Artificial Flavors Free Ginger Fennel Iced Herbal Tea
Bottled teas and flavored drinks are some of the worst offenders when it comes to hidden artificial flavors — even ones that sound "natural" are often loaded with synthetic additives. This iced herbal tea skips all of that entirely, built from nothing but fresh ginger, fennel seeds, honey, and water. The result is a beautifully fragrant, lightly golden drink with a warm spice note from the ginger and a subtle anise-like sweetness from the fennel — complex enough to feel special, clean enough to feel good about. Simmering the ginger and fennel together draws out their natural oils, so the flavor is genuinely deep without any shortcuts. A stir of honey rounds everything out with gentle sweetness, and a sprig of fresh mint on top makes it look like something you'd pay too much for at a café. It's refreshing, it's real, and it comes together with almost no effort.
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4 servings
For the tea
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tbsp honey
For serving
- 2 cups ice
- 4 sprigs fresh mint (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, ginger slices, and fennel seeds in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- 2
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and lightly golden.
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