AIP Friendly Iced Mint Tea

Total time45 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time10 min

4.6

(23)

This is the kind of drink that feels like a reset button — cool, clean, and genuinely refreshing without a single ingredient that gives you pause. Fresh mint and sliced ginger steep together in hot water until the liquid turns fragrant and pale green, then honey and bright lemon juice round everything out into something that tastes far more special than its short ingredient list suggests. For anyone navigating the autoimmune protocol, finding a satisfying cold drink beyond plain water can feel surprisingly tricky, but every ingredient here fits the framework without any workarounds or substitutions needed. The honey dissolves right into the warm tea, so there's no graininess, and the lemon keeps it lively rather than flat. Pouring it straight over ice is the fastest route to a cold glass, or you can chill it in the fridge and let the flavors deepen a little more. It serves four, so it's easy to make a pitcher at the start of the week and have something genuinely enjoyable waiting in the fridge every day.

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 cups water
1 cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tbsp honey
Ingredient note
AIP restricts added sweeteners, but small occasional amounts of unrefined honey are accepted on the protocol; the ~1 1/2 teaspoons per serving here likely stays within that limited allowance. If you prefer to always avoid honey, please tap it and change its rating to Red.
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

For serving

4 cups ice
fresh mint sprigs (optional)
lemon slices (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the water and ginger slices in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
2
Remove the pan from the heat, add the mint leaves, and stir to submerge them. Let steep for 10 minutes, until the liquid is deeply fragrant and pale green.

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