Artificial Flavors Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea
This tropical iced tea is bright, refreshing, and built entirely from real, whole ingredients — no mystery syrups or bottled flavor packets anywhere in sight. Fresh ginger is simmered directly in the water before the tea bags even go in, which means every sip carries that warm, slightly spicy depth you just can't fake. Maple syrup steps in as the sweetener, dissolving cleanly into the hot tea and adding a subtle richness that pairs beautifully with the fruit. The pineapple juice comes straight from a fresh pineapple — juiced, strained, and stirred in alongside a squeeze of lime for brightness. It's the kind of drink that tastes like it came from a fancy café, but every single element is something you can trace back to a whole food. Poured over ice and garnished with a wedge of pineapple or a sprig of mint, it's as pretty as it is delicious — and genuinely satisfying to make from scratch.
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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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