Now that summer is here, I’ve switched from my daily cup of herbal tea to iced tea. I drink green tea because of its health benefits. But I do not enjoy the taste of plain green iced tea. Bleech.
Instead, I drink Spiced Green Tea. The flavor combination is really unusual, but trust me {you do trust me, don’t you?} The taste is extraordinary!
SPICED GREEN TEA
4 cups brewed green tea
4 star anise
1 T pink peppercorns
1 t cloves
Strip of lemon zest
1/2 C agave nectar
2 C water
1. Brew your 4 cups of tea then chill.
2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the star anise and pink peppercorns until they become aromatic.
3. Add the water and agave and cloves and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the strip of lemon zest. Let simmer an additional 5 minutes.
4. Pour the tea into a large pitcher. Place a strainer over the pitcher and pour the star anise syrup in. Don’t discard the spices. Divide them in an ice cube tray, cover with water {or more green tea} and freeze to make pretty ice cubes! Stir your tea. Chill. Enjoy!
Are you an iced tea drinker? What kind of tea do you brew?
Wow, Andrea, that sounds really good! And I LOVE the ice cubes – they are gorgeous. I’m going to have to pick up some star anise so that I can try this.
Thanks for linking up to our Green Tea linky
Mindy, If you try it, let me know if you like it. Andrea
Wow…this sounds heavenly…I can almost smell it through my computer! ha ha. Thanks for linking up to our Five Flu Fighting foods link up!
I am picking this as my favorite for tomorrow’s Five Flu Fighting Foods link up….the topic is Garlic. Thanks for sharing
This is so cool! I have never heard of pink peppercorns. Thanks for joining our link-up and come back tomorrow with a garlic recipe;)
Hey Andrea, I finally got around to trying your recipe this weekend, and we really enjoyed it! It was just as you described it – unusual but extraordinary