Seed Oil Free Green Tea Citrus Agua Fresca
This refreshing agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere sunny and unhurried, even if you're just at your kitchen counter. Pale gold-green from gently steeped green tea, brightened with fresh-squeezed orange and lime juice, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup, it's layered and lively without being heavy or cloying. Every single ingredient here is exactly what it says it is — no refined oils, no mystery additives, just real fruit, tea, and a touch of natural sweetener. That's genuinely hard to find in bottled drinks and flavored beverages, where seed oils and emulsifiers have a way of sneaking into the ingredient list. Making it at home means you control every drop, and the process is almost meditative: steep, cool, juice, combine, pour. The pinch of fine salt is a small but smart move that rounds out the citrus and keeps the whole thing from tasting flat. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a citrus slice, and it looks as good as it tastes.
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4 servings
For the green tea base
- 4 cups water
- 4 green tea bags
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
For the citrus blend
- ¾ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 medium oranges)
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
- 2 cups cold water
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- 1 cup ice cubes, for serving
- 4 thin orange or lime slices, for garnish (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the green tea bags and steep for 3 minutes, until the tea is a clear, pale gold-green color. Remove and discard the bags — do not squeeze them, as this releases bitter tannins.
- 2
Stir the maple syrup into the hot tea until fully dissolved. Let the sweetened tea cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes, then refrigerate until cold, at least 10 minutes.
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