Gelatin Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

(23)

Bright, tropical, 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 ginger is simmered directly into the water before the tea bags ever touch it, which means every sip carries that warming, slightly fiery depth without any artificial flavoring. Maple syrup does the sweetening here — no refined sugar, no mystery additives — and it blends seamlessly into the hot tea so the final drink is smooth and balanced. Fresh pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime bring a bright, tangy sweetness that makes this feel genuinely refreshing rather than cloying. Many flavored drinks and bottled teas sneak in unexpected thickeners or setting agents, but this one is built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients you control from start to finish. It's easy to dial up the sweetness to your liking, and the optional pineapple wedge and mint garnish make it look like something you'd pay good money for at a café.

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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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