Vegan Pineapple Ginger Iced Tea

Total time1 hr 20 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.8

(23)

This iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere tropical, even if you're just in your kitchen on a Tuesday. Fresh pineapple juice brings a bright, fruity sweetness, while ginger-steeped black tea adds warmth and a gentle kick that keeps every sip interesting. Maple syrup does the sweetening here — no honey, no refined sugar — so the whole thing comes together without any animal-derived ingredients whatsoever. The technique of boiling the ginger with the water before steeping the tea is a small but smart move that coaxes out every bit of spicy, aromatic flavor before it ever hits the pitcher. A squeeze of lime at the end ties it all together with just enough tartness to balance the pineapple. Served over ice with a wedge of fresh pineapple and a sprig of mint, it looks as good as it tastes — genuinely impressive for something this easy to pull off.

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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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