Iced Green Tea Food

ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• Remove tea bags from water, squeezing gently.
• Stir in 2 cups cold water and sweetener, stirring until sweetener dissolves.
• Serve over ice or let tea come to room temperature then serve over ice.

ICED HONEY GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Heat 2 cups water until very hot, not quite boiling.
• Pour over the tea bags in a heat-resistant container.
• Steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
• If you are using honey or another sweetener, add it to this hot tea.
• Add 2 cups of cold water.
• Refrigerate all the tea.
• Serve over ice.

FRUIT-FLAVORED ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Boil 8 cups water. Pour into a clear pitcher. Add 6-8 green tea bags and steep for 3-5 minutes or to desired strength. Remove tea bags and refrigerate.
• Place strawberries in a food processor and pulse gently until roughly chopped. In a pourable container, combine strawberries, orange juice and lime zest. Pour into ice cube trays. Freeze for 2 hours or until set.
• To serve, fill glasses with ice cubes and top with chilled green tea. Garnish with lime slices.

ICED GINGER GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Put the green tea bags into a heatproof container and pour in 1 quart boiling water. Let steep until it comes to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard.
• While the tea is steeping, in a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 1 cup water, the sugar, and ginger to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar, remove from the heat, and allow to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Store the tea and ginger simple syrup in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, fill glasses with ice and pour in the tea. Sweeten, to taste, with the ginger simple syrup. Garnish with a slice of ginger. For the adults, top each with 1/2 cup prosecco, if desired.

ICED GREEN TEA LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the water, sugar, and lime zest to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved (it should already be nearly dissolved by the time it comes to a boil), then remove the pan from heat.
• Place green tea bags in hot water mixture and steep for one minute. Remove.
• Let mixture sit for 30 minutes to cool.
• Strain room-temperature mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher.
• Stir in the fresh lime juice.
• Serve over ice.