Photo: Gina's Raspberry Mint Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 bags raspberry zinger tea
- 3 bags mint tea
- 12 cups water for tea, plus 1 cup for the sugar syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 handful fresh mint stems and leaves, plus additional sprigs for garnish
- Fresh raspberries, for garnish
Directions
Bring a large pot with 12 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the tea bags and let them steep for 10 minutes. Allow the tea to cool and discard the tea bags. Pour the liquid into a large glass pitcher.
Meanwhile, add the sugar and 1 cup water to a saucepan and bring to a simmer, over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Drop in the handful of mint, remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool. At this point, strain and add the sugar syrup to the pitcher. Stir the drink well and divide it between 12 glasses filled with ice. Garnish each serving with some fresh mint sprigs and raspberries.
SERVES 12; Calories: 65; Total Fat 0 grams; Saturated Fat: 0 grams; Protein: 0 grams; Total carbohydrates: 18 grams; Sugar: 17 grams; Fiber 0 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 8 milligrams
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By HGOODEN105
on April 27, 2012
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So easy to make and delicious! Made for a luncheon at work and it was a major hit! The simple syrup made the raspberry garnish so sweet and yummy..everyone ate their raspberries instead of discarding like a typical garnish.
By historynow02
on April 08, 2012
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Different. Refreshing. Easy. Delicious.
By CatherineCooke
Fulton, MO
on September 30, 2011
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I feel a little guilty because I did not follow the recipe, per se, but the basic idea is so good, it turned out delicious anyway! I had Pomegranate Pizazz in the cupboard along with my mint medley herbal tea, so I used those instead of the Raspberry Zinger. Gina, I was worried about using TEN fruit tea bags and THREE heavy-duty mint tea bags, but I trusted you and did it anyway, and any fewer would have dimished the taste, I'm convinced. I don't drink sweet tea -- and I'm from the South, go figure! -- so I just left all the simple syrup out, and it was STILL excellent! I'm very happy to have a good alternative to the Constant Comment I usually drink all day long. Very nice, guys. :-
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