The Best Lychee Iced Tea Recipe
Quench your thirst with this refreshing and sweet Lychee Iced Tea. Made with the exotic flavor of lychee fruit, this tea is perfect for hot summer days or any time you need a cool, flavorful drink.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Mixing, Blending
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Green Tea Base:
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup honey
- 10 green tea bags (or 10 tablespoons loose leaf green tea)
Lychee Puree:
- 15 ounces lychees in syrup (about 20 lychees)
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 lime
Additional:
- ice (and/or frozen lychees)
- fresh mint (optional garnish)
- lemon slices (optional garnish)
- lime slices (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Add honey and four cups of water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add green tea bags, and steep for three minutes. Remove tea bags and skim off foam.
- Pour in remaining water and let the tea cool for at least 10 minutes.
- In a blender, combine lychees, lychee syrup, lemon juice, and lime juice. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the lychee puree and cooled green tea into a pitcher. Chill in the fridge for at least two hours.
- Stir the chilled tea and serve with ice, lychee fruits, lemon and lime slices, and mint if desired.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less honey.
- For a stronger tea flavor, steep the green tea longer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Lychee Iced Tea, Refreshing Drink, Summer Beverage, Green Tea, Fruit Infused Tea
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