Xanthan Gum Free Lemon Ginger Iced Tea

Total time50 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.7

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Bright, zingy, and deeply refreshing, this iced tea layers the warmth of fresh ginger with the brightness of real lemon juice for a drink that feels like summer in a glass. Simmering the ginger first coaxes out its spicy, aromatic depth before the black tea even enters the picture, which means every sip has serious complexity without any artificial flavoring. Maple syrup brings a gentle, rounded sweetness that plays beautifully against the citrus — and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of thickeners and stabilizers, so there is absolutely nothing to second-guess on the label. Packaged drinks and flavored teas can be sneaky about additives, but brewing from scratch with whole ingredients like this puts you fully in control. Poured over ice with a few lemon slices and a sprig of fresh mint, it looks as good as it tastes — the kind of thing you'd happily set out for guests without a second thought.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the tea

6 cup water
4 black tea bags
1 oz fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece), peeled and thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste

For serving

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

Instructions

1
Combine 4 cups water and the sliced ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the water is fragrant and lightly golden.
2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags. Do not squeeze the bags.

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