Low FODMAP Chocolate Vanilla Iced Tea
Cold, chocolatey, and lightly sweet, this iced tea is the kind of refreshing drink that feels indulgent without actually being over the top. Black tea forms the base, deepened with a touch of unsweetened cocoa powder and rounded out by pure vanilla extract — a combination that tastes far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. Sweetened with maple syrup and finished with just a pinch of salt, every sip has that satisfying balance of rich and bright. Managing gut-friendly portions can feel like a guessing game with drinks like this, but each ingredient here has been kept within established low FODMAP thresholds, so you can sip without second-guessing. The cocoa is whisked directly into the hot tea so it dissolves cleanly, and a quick pass through a fine-mesh strainer keeps the texture silky smooth. Make a pitcher ahead of time, chill it for a couple of hours, and you've got four servings ready to pour over ice whenever the craving hits. It's a genuinely elegant drink that happens to be easy on sensitive stomachs — no compromise required.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 black tea bags
Ingredient noteBlack tea is only a FODMAP concern when brewed very strong, since natural sugar levels rise with brew strength; this recipe steeps 4 tea bags in about 4 cups of liquid, an ordinary (not strong) brew, so a serving is likely fine on a low FODMAP diet. If you prefer to always avoid black tea bags, please tap it and change its rating to Red.
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch fine salt
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and salt. Whisk briefly until the cocoa is fully dissolved, then steep for 5 minutes.
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