Carrageenan Free Ginger Rooibos Iced Tea
Earthy, warming, and refreshingly cold all at once, this rooibos iced tea is the kind of drink that feels like a treat without any of the fuss. Rooibos brings a naturally sweet, slightly nutty depth that pairs beautifully with the bright heat of fresh ginger, and a touch of honey rounds everything out without overpowering it. Many store-bought bottled teas and flavored drinks sneak in thickeners and stabilizers ā carrageenan being one of the most common ā so making your own is genuinely the cleanest route to a glass you can feel good about. Here, every ingredient is straightforward and whole: real ginger simmered until fragrant, loose tea bags steeped to a deep amber-red, and nothing artificial in sight. Straining the finished brew through a fine-mesh sieve keeps the texture silky smooth, so you get all that gingery intensity without any fibrous bits. It chills beautifully in the fridge and is ready to pour over ice whenever the craving hits.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 rooibos tea bags
- 1 oz fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about 8ā10 slices)
- 2 tbsp honey
For serving
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 thin slices fresh ginger (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sliced ginger in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the water is fragrant and lightly golden from the ginger.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the rooibos tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes, until the liquid is a deep amber-red.
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