Capsaicin Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

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Capsaicin Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

This iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere tropical, even if you're just at your kitchen table. Fresh ginger gets simmered and steeped into black tea, creating a warm, spicy backbone that pairs beautifully with the bright sweetness of real pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime. Maple syrup ties everything together with a gentle, rounded sweetness that feels a little more interesting than plain sugar. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to capsaicin, this recipe is a natural fit — bold and zingy flavor comes entirely from ginger and citrus, with zero heat from peppers or spice blends to worry about. The process is straightforward: brew, steep, strain, chill, and pour over ice. Pineapple wedges and fresh mint make it look stunning if you're serving guests, but honestly it's just as satisfying straight from a tall glass on a weeknight. It's refreshing, layered, and genuinely worth making from scratch.

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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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