Lupin Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

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Tropical, zingy, and deeply refreshing, this iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere warm with nowhere to be. Fresh ginger is simmered directly in the water before the black tea bags are added, so every sip carries that gentle, spicy warmth alongside the bright sweetness of real pineapple juice. Maple syrup does the sweetening here — no refined sugar, no mystery additives — and a squeeze of lime ties everything together with just the right amount of citrus tang. The whole process is straightforward: steep, strain, chill, and pour over ice. Because every ingredient is whole and naturally sourced, there's nothing lurking in the glass that shouldn't be there, which makes it a genuinely worry-free option for anyone navigating food sensitivities. Dress it up with a pineapple wedge and a sprig of mint for a presentation that looks far more impressive than the effort involved.

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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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