Seeds Free Green Tea Citrus Lemonade
This refreshing drink is a bright, layered blend of floral green tea, tart lemon, and sweet orange that tastes like something you'd pay too much for at a café. Every ingredient here is naturally free from seeds, so there's no swapping or substituting required — it just works as written. The maple syrup dissolves beautifully into the hot tea, giving the whole drink a gentle, rounded sweetness that white sugar can't quite match. Straining the citrus juice through a fine-mesh strainer keeps things silky smooth and seed-free without any extra effort. The key to a clean, non-bitter base is pulling those tea bags without squeezing — a small step that makes a big difference in the final flavor. Poured over ice with a sprig of fresh mint, it's the kind of drink that makes any afternoon feel a little more like a treat.
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4 servings
For the green tea base
- 3 cups water
- 3 green tea bags
- ¼ cup maple syrup
For the citrus blend
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice (from about 1 large orange)
- 1 cup cold water
For serving
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a small 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 tea 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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