Summer is right around the corner, so my mind has veered
toward refreshing drinks to enjoy on a steamy hot day. My staple drink, that I consume several times a day is a
glass of seltzer water with ice and a squeeze of lime. My day is not complete until I’ve had
at least three.
However, even I need a bit of variety now and then. I started thinking about Snapple's monumental
success and their array of flavored iced teas and drinks. Many varieties of bottled drinks have
hit the shelves in the last few years with inventive flavors and unique
ingredients. Essentially, I do believe that homemade is best – it just tastes better.
So here begins my quest to provide you a series of summer
drinks that are healthy, easy, fun and sometimes alcoholic J.
I love iced tea – it just screams summer for me. Growing up my parents had a house out
on Long Island and on every trip to the beach my Mom prepared a green thermos
filled with this perfect drink – lots of lemon and just lightly sweetened. My raspberry mint iced tea can be made without
caffeine using mint tea or a black tea for amore classic version. The raspberry and mint marry quite well
and the drink comes out a beautiful ruby red that screams refreshing.
Raspberry Mint Iced Tea
two bags of mint or black tea
4 cups or 32 ounces of boiling water
½ cup fresh raspberries
½ cup superfine baker’s sugar
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
Pour boiling water over tea bags in a medium pitcher and let
steep for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar
and let dissolve. Refrigerate
until cooled – about 1 ½ hours.
Add raspberries and mint to the pitcher and using an
immersion blender mix until until berries are crushed and mint chopped – the tea
should be a ruby red. Strain the
fruit and mint out of the tea.
Serve over ice with fresh raspberries.
looks refreshing and tasty!
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