Dairy Free Turmeric Ginger Iced Tea

Total time50 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

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This golden, fragrant iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're doing something genuinely good for yourself — and it tastes incredible doing it. Simmering fresh ginger and ground turmeric together before the tea even steeps pulls out deep, warming flavor and turns the water a gorgeous amber-yellow that looks stunning in a glass. A pinch of black pepper is the quiet genius move here, helping the turmeric do its thing while adding just a whisper of heat in the background. Maple syrup sweetens everything naturally, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice brightens the whole cup with a citrusy lift that keeps it from feeling heavy or medicinal. Since every ingredient is plant-based by nature, there's nothing to swap or second-guess — no dairy hiding in a creamer or sweetener to scrutinize at the store. It's refreshing enough to sip on a hot afternoon but complex enough to feel like a real craft beverage, not just flavored water. Pour it over a tall glass of ice with a lemon slice and it's honestly hard to believe something this easy looks this good.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the tea

4 cups water
4 black tea bags
1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tsp ground turmeric
3 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
1 pinch black pepper

For serving

2 cups ice cubes
lemon slices, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the water, sliced ginger, ground turmeric, and black pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the liquid is a deep golden-yellow and fragrant.
2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags.

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