How to Make Iced Tea with Herbs in an Iced Tea Maker

We all know about the benefits of herbs, and many people who grow herbs have more than they can use in cooking. But did you know that you can make healthy herbal iced teas to drink? Almost any kind of edible herb is suitable for this, and makes delicious herbal iced tea.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fresh or dried herbs
• Iced tea maker
• Ice
• Water
• Filter if using dried herbs
• Spoon if using fresh herbs

1. Clean out your tea maker, if necessary.

2. Add the water from the pitcher to the tea maker.

3. Fill the pitcher with ice.

4. Rinse two large handfuls of fresh herbs, or measure about two spoons full of dried herbs. You can use any herb that is safe to eat. If you are using rose hips, crack them open with the bottom of a heavy glass.

5. If using dried herbs, add a filter to your iced tea brewing basket. If using fresh herbs, add herbs to the basket, then bruise lightly with the back of a spoon.

6. Run your iced tea maker as normal.

7. Taste the tea. If it is too strong, dilute with cold water.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add stevia leaves for sweetness.
• Mint is wonderful, but try herbs like sage or pineapple sage, borage, rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, salad burnet, cilantro, marjoram, dill, fennel, and others. Experiment with mixing herbs to find a combination that is satisfying for you.

[gisellebe]

on 8/8/2009 Thanks for this, I love iced herbal tea!