Sparkling Mint-Lime Iced Tea
TBSP Susan
Updated Sep 11, 2017
Mint tea, a splash of lime juice and sparkling water dance in your glass to refresh you big time.
More About This Recipe
- Move over mint julep, we've got another icy mint drink that's as refreshing as the day is long. (And you don't hafta be 21 to drink it!) Sparkling iced teas are bubbling up at coffee houses all over the place. I've tried 'em ... and I like 'em. One of my faves is this outgoing extravert of a sipper that makes BFFs out of minty iced tea, fresh lime juice and sparkling water. Bubbly Mint-Lime Iced Tea. Yah, it's actually as simple as it sounds. Perf for a chat with your gal pal. Refreshing when chillaxin' by the pool. Incredibly awesomest when you come in after mowing the lawn. Beer? Ok, if you must. But this sure wets your whistle great too when you're sweating with the best of 'em. And, since you make it up ahead of time, it's there to greet you when you're wishing you had bought that super-deal window A/C unit you eyed up at the garage sale last week. Slurp, baby, slurp. Just about as grand as a come-from-behind win at the Derby. And mint julep fans, if adding a dribble of bourbon to your tea would make you eternally happy, be my guests.
Sparkling Mint-Lime Iced Tea
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 3 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 4 mint tea bags
- 8 teaspoons lime juice (freshly squeezed or purchased)
- 4 half slices of lime for garnish, if desired
- 4 sprigs fresh mint, if desired
- Vanilla coffee syrup, agave syrup or honey to sweeten drink, if desired
- Crushed ice, if desired
- 2 cups sparkling water (carbonated)
Instructions
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Step1Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and add 4 bags of mint tea. Allow to steep for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags and pour tea into a small pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until well chilled.
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Step2Chill tall glasses in fridge or shortly in freezer, if desired. Add crushed ice, 1 cup of tea, sweetener (if desired) and 1 or 2 tsp lime juice, depending on how tart you like your tea. Stir. Add 1/2 cup sparkling water. Squeeze mint sprig and add to glass. Garnish with half a lime slice, if desired.
Nutrition
0
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 0
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
FreeCarbohydrate Choice
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