Minty Iced Green Tea
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Point(s)
Total Time
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This iced tea is wonderfully refreshing thanks to the combination of green tea and mint. Green tea has a fresh, bright flavor and a beautiful green hue. For the mint, you can choose either spearmint or peppermint leaves. Peppermint contains 40% menthol, which means its flavor is pungent, almost spicy, and the high level of menthol is responsible for its well-known cooling effect. Spearmint contains less than 1% menthol, which accounts for its milder, almost sweet flavor, and it doesn’t provide as intense of a cooling effect as peppermint. For this iced tea, use whichever one whose flavor you prefer.
Ingredients
Water
3 cup(s)
Tea bag
6 item(s), green tea
Fresh mint leaves
½ cup(s)
Water
3 cup(s), cold
Ice cube(s)
3 cup(s), or as needed
Fresh mint leaves
6 sprig(s), for garnish
Lemon(s)
1 medium, sliced, for garnish
Sweetener aspartame
1 packet(s)