Low Sodium Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

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Bright, tropical, and just a little spicy, this iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're somewhere warm even on an ordinary afternoon. Fresh ginger is simmered directly in the water before the tea bags go in, so every sip carries that warm, zingy heat without any artificial flavoring or powders. Real pineapple juice — pressed and strained from fresh fruit — gives the drink a natural sweetness and sunny acidity that pairs beautifully with the bold black tea base. A squeeze of lime ties everything together with just enough brightness to keep it from feeling heavy. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste, which means the whole drink stays completely free of added salt or sodium in any form. It's a genuinely refreshing option when you want something more interesting than plain water but don't want to reach for a bottled drink loaded with hidden additives. Serve it over a tall glass of ice with a pineapple wedge on the rim and it looks as good as it tastes.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the tea base

4 cups water
4 black tea bags
1 oz fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (about a 2-inch piece)
3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
1 ½ cups fresh pineapple juice (from about ½ medium pineapple, juiced or blended and strained)
1 tbsp fresh lime juice

For serving

2 cups ice cubes
fresh pineapple wedges, for garnish (optional)
fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the water and sliced ginger in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes, until the tea is deep amber and fragrant.
2
Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the maple syrup until fully dissolved. Let the ginger continue to steep in the hot tea for another 5 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the ginger slices to extract their flavor; discard the solids.

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