Cinnamon Free Ginger Dandelion Iced Herbal Tea
Earthy, spicy, and just sweet enough, this iced herbal tea is the kind of drink that feels like it was made by someone who really knows their way around a kitchen. Fresh ginger brings a bold, warming heat while dried dandelion root gives the brew a deep amber color and a pleasantly bitter backbone that balances beautifully with a drizzle of honey. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to warming spices like cinnamon, finding a ready-made herbal blend at the store can feel like a minefield — most "ginger teas" sneak it in without a second thought. Here, you control every single ingredient from start to finish, and there's not a trace of it anywhere in the pot. The process is simple: simmer, strain, sweeten, and chill. Pouring it over ice with a sprig of fresh mint turns it into something genuinely refreshing and a little bit fancy, the kind of thing you'd happily serve at a summer gathering without having to explain a single ingredient.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 2 tbsp dried dandelion root
- 1 oz fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about 6–8 slices)
- 2 tbsp honey, or to taste
For serving
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 sprigs fresh mint (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, dried dandelion root, and sliced ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, until the liquid is a deep amber color and smells earthy and spicy.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the honey until fully dissolved.
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