Fresh Fruit Tea Recipe
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Ingredients
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Tea Base
Fruit & Flavor
Finish & Serve
Method
Tea Base
Steep tea
Place 2 tablespoons of loose black tea (or 2 tea bags) into a heatproof pitcher or teapot. Pour the boiling water over the tea and steep for 4–5 minutes for medium strength. If you prefer lighter tea, steep 3 minutes; for stronger, 6 minutes. Avoid oversteeping to prevent bitterness.
Sweeten and brighten
Strain out the loose leaves (or remove tea bags). While the tea is still warm, stir in 2 teaspoons honey or simple syrup and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice until dissolved. Taste and adjust sweetness or lemon to preference. Let the tea cool to room temperature (about 15–20 minutes) or place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to speed cooling.
Fruit & Flavor
Prepare fruit
While the tea cools, hull and slice 3 strawberries, peel and slice 1 kiwi, thinly slice 1 orange, and dice 1 cup fresh pineapple. Gently bruise 8 mint leaves by clapping them between your palms or giving a light muddle in a bowl to release aroma (do not pulverize).
Macerate fruit (optional)
If you want more fruit-forward flavor, toss the sliced strawberries and pineapple with 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) and let sit for 10 minutes to macerate and release juices. This step is optional but enhances the fruit flavor in the tea.
Combine fruit and tea
Add the prepared fruit and mint leaves to the cooled tea in the pitcher. Stir gently to combine. For stronger fruit infusion, let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
Finish & Serve
Assemble drinks
Fill glasses with ice (about 1/2 to 1 cup ice per glass). Divide the fruit pieces among the glasses so each has a mix of strawberry, kiwi, orange, and pineapple and a couple of mint leaves.
Pour and top
Pour the chilled fruit tea over the ice and fruit, leaving about 1/4 cup in each glass if you plan to top with club soda. If using sparkling water, top each glass with a splash (about 2 tablespoons) to add effervescence; otherwise serve as-is.