Seed Oil Free Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

(23)

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 when you're standing in your own kitchen. Fresh pineapple juice brings a natural sweetness that pairs beautifully with the heat of sliced ginger, while a squeeze of lime keeps everything lively and balanced. Maple syrup does the sweetening here — no refined syrups or mystery additives, just a clean, real-food ingredient that dissolves right into the warm tea base. Because every component is straightforward and whole, you never have to second-guess what's in your glass the way you might with a bottled iced tea or a coffee-shop version. The method is simple: steep, strain, chill, and pour — and the result is a pitcher-worthy drink that's genuinely refreshing. It's the kind of recipe that looks impressive at a summer gathering but takes almost no effort to pull together.

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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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