Cashew Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

(23)

Tropical, zingy, and deeply refreshing, this iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're somewhere warm even when you're just standing in your own kitchen. Fresh ginger is simmered directly in the water before the tea bags ever hit the pot, which means every sip carries that bright, slightly spicy warmth from the inside out. Real pineapple juice — pressed from actual fruit and strained smooth — gives the whole thing a natural sweetness that tastes nothing like a bottled mix. A squeeze of lime and a touch of maple syrup round out the flavors without tipping the drink into candy territory. The whole process is straightforward: brew, steep, strain, chill, and pour over ice. Everything in this recipe is whole-food and plant-based, so there's zero guesswork about hidden additives or shared allergen concerns — just clean, vibrant ingredients doing exactly what they should. Dress it up with a pineapple wedge and a sprig of mint, 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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