Brazil Nut Free Herbal Arnold Palmer with Fresh Herbs

Total time45 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

Brazil Nut Free Herbal Arnold Palmer with Fresh Herbs

This is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like a proper occasion. Black tea gets steeped together with fresh mint, fresh basil, and optional dried lavender, creating a deeply aromatic base that goes way beyond anything you'd pour from a bottle. The herbal infusion is then paired with bright, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a quick homemade simple syrup, so every sip hits that perfect balance of floral, citrusy, and just sweet enough. Everything here is made entirely from scratch using whole, straightforward ingredients — no packaged blends or mystery additives to second-guess. It's naturally free from tree nuts of any kind, so you can serve it confidently to a crowd without scanning labels or worrying about cross-contact. The lavender is optional, but if you have it on hand, it adds a gorgeous fragrance that takes the whole glass to another level. Serve it over plenty of ice with a sprig of mint and a lemon slice, and it looks as good as it tastes.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the herbal tea

4 cups water, divided
3 black tea bags
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½ cup fresh mint leaves, lightly packed
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, lightly packed
1 tbsp dried culinary lavender (optional)

For the simple syrup

½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup water

For the lemonade

¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4–5 lemons)
1 ½ cups cold water

For serving

ice, for serving
fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
lemon slices, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Bring 2 cups of the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags, mint leaves, basil leaves, and dried lavender (if using), and steep for 5 minutes.
2
Remove and discard the tea bags. Strain the tea through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the herbs gently to extract their liquid, then discard the solids. Stir in the remaining 2 cups of cold water and let the tea cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.

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