This pretty drink takes me back to summers as a kid, enjoying late nights chasing down fireflies.
Yield: 8servings
Prep Time: 5 minutesmins
Total Time: 5 minutesmins
Ingredients
6raspberry tea bags
2lemons, or 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Batch of mint leaves, about 30
2cupsfresh raspberries
Ice cubes
Instructions
Boil 4 cups water in a pot. Turn off heat, add the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags and let cool.
Pour tea into a large pitcher. Add the raspberries and mint and use a wooden spoon to mash. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Pour tea into a glass, add ice cubes and garnish with additional fresh raspberries and mint leaves.
*Alternatively, to make a single serving, boil a cup of water, add 1 tea bag to cup and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bag and let cool. Pour into a glass, add 5 raspberries, 3 to 4 mint leaves, and mash with the back of a spoon. Add ice and additional raspberries and mint for garnish.
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.