Easy Homemade Green Tea Lemon Ice Tea without refined sugar (vegan)
(*ad: in cooperation with pandoo)
Hydration is key, guys! And that’s why I have this little beverage recipe for you on the blog today. Fancy decorated with a lemon slice, fresh raspberries and some ice cubes, this might be the most exciting drink ever served over here at the choartemi base camp. (ok, well, the standards are quite low to begin with… #tapwaterlove…)
However, for everyone who is having a little more expectations towards drinkable refreshments, I present to you this recipe for easy, homemade ice tea with a green tea and lemon base and also without any refined sugar.
Don’t be like Artemis! Drink more healthy ice tea!
now let’s get to the recipe:
Easy Homemade Green Tea Lemon Ice Tea
Ingredients:
2 green tea bags or some loose green tea leaves
700ml water
1/2 lemon
1-2 tsp vegan honey or agave*
a handful fresh raspberries
some ice cubes
2-3 fresh mint leaves (optional)
Instructions:
Boil the water and add the green tea. Let steep for about 2-3mins before removing the tea bags. Then let the the green tea cool down completely.
Add the juice of half a lemon to your cooled down tea and add vegan honey or agave to taste.
To serve, pour into glasses, add fresh raspberries, ice cubes and optionally mint leaves and enjoy!
Cheers!
*Notes:
You can actually use any kind of liquid sweetener you like for this recipe. Other options would be maple syrup, rice syrup, date syrup,… you know the drill.
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