Carrageenan Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea
Tropical, bright, 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 pineapple juice and real ginger do all the heavy lifting here — no concentrates, no additives, just bold natural flavor that builds beautifully with every sip. That matters more than it might seem, because many store-bought flavored teas and juice blends quietly rely on thickeners and stabilizers that people avoiding carrageenan have to watch out for. Here, everything is squeezed, steeped, and strained from scratch, so you know exactly what's in your glass. The ginger gets a double steep — first in boiling water, then again as the tea cools — which pulls out a warm, lingering heat that plays perfectly against the sweet-tart pineapple and a squeeze of lime. Maple syrup rounds it all out with a gentle sweetness you can dial up or keep subtle depending on your mood. Serve it over a tall glass of ice with a pineapple wedge on the rim and it's genuinely hard to believe something this refreshing came together so simply.
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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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