Recent Mint Tea

I’m at all times delighted when a restaurant serves recent mint tea. It feels luxurious! It’s tremendous straightforward to make your individual recent mint tea at dwelling and with the chilly, darkish months forward this has develop into a staple at our home.

The recipe for recent mint tea is straightforward: water and mint. You actually can’t mess it up. I like so as to add some lemon and honey if I’ve it. I typically have leftover mint from cooking. I make these thai rooster bowls just a few instances a month that decision for recent mint however not a lot so I exploit the remainder of the package deal making recent mint tea!

Associated: Subsequent be taught to make do-it-yourself Starbucks Drugs Ball tea. So good!

Substances

• Recent Mint
• Water

You may add different substances like lemon juice, honey (or different sweeteners), ginger root or different herbs like lavender.

Any sort of recent mint will work nicely. Spearmint is what I see bought most frequently on the grocery shops I frequent, however peppermint or thai mint work nicely too.

The best way to make Mint Tea

Warmth the water to round 200°F. It’s OK if it involves a boil. I’ve an electrical kettle that may warmth to a selected temperatures and for many tea I warmth the water to 200°F. If you’re heating water on the stovetop and don’t have a strategy to verify the temperature then merely convey the water to a boil after which take away from the warmth.

Roll and mash up the leaves just a little in your palms. The objective is to allow them to launch a few of their pure oils. Another choice is to muddle or mash the leaves into the underside of your mug.

Add the water and permit to steep for five minutes. At this level you’ll be able to take away the leaves should you like.

Add any honey or lemon and luxuriate in heat.

Notes

• You don’t want to measure the mint to water ratio. If you happen to use extra mint leaves the tea could have a stronger taste, much less and the the flavour will likely be extra refined. I exploit round 8-10 mint leaves for 16 oz (2 cups) of water.
• You may add the mint leaves to a tea infuser or steeper if you wish to take away them earlier than ingesting. I don’t as a result of I just like the look and don’t thoughts ingesting round them (they’re additionally protected to eat should you like).
• If the water out of your faucet has a robust taste use filtered water.

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Recent Mint Tea

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do-it-yourself scorching tea made with recent mint and water

Course Drinks

Delicacies American

Key phrase mint tea

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Complete Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Energy 0.3kcal

Creator Emma Chapman

Substances

• 8-10 leaves mint
• 2 cups water

Directions

• Warmth the water to round 200°F. It’s OK if it involves a boil. I’ve an electrical kettle that may warmth to a selected temperatures and for many tea I warmth the water to 200°F. If you’re heating water on the stovetop and don’t have a strategy to verify the temperature then merely convey the water to a boil after which take away from the warmth.
• Roll and mash up the leaves just a little in your palms. The objective is to allow them to launch a few of their pure oils. Another choice is to muddle or mash the leaves into the underside of your mug.
• Add the water and permit to steep for five minutes. At this level you’ll be able to take away the leaves should you like.
• Add any honey or lemon and luxuriate in heat.

Notes

Any sort of recent mint will work nicely. Spearmint is what I see bought most frequently on the grocery shops I frequent, however peppermint or thai mint work nicely too.

You don’t want to measure the mint to water ratio. If you happen to use extra mint leaves the tea could have a stronger taste, much less and the the flavour will likely be extra refined. I exploit round 8-10 mint leaves for 16 oz (2 cups) of water.

You may add the mint leaves to a tea infuser or steeper if you wish to take away them earlier than ingesting. I don’t as a result of I just like the look and don’t thoughts ingesting round them (they’re additionally protected to eat should you like).

Vitamin

Energy: 0.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.01g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.02mg