Cinnamon 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 black tea bags go in, so every sip carries that bright, spicy warmth without relying on any blended spice mixes that could hide unwanted ingredients. Pineapple juice — pressed from a real, ripe pineapple — adds a natural sweetness and a fruity depth that pairs beautifully with the bold tea base, while a squeeze of lime keeps everything lively and balanced. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, and you can dial it up or down depending on how sweet your pineapple runs. Many flavored iced teas and bottled drinks sneak in spice blends or natural flavors that can be hard to verify, so making this from scratch gives you total control over what goes into the glass. Poured over ice and finished with a wedge of fresh pineapple, it's an impressive drink that looks like it came from a café but comes together with minimal effort at home.

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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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