Best Flavored Easy Lemon Iced Green Tea Recipe
Recipe for Iced Tea Combines Health Benefits of Green Tea and Lemons
Sep 2, 2009
Combining the scientifically proven health benefits of green tea and lemons, this flavored lemon ice tea is both simple to make and delicious. This iced tea recipe for one is easy to multiply for guests, making for a crowd-pleasing, low-calorie beverage. When served in a tall, clear glass as shown in the accompanying photos, it looks pretty and appealing, too. Enjoy this iced green tea recipe anytime a healthy, low-calorie beverage is called for or desired.
Best Flavored Easy Lemon Iced Green Tea Recipe
Serves 1
- 12 ounces fresh, cold water
- 1 spiced green tea bag (such as Bigelow “Constant Comment” ® Green Tea)
- Enough ice cubes to fill a 16-ounce glass tumbler
- ½ fresh lemon, sliced into rounds
- Mint sprigs for garnish, if desired
Directions
- Bring water close to a boil, using either an electric kettle or a traditional kettle on the stovetop.
- Pour near-boiling water over the tea bag in a 12-ounce mug. Let the tea steep for three to five minutes, and then remove the tea bag. If the tea isn’t needed immediately, let it sit and cool for up to half an hour.
- Place a lemon round in the bottom of the glass tumbler. Add ice to fill the tumbler halfway, and then add one or two more lemon rounds. Add more ice to fill tumbler close to the top, and then add one or two more lemon rounds.
- Carefully pour the cooled tea over the ice, preferably over a sink in case of any small drips or spills. If the tea is still hot, use extreme caution and care in pouring the tea into the tumbler so as not to burn hands.
- Add additional ice if necessary, especially if the tea melts ice cubes quickly.
- Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and serve.
- Before drinking, squeeze some of the top lemons into the tea for additional flavor and health benefits (see below for details). Continue squeezing lemons into the green tea to taste, as desired, as tea is consumed.
What Makes This Flavored Iced Green Tea Recipe a Healthy Drink?
The health benefits of green tea have been proven time and again by scientific study, as have the health benefits of lemons. Interestingly, more recent studies have demonstrated that when taken together, green tea and lemon juice (or any citrus fruit juice, for that matter) have an increased health benefit. Drinking this best lemon iced green tea recipe gives the consumer the benefits of both in one easy-to-make, low-calorie beverage.
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