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Rooibos Berry Iced Tea

This red rooibos iced tea is made with zesty lemon and sweet, tangy raspberries for a delicious fruity twist. It's easy to make, refreshing and naturally caffeine-free - the perfect summer beverage both adults and children will love!
Course Beverage
Cuisine vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling the tea 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 55kcal
Author Monika Dabrowski

Ingredients

  • 3 rooibos/redbush tea bags
  • 3 cups water 1c boiling, 2c cold
  • 1½ cups raspberries
  • 2 tablespoons sugar or honey, maple syrup etc., add to taste
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 8 mint leaves
  • ice cubes, fresh raspberries, lemon wedges for serving
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Instructions

  • Make rooibos tea: Make the tea using 1 cup of boiling water (and 3 tea bags).  Set aside for a few minutes then remove the tea bags and add the remaining cold water. Set aside to cool completely.
  • Cook fruit: To a pan add the raspberries, sugar, and vanilla, and cook over a high heat for 2-3 minutes stirring often.
  • Sieve: Put the mixture through a sieve and using a large spoon stir the mixture squashing the fruit to help separate the pulp and juice from the seeds.
  • Assemble: Once the tea has cooled add the raspberry mixture, lemon juice and mint leaves. Drop in a few fresh raspberries and lemon wedges and serve with ice cubes. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

  • Use regular or flavoured rooibos tea (omit the vanilla paste if using flavoured tea).  Flavours such as vanilla, chai or earl grey rooibos can all be used.
  • You can make the tea ahead and, once cooled, refrigerate overnight until you are ready to make the recipe.
  • Either fresh or frozen berries are fine to use.  Frozen will take about 2 more minutes to cook.
  • Adjust the amount of sugar to suit your preference.
  • I created the froth in my iced tea by placing a hand blender in the jug, before adding the lemon wedges and mint leaves, and blending on low speed for a few seconds. This step is optional.
  • Keep your rooibos ice tea refrigerated for up to 4 days.
  • See the post for variations.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.4mg