Easy Chamomile Berry Iced Tea Recipe
This chamomile berry iced tea is such a lovely cooling and refreshing drink. It’s very simple to make, bursting with berry flavour but also has the lovely taste of chamomile making it a calming soothing drink.
My kids really loved this one and I think you will to. Serve with ice and throw in some peppermint leaves and you have yourself a real winner of a drink.
Beat the heat and enjoy this refreshing cold drink this spring or summer! Enjoy the seasonal fruit by making your very own tea. Let me show you how!
What You Need to Make This Recipe
Supplies
Blender: Blender optional but helps to extract more flavour.
Pot: For cooking the berries and making a syrup.
Jar with lid: To pour your tea into when storing in the fridge.
Ingredients
Mixed Berries: You will need an assortment of mixed berries or frozen mixed berries.
Sugar: You will want some sugar for this recipe I like to use a mixture of rapadura and raw sugar. Rapadura is similar to brown sugar but healthier and adds a lovely flavour.
Tea Bags: Chamomile and Green tea bags.
Water: Use filtered water I would suggest staying away from unfiltered tap water.
Vanilla: (Optional) but I do love the flavour it gives.
Lemon: Lemon adds a lovely flavour and balances this drink nicely.
How To Make Berry Iced Tea (Step by Step)
- Place your tea bags in a large bowl or large Pyrex glass.
- Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the bags and allow too steep while making the berry mixture.
- In a blender add all the ingredients and give it a quick blend. If you aren’t using a blender skip to next step.
4. Pour all the ingredients into a pot and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
5. You want some of the liquid to evaporate so it becomes more concentrated and brings out the berry flavour more.
6. After about 10 minutes strain the pulp from the liquid.
7. Remove tea bags from your tea and pour into your chosen jar with lid.
8. Add the berry syrup into your jar. Allow it to cool before placing it in the fridge.
9. Once it’s cold enjoy!
10. Will last about 5 days in the fridge.
How to Make Berry Iced Tea Taste Even Better?
- Cook the berries: By cooking the berries you concentrate the flavour enhancing the sweetness and berry taste. It really does make a difference in taste!
- Add lemon or lime juice: While this drink still tastes good without lemon or lime the addition of citrus balances out this drink more.
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Easy Berry Iced Tea Recipe
An easy homemade berry iced tea using mixed berries and a combination of chamomile and green tea. You will love this refreshing drink!
Ingredients
- 2 cups mixed berry
- 1/4 cup raw sugar (I personally like half raw sugar half rapadura sugar)
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- juice of half a lemon
- TEA
- 2 green or white tea bags
- 2 chamomile tea bags
- 4 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Place your tea bags in a large bowl or large Pyrex glass.
- Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the bags and allow too steep while making the berry mixture.
- In a blender add all the ingredients and give it a quick blend. If you aren't using a blender skip to next step.
- Pour all the ingredients into a pot and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- You want some of the liquid to evaporate so it becomes more concentrated and brings out the berry flavour more.
- After about 10 minutes strain the pulp from the liquid.
- Remove tea bags from your tea and pour into your chosen jar with lid.
- Add the berry syrup into your jar. Allow it to cool before placing it in the fridge.
- Once it's cold enjoy!
- Will last about 5 days in the fridge.
Notes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Are there benefits to drinking berry iced tea?
Berries are high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Drinking this tea helps to hydrate your body and the addition of chamomile can calm the nervous system down. With anything though drink in moderation as there is added sugar to this tea.
Do I need to precook the berries?
It is highly recommended to cook the berries because it greatly enhances the flavour of your drink. While you can make it without cooking it won't taste as amazing or strong.
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Questions and Answers
Are there benefits to drinking berry iced tea?
Berries are high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Drinking this tea helps to hydrate your body and the addition of chamomile can calm the nervous system down. With anything though drink in moderation as there is added sugar to this tea.
Do I need to precook the berries?
It is highly recommended to cook the berries because it greatly enhances the flavour of your drink. While you can make it without cooking it won’t taste as amazing or strong.
