 quarts/liters 1x
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Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 2 cups mint or other leaves
- 2 cups flower petals, optional
- Sweetener to taste, optional (see text above for more on this)
- Wedge of lemon or orange, or fresh herbs to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Boil water in a pot. Add herbs/leave and flower petals (optional); stir and remove from heat.
- Cover and steep 5 minutes.
- Strain into a 2 quart pitcher and cool in the refrigerator for 2 hours or more.
- Serve poured over ice. Optionally, sweeten to taste (I don’t sweeten mine), and garnish as desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 oz
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 0
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 0
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0