Garden Tea Punch Recipes

TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine sugar and tea. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in orange juice, pineapple juice and lemonade. Chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Just before serving, pour chilled juice mixture into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale.

GARDEN TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Place water, sugar, mint, and lavender or borage, if desired, in a large stainless-steel or nonreactive pan. Bring to boiling; remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Strain mixture through 100 percent-cotton cheesecloth-lined colander.
• Add orange juice, lemon juice, and tea to flavored water; chill. Just before serving, add chilled club soda. If desired, sprinkle punch with flower petals and serve with flower ice cubes or ring.
• Flower Ice Cubes: Fill ice-cube trays half full with water and place an edible blossom or petal on water in each cube. Freeze until firm, then fill the tray with water and freeze again.
• Flower Ice Ring: Fill ring mold half full with water and place edible blossoms or petals on water in ring. Freeze until firm, then fill the mold with water and freeze again.
• Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare punch except do not add club soda. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. Prepare Flower Ice Cubes or Flower Ice Ring and freeze. Add club soda to punch before serving.

CHURCH LADY ICE TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Pour dry cup of Iced Tea Mix into bottom of punch bowl.
• Add 3 liters of Ginger Ale.
• Stir.
• Add bag of ice.
• Enjoy - it's really amazing and refreshing!

GREEN TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large heatproof bowl, combine the hot teas and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add 4 cups ice, and stir until ice has dissolved and the tea is cool. Add the lime juice and rum, and stir well.
• Transfer to a large punch bowl, and add a large block of ice. To serve, ladle into cups. Grate whole nutmeg or sprinkle ground nutmeg over top. Alternatively, the mixture may be refrigerated until chilled and served in ice-filled cups; garnish with nutmeg.

MINT TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. Stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in the cold water. Serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.

BASIC TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and sweeten to taste. Put ice in a punch bowl and pour the mixture over it. Serve in 4-ounce punch glasses.

GREEN TEA RUM PUNCH

Steps:

• Brew the Sencha and mint tea in 22 ounces of boiling water. Add the raw sugar to the hot tea, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Steep the tea for a few minutes. Remove the tea bags/leaves and discard.Pour the tea into a large pitcher and cool down by adding a quart of crushed ice. Add the lime juice and rum, and stir to incorporate.Serve by pouring the punch over a large chunk of ice. Ladle each cocktail into a punch glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

HERB GARDEN TEA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; let stand for 1 hour. Strain; discard herbs. , Pour tea into a 2-1/2-qt. pitcher. Stir in ginger ale just before serving. Serve in chilled glasses.