Hot beverages are brilliant when the weather outside is warm. However, in the summer heat, sometimes all you want is an ice cold beverage.
These five iced green tea recipes provide you with this ice cold refreshment along, with all the benefits of green tea.
1 – Apple Iced Green Tea
This apple iced green tea recipe is very similar to the spiced apple green tea recipe above but it has a sweeter, less spicy flavor and instead of being hot, it’s ice cold.
Equipment Required:
4 glasses, 1 large bowl, 1 large jug, 1 saucepan with lid, 1 sieve & 1 wooden spoon.
Ingredients
4 cups of apple juice (952ml)
4 teaspoons of green tea leaves (20g)
2 cups of crushed ice (476g)
2 tablespoons of honey (42g)
1 de-cored, quartered apple
Directions
- Add the apple, green tea leaves and honey to the large bowl.
- Add the apple juice to the saucepan and then place the saucepan on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the apple juice until it starts to boil then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let it cool for five minutes.
- After five minutes, pour the hot apple juice into the large bowl, give all the ingredients a thorough stir with the wooden spoon, cover the large bowl with the pan lid and let the mixture steep for five minutes.
- After five minutes, place the sieve over the large jug and strain the apple green tea mixture into it.
- After all the apple green tea has been strained, place the large jug in the fridge and chill for one hour.
- After one hour, place half a cup of crushed ice into each of the four glasses, remove the large jug from the fridge, pour an equal amount of apple iced green tea into each of the four glasses and serve.
Calories:
588 calories total – 147 calories per serving.
2 – Ginger & Lemon Iced Green Tea
If you’re not a fan of overly sweet drinks, this ginger and lemon iced green tea recipe will suit you well. The ginger and lemon combination is bitter and spicy but very refreshing at the same time.
Equipment Required:
4 glasses, 1 large bowl, 1 large jug, 1 saucepan with lid, 1 sieve & 1 wooden spoon.
Ingredients
4 cups of water (952ml)
4 teaspoons of green tea leaves (20g)
2 cups of crushed ice (476g)
2 lemons (chopped into four halves)
1/2 cup of sugar (100g)
1 teaspoon of ginger root (5g)
1 teaspoon of lemon powder (5g).
Directions
- Add the green tea leaves, ginger root, lemon powder and sugar to the large bowl.
- Squeeze the juice from each of the half lemons into the large bowl and once fully squeezed, place the remainder of the half lemons in the large bowl.
- Add the water to the saucepan and then place the saucepan on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the water until it starts to boil then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let it cool for five minutes.
- After five minutes, pour the water into the large bowl, give all the ingredients a thorough stir with the wooden spoon, cover the bowl with the pan lid and let the mixture steep for five minutes.
- After five minutes, place the sieve over the large jug and strain the ginger and lemon green tea mixture into it.
- After all the ginger and lemon green tea has been strained, place the large jug in the fridge and chill for one hour.
- After one hour, place half a cup of crushed ice into each of the four glasses, remove the large jug from the fridge, pour an equal amount of ginger and lemon iced green tea into each of the four glasses and serve.
Calories:
420 calories total – 105 calories per glass.
3 – Mint Iced Green Tea
Mint iced green tea has a light, cool, refreshing taste that perfectly matches the temperature of this drink. It also contains just 32 calories per glass which means you can enjoy it without worrying about the impact it will have on your waistline.
Equipment Required:
4 glasses, 1 large bowl, 1 large jug, 1 saucepan with lid, 1 sieve & 1 wooden spoon.
Ingredients
24 mint leaves
4 teaspoons of green tea leaves (20g)
2 cups of crushed ice (476g)
2 tablespoons of honey (42g)
Directions
- Add the green tea leaves, honey and mint leaves to the large bowl.
- Add the water to the saucepan and then place the saucepan on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the water until it starts to boil then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let it cool for five minutes.
- After five minutes, pour the water into the large bowl, give all the ingredients a thorough stir with the wooden spoon, cover the bowl with the pan lid and let the mixture steep for five minutes.
- After five minutes, place the sieve over the large jug and strain the mint green tea mixture into it.
- After all the mint green tea has been strained, place the large jug in the fridge and chill for one hour.
- After one hour, place half a cup of crushed ice into each of the four glasses, remove the large jug from the fridge, pour an equal amount of mint iced green tea into each of the four glasses and serve.
Calories:
128 calories total – 32 calories per glass.
4 – Iced Matcha Green Tea
If you love Matcha green tea but wish you could enjoy it as a cold drink, you’re in luck. Iced Matcha green tea is almost identical to regular Match green tea and retains the distinctive taste. The only difference is that it’s ice cold which makes it a perfect summer alternative to regular, hot Matcha green tea.
Equipment Required:
4 glasses, 1 bowl, 1 Chasen, 1 large jug & 1 saucepan.
Ingredients
4 cups of water (952ml)
4 tablespoons of Matcha green tea powder (60g)
2 cups of crushed ice (476g).
Directions
- Add the water to the saucepan and place it on the hob on a high heat.
- Heat the water until it starts to boil, then remove the saucepan from the hob, turn off the heat and let the water cool for five minutes.
- Place the Matcha green tea powder in the bowl, add the hot water and then whisk with the Chasen until smooth.
- Pour the smooth Matcha green tea into the large jug, place it in the fridge and chill for one hour.
- After one hour, place half a cup of crushed ice into each of the four glasses, remove the large jug from the fridge, pour an equal amount of iced matcha green tea into each of the four glasses and serve.
Calories:
60 calories total – 15 calories per glass.
5 – Strawberry Iced Green Tea
Strawberries are a perfect summer fruit and with this iced strawberry green tea recipe you can combine their sweet taste and the health boosting nutrients they contain with all the goodness of green tea.
Equipment Required:
4 glasses, 1 large jug, 1 saucepan, 1 sieve & 1 wooden spoon.
Ingredients
4 cups of chilled green tea (952ml)
4 cups of halved strawberries (608g)
2 cups of crushed ice (476g)
2 tablespoons of sugar (30g)
1 teaspoon of lemon powder (5g)
1/4 cup of water (60ml)
Directions
- Add the lemon powder, strawberries, sugar and water to the saucepan and then place the saucepan on the hob on a medium heat.
- Heat the mixture until it starts to boil and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes.
- After 25 minutes, remove the saucepan from the hob and turn off the heat.
- Pour the chilled green tea into the large jug.
- Place the sieve over the large jug and strain the mixture into it. Make sure you push down on the strawberries with the wooden spoon to get all their juices.
- After all the mixture has been strained, place the large jug in the fridge and chill for one hour.
- After one hour, place half a cup of crushed ice into each of the four glasses, remove the large jug from the fridge, pour an equal amount of strawberry iced green tea into each of the four glasses and serve.
Calories:
312 calories total – 78 calories per glass.
