Nothing beats having a refreshing beverage on a hot sunny day. Best of all, these non-alcoholic tea mocktails can be enjoyed by everyone (& in particular by those who wish to stay away from alcohol-based beverages)
Listed below are 5 of our favourite tea mocktail recipes guaranteed to be a hit all season long!
1. Hibiscus & apple cider black tea – An unusual chemis-tea indeed!
Instead of an energy drink, opt for this refreshing blend of hibiscus tea and sweet apple cider.
Ingredients:
- Hibiscus tea
- Apple spiced black tea
- Brown sugar or cane sugar
- Lemon
- Boil 2 cups of water in a small sauce-pan. Turn off the heat and add the hibiscus tea, some lemon zest and stir well. Let it steep for a while. Once it cools down strain this infusion & discard the soaked hibiscus tea. Once again, place the saucepan on medium-high heat, and stir in the sugar. Continue to add the sugar until the mixture turns syrupy. Add about 1 tsp of lemon juice to this mixture.
- In another pan, brew the apple spiced tea, strain & let it cool.
- For setting up the drink: Take some ice cubes in a glass and add about 10 ml of the hibiscus syrup + 10 ml of the brewed apple spiced tea. Voila, your yummylicious mocktail is ready.
Stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
2. Blue Pea Iced tea – Give (blue) peas a chance!
Ingredients:
- Few dry butterfly pea flowers
- 1 ltr drinking water
- 1 tbsp honey or 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Boil the water in a saucepan.
- Add the butterpea flowers to the boiling water.
- Turn off the gas and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
- Strain the tea concentrate into a jug.
- Add honey or brown sugar to suit your taste.
- For the final drink: Take some ice cubes in a glass and add the blue pea tea mixture + lemon, now watch the color change to purple.
3. Chamomile mint iced tea – Some things are mint to be!
We doubt you’ll find anything more refreshing than a glass of iced chamomile mint tea, sweetened to perfection, on a warm day!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 tsp Chamomile mint tea
- 1 tbsp honey or 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Few slices of lemon
- Boil water in a saucepan on medium-high heat.
- Add the dry chamomile mint tea to the boiling water.
- Take it off the heat & let it cool.
- For the final drink, take some ice cubes and lemon slices in a pitcher, pour the tea into it & enjoy!
4. Matcha Mojito Mocktail – The Triple M!
This minty and citrusy green tea drink will be sure to please your taste buds
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp matcha green tea powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- Lime slices
- Mint leaves
- Ice
- Muddle the lime slices & mint leaves in a serving glass.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pan, sift and whisk the matcha green tea powder in hot water.
- Stir in the honey or cane sugar until it dissolves.
- Add the matcha mixture to the serving glass along with ice cubes and sprinkle some lime juice into it.
- Garnish with lemon slices & mint leaves and enjoy!
5. Lavender Lemonade – Because when life gives you lemons……
A drink to beat a sweltering hot day!
Ingredients:
- A handful of Lavender white tea
- Brown/cane Sugar or honey to enhance the taste
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
Brew the tea in boiling water over medium- high flame.
Now add sugar or honey until syrupy consistency is achieved.
Add some lemon zest for a punch.
Strain the lavender-infused syrup and pour into a serving glass.
Drizzle with lemon juice, add the cold water & ice until desired level of concentration is reached.
You can even throw in some additional slices of lemon and a few lavender buds to the serving pitcher for aesthetics.
Have any of these tea mocktail recipes got you putting the kettle on? Let us know in the comments below!