Basil Iced Tea Recipes

BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add basil leaves and a splash of iced tea to a cocktail shaker.
• Muddles the basil leaves.
• Add the rest of the iced tea.
• Add ice then shake well.
• Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.
• Add more basil to garnish, if desired.
• If you prefer your tea sweetened, add simple syrup or sugar to taste.

BLUEBERRY-BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to a boil with 1 cup each blueberries and fresh basil and 5 tablespoons sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar. Let cool 5 minutes. Add 12 white tea bags and steep 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, gently pressing on the solids. Stir in 3 cups cold water. Chill. Serve over ice with blueberries and basil sprigs.

RASPBERRY BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add the raspberries, sugar, tea bags and basil. Turn off the heat and steep 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and let cool, then combine with the lime juice in a large pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. Serve in Raspberry Ice-filled glasses, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
• Add 3 raspberries to each ice cube slot in an ice-cube tray. Fill with water and freeze until solid, 6 to 8 hours.

LEMON BASIL TEA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add the basil, lemon zest and tea leaves; cover and steep for 4 minutes. Strain, discarding basil, zest and tea leaves. Serve immediately.

BLACKBERRY BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine tea bags, blackberries, and basil in a tea pot. Mash the blackberries a little. Fill with boiling hot water and steep for 5 minutes. Pour and strain into ice-filled pitcher. Add lemonade and honey as desired. Fill individual glasses with ice and serve.

PEACH BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put tea bags and basil in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl.
• In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and strain through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
• Stir in nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with peach slices and basil sprigs.
• To make simple syrup:
• In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered. Makes about 2 cups.

STRAWBERRY BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Brew tea for 5 to 8 minutes in 4 of boiling water (off heat).
• Remove the tea bags.
• Separately boil1 cup of water and add sugar and 1 cup of basil leaves, brew covered (off heat) for 10 minutes.
• Remove the basil and add chopped strawberries and let it chill in the fridge.
• Add the basil strawberry syrup to the cool or cold brewed tea.
• Serve in glasses with ice and enjoy!.