Easy 5-minute refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea with mint for those great hot summer days. Loaded with strawberries and mint this iced tea has balanced sweet and sour flavors that will make everyone at the party requesting more.
Summer is just around the corner and it is about time to enjoy refreshing and healthy iced tea, coolers, mocktails, and cocktail recipes. And what’s the best summer berries to enjoy than strawberries?
If you haven't tried my Strawberry Agua Fresca recipe you should definetly make it this season too.
This strawberry iced tea recipe requires only 4 ingredients and well, 5 minutes to make. The combination of mint and strawberry is magical and just perfect to enjoy on these bright summer days and evenings.
I don’t know about you but I absolutely hate having iced tea somewhere in the restaurant (except few places where my friends are at the bar) or buying from the store. It is usually either very very sweet or has that icky bitter aftertaste to it. With homemade iced tea, you don’t have to worry about this and can control the amount of sugar and other ingredients you add.
With this strawberry iced tea you can play around with flavors, but always use muscovado sugar or coconut sugar as it excellent for iced teas and cocktails.
In this recipe, I’ve added about 5 tablespoons of sugar to warm peppermint tea BUT you can regulate this by adding half at the beginning and later on a bit more (it will dissolve in the chilled iced tea just fine too).
Oh and of course, the taste will slightly vary every time due to strawberries, with more ripe strawberries will be slightly sweeter/more strawberry flavor and overall different taste. But every time it tastes so yummy!
Why you’ll love this Strawberry Beverage
- No caffeine! - peppermint tea bags are usually without caffeine so it is healthy and perfect to enjoy on late night evenings too.
- Refreshing - simply magical for those hot summer days when you feeling so thirsty!
- Can be served as a cocktail/punch - add about 16 oz of preferably dark rum (white is fine too) and you have a delicious summer cocktail-ready that tastes similar to a mojito.
- Better than the store-bought iced tea - homemade is always better, healthier and you control the sugar and other ingredients in your drinks.
- Ready in 5-10 minutes at the most!
- Easy and quick summer beverage recipe that ANYONE can make.
- Balanced flavors - perfect amount of sweet and sour flavors
Ingredients
- 4 cups strawberries, stems removed, quartered
- 4-4 ½ cups peppermint tea
- 5-6 tablespoon muscovado sugar (or to taste) my favorite Natural Light Brown Muscovado Sugar Billington's
- 3 tablespoon lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- Ice cubes, strawberries, lime wedges, and fresh mint for serving
- Makes about 4 small glasses when served over ice
More Strawberry recipes you'll love
- Strawberry Agua Fresca with Chili
- Quick Strawberry Mousse (No Gelatin)
- Strawberry Arugula Salad with Caramelized Almonds
- Berry Banana Jam (Without Pectin)
How to make Strawberry Iced Tea
Prepare about 4 cups of peppermint tea and add muscovado sugar and lime juice. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, in a food processor or using an immersion blender, process 4 cups of the strawberries with on-and-off motions until smooth.
Add the puree to cooled or chilled peppermint tea, fill the jug with ice and serve with fresh strawberries, lime wedges, and mint leaves.
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Tips and variations
- If you prefer, you can also strain the strawberry puree when adding to the tea, but I like when there are fresh strawberry seeds in the mix too.
- Add alcohol - add white or dark rum and make a cocktail out of this iced tea.
- Spritzer - it also tastes incredible when adding soda or sparkling water to the finished drink or individual serving glasses.
- This iced tea recipe can be made with other berries like raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or berry mix too. Simply adjust to your liking and keep the same ingredient quantities.
- Sugar - for best results add the sugar while the peppermint tea is hot, but if using muscovado sugar it should dissolve in lukewarm water too.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE STRAWBERRY TOPS
Always save strawberry tops - don’t throw them away! Here's what you can make with them:
- Make strawberry-infused water.
- Don’t have a plan to use those tops right now? Place them in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge for up to a few days, or in the freezer for a few months, then pull them out when you’re ready to use them.
- Another great way to use them is to infuse your favorite spirit with them (i usually keep them in my rum for few days).
- Add the tops to your favorite smoothies to get a little pink hue and hint of strawberries.
I hope you enjoy this easy and refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea with Mint and please let me know what do you think below in the comments!
Thank you for reading!
Julia
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Recipe
Strawberry Mint Iced Tea
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups strawberries (stems removed, quartered)
- 4-4 ½ cups peppermint tea
- 5-6 tablespoon muscovado sugar (or to taste)
- 3 tablespoon lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- Ice cubes (strawberries, lime wedges, and fresh mint for serving)
- Makes about 4 small glasses when served over ice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare about 4 cups of peppermint tea and add muscovado sugar and lime juice. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, in a food processor or using an immersion blender, process 4 cups of the strawberries with on-and-off motions until smooth. Add to cooled or chilled peppermint tea, fill the jug with ice and serve with fresh strawberries, lime wedges, and mint leaves.
NOTES
- If you prefer, you can also strain the strawberry puree when adding to the tea, but I like when there are fresh strawberry seeds in the mix too.
- Add alcohol - add your favorite booze (my fave is white or dark rum) and make a cocktail!
- Make a Spritzer - it also tastes incredible when adding soda or sparkling water to the finished drink or individual serving glasses.
- This iced tea recipe can be made with other berries like raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or berry mix too. Simply adjust to your liking and keep the same ingredient quantities.
- Sugar - for best results add the sugar while the peppermint tea is hot, but if using muscovado sugar it should dissolve in lukewarm water too.
- Save strawberry tops - don’t throw away strawberry tops and make strawberry infused water. Don’t have a plan to use those tops right now? Place them in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge for up to a few days, or in the freezer for a few months, then pull them out when you’re ready to use them.
Another great way to use them is to infuse your favorite spirit with them (I usually keep them in my rum for few days) or add to smoothies to get a little pink hue and hint of strawberries.
PRIVATE NOTES
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)
Julia
Enjoy this easy and quick refreshing summer beverage!