Blueberry Tea Cocktail Recipes

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.

BLUEBERRY TEA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine amaretto and orange liqueur in a brandy snifter or glass. Add hot tea to taste.

BLUEBERRY DRINK SYRUP FOR BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place blueberries in a saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Set sieve or colander lined with cheesecloth (I use a thick papertowel) over a bowl and pour in the blueberry mixture.
• Gently press out the juice with a spoon or by twisting the cheesecloth. Discard the pulp and measure the juice into saucepan.
• Add 1/2 cup sugar for each cup of juice and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.
• Chill and pour into covered jar. Store in refrigerator.
• Add two tablespoons to each glass of prepared iced tea. Stir well and garnish with a lemon slice.

BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine water, blueberries, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on low heat 3 hours. , Turn off slow cooker; add tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags; cool 2 hours. Strain and discard blueberries. Pour into pitcher; serve over ice cubes. If desired, top each serving with additional blueberries, lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.

BLUEBERRY-LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the frozen blueberries, and the water.
• Bring water to a boil; stir once or twice while waiting for the water to come to a boil.
• After the water comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pan, and simmer the berries for 10 minutes.
• Remove pan from the heat, and strain the water/blueberries.
• Add the tea bags to the pan, cover the pan, and steep the tea for 1 hour.
• Remove the tea bags from the pan, and strain the tea twice.
• Pour the blueberry-tea into a heat proof glass pitcher.
• To the pitcher, add one tub of the sugar-free lemonade flavored drink mix, and give the mixture a good stir.
• Add the blueberry juice to the pitcher, and stir.
• At this point you can immediately serve the tea in a glass filled with ice, or you can chill the tea in the refrigerator until ready to serve.