Fruit Infused Iced Green Tea

This refreshing Fruit Infused Iced Green Tea recipe is made with green tea, honey, citrus (orange, lemon or lime) and fresh mint.  

If you’re looking for a pretty, refreshing and tasty drink to serve at birthday parties, baby showers and backyard barbecues, this citrus green tea checks all the boxes. 

It’s fresh and fruity and lightly sweetened with honey, and it makes a perfect healthy drink to sip on throughout the day.

Iced Green Tea Recipe

This citrus green tea recipe is a great summer drink to make. The fresh pop of citrus flavor makes this iced green tea especially refreshing to sip on during the warm summer months.

• Green tea bags.  We use green tea bags for this recipe, but you can use your favorite loose leaf green tea if you prefer.
• Water.  Use spring water or filtered water to steep the tea bags in. 
• Citrus. Use 1 lemon, lime or small orange (sliced) per 8 cups of water. You can mix the fruit up or go all with a single citrus.
• Honey. We use honey to sweeten this drink.
• Fresh Mint.  Fresh mint adds a bright flavor to this tea.
• Garnish.  Garnish with fresh citrus slices and sprigs of mint.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

How To Make Fruit Infused Iced Green Tea

To make green tea, heat the water to a simmer, but not to a boiling point, because the heat from steeping the green tea in boiling water can destroy the benefits of catechins found in green tea.

1. Prep Ingredients. Rinse the citrus fruit under water, pat dry and cut into thin slices. 
2. Steep Green Tea. Bring the water to a simmer in a large pot. Remove from heat and add the tea bags and steep for 1-3 minutes. 
3. Infuse Tea. Pour cooled tea in a pitcher or mason jars, add sliced citrus (orange, lemon or lime) and sprigs of fresh mint. 
4. Refrigerate. Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours so the fruit have time to infuse flavor into the tea. Remove fruit before serving.
5. Enjoy. Serve infused tea chilled over ice, sweeten with honey and garnish with slices of citrus and sprigs of mint.

Tips For Making Iced Green Tea

• If possible, choose fresh organic fruit and herbs and spring or purified water.
• Exact measurements aren’t necessary
• The fruit gets swollen and soggy when soaking in the water, so I typically make only a pitcher at a time (8 cups to last a day) and only infuse the water for 1-2 hours.

Steeping Tea Bags

A good standard is to use about 1 teaspoon of loose tea leaves per 1 cup water or 1 tea bag per cup of water.

• Fill tea kettle or pot with cold water and heat to a simmer just before boiling then remove from heat.
• Add tea bag to tea cup and pour hot water over tea bag and steep (don’t squeeze tea bag while steeping because it will cause a bitter taste
• Remove tea bag

Best Way To Steep Loose Leaf Tea

• Put loose tea leaves right in the cup or tea pot or place your tea leaves in a metal strainer and rest it on the lip of your tea cup while pouring the hot water over the tea leaves. 
• You can also add the tea leaves to a ball style infuser to dunk in your cup or pot. Be sure the tea infuser is fully submerged beneath water while steeping

How Long Do You Steep Green Tea?

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Yield: 4 servings

Fruit Infused Iced Green Tea

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

This refreshing Fruit Infused Iced Green Tea recipe is made with green tea, honey, citrus (orange, lemon or lime) and fresh mint.

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 4 green tea bags
• 4 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 small orange (or lemon or lime), sliced
• 4 sprigs fresh mint

Instructions

1. Rinse the citrus fruit under water, pat dry and cut into thin slices. 
2. Bring the water to a simmer in a large pot. Remove from heat and add the tea bags and steep for 1-3 minutes. 
3. Pour cooled tea in a pitcher or mason jars, add sliced citrus (orange, lemon or lime) and sprigs of fresh mint. Use 1 lemon, lime or small orange (sliced) per 8 cups of water. You can mix the fruit up or go all with a single citrus.
4. Place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours so the fruit have time to infuse flavor into the tea. Remove fruit before serving.
5. Serve infused tea chilled over ice, sweeten with honey and garnish with slices of citrus and sprigs of mint.

Notes

Steeping Tea Bags

A good standard is to use about 1 teaspoon of loose tea leaves per 1 cup water or 1 tea bag per cup of water.

• Fill tea kettle or pot with cold water and heat to a simmer just before boiling then remove from heat.
• Add tea bag to tea cup and pour hot water over tea bag and steep (don’t squeeze tea bag while steeping because it will cause a bitter taste.
• Remove tea bag and discard.

How to Steep Loose Leaf Tea

• Put loose tea leaves right in the cup or tea pot or place your tea leaves in a metal strainer and rest it on the lip of your tea cup while pouring the hot water over the tea leaves. 

• You can also add the tea leaves to a ball style infuser to dunk in your cup or pot. Be sure the tea infuser is fully submerged beneath water while steeping

How Long To Steep Green Tea

How long to steep green tea depends really on how strong you like the taste. The longer you steep the tea, the more bitter tasting it can become. 

• Loose Leaf Tea. Steep for 2 – 4 minutes
• Tea Bag.  Steep for 1 – 3 minute

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 30Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g

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