Blackberry Mint Iced Tea Recipes

BLACKBERRY MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil 4 cups of water. Remove from heat, tear the mint leaves in half and add to the pitcher along with the tea bags. Stir gently, cover and let steep about 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, Puree blackberries in a blender or food processor, strain into a 2 quart pitcher (discarding pulp and seeds). Strain the water into the pitcher, discarding tea bags and mint. Add in honey, tasting and adjusting to your desired sweetness. Top with cold water to fill, stirring to incorporate.
• Chill for at least 4-6 hours in the refrigerator. Serve over ice and garnish with a mint leaf and some blackberries.

BLACKBERRY-BOURBON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the blackberries, sugar, and coarsely chopped mint in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon and let sit while making the tea.
• While the blackberries are macerating, bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan, remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for about 3 minutes. Remove the bags and pour the tea over the blackberry mixture. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour for the flavors to meld.
• Pour the mixture through a strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the solids, cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours. Cook's Note: You can also pour the mixture into a bowl set inside an ice bath to cool the mixture faster.
• Serve the blackberry tea over ice in tall glasses and float a shot of bourbon on top and garnish with lots of fresh mint sprigs...(like a Mint Julep).

BLACKBERRY MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags and mint in a heat proof pitcher. Add boiling water and steep at least 10 minutes. At my house we would just heat the water in a pan then add the tea and mint, then stir.
• Strain into a 2 qt pitcher and discard mint and tea bags.
• Puree blackberries in a blender or food processor, strain through a fine sieve. Discard pulp and seeds. Stir puree into tea, fill to 2 qts. Taste and adjust sugar as desired. Chill.
• Serve over ice and garnish with a mint leaf and some blackberries.
• I would probably skip the food processor step and push the berries through the sieve.