Artificial Food Coloring Free Ginger Chamomile Iced Herbal Tea
Bottled teas and flavored drinks are some of the sneakiest offenders when it comes to synthetic dyes — even products that look perfectly clear or golden can hide artificial colorants in their ingredient lists. This homemade iced tea sidesteps all of that completely, getting its gorgeous deep amber hue entirely from simmered fresh ginger and steeped chamomile flowers. The ginger is cooked low and slow until the water turns fragrant and lightly golden, then the chamomile bags deepen that color into something rich and beautiful — no help needed from anything artificial. A spoonful of honey rounds out the floral, slightly spicy flavor with just enough natural sweetness. It's the kind of drink that looks fancy poured over ice with a sprig of fresh mint, but the whole process is genuinely simple and uses nothing you'd need to second-guess. Keep a pitcher in the fridge and you'll have a refreshing, clean-ingredient sip ready whenever you need it.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 chamomile tea bags
- 1 oz fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about a 2-inch piece)
- 2 tbsp honey
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sliced ginger in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the water is fragrant and lightly golden.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the chamomile tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes, until the liquid is a deep golden-amber color.
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