Artificial Flavors Free Iced Green Tea with Lemon
Crisp, citrusy, and genuinely refreshing, this iced green tea is the kind of drink that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a bottled version. Every sip is clean and bright, sweetened with honey or plain sugar and lifted by a generous squeeze of real lemon juice — nothing synthetic, nothing mysterious on the label. Steeping the bags at 175°F rather than a rolling boil is a small but important move that keeps the tea smooth and mellow instead of bitter. Once the honey dissolves and the lemon goes in, you end up with a perfectly balanced glass that tastes like it came from a good café. Garnished with fresh mint and lemon slices, it looks as good as it tastes. It's the kind of simple, from-scratch recipe that makes artificial flavoring feel completely unnecessary.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 green tea bags
- 2 tbsp honey sugar or granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1–2 lemons)
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to 175°F (80°C) in a medium saucepan — just below a simmer, with small bubbles beginning to form at the bottom. Remove from heat.
- 2
Add the tea bags and steep for 2–3 minutes, until the tea is a pale golden-green. Remove and discard the bags without squeezing them.
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