It’s Iced Tea Month!
Yowsers, it’s 45°C in the Okanagan this today and also the last day of June, so there’s no better time to share one of my favourite iced tea recipes with you (she says as she sips on the alcoholic version of it at her desk).
This morning, I had the pleasure of being invited to participate on the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada’s Iced ‘Tea’V. This series of live chats features members of their organization sharing their favourite recipes. You’ll definitely want to check out their YouTube Channel and Facebook Page to see all of the incredible things you can do with tea.
I’m generally a hot tea drinker, but recently have been introduced to the cold brew method of making iced tea, which requires much less brainpower to be successful at. I introduced Shabnam Weber, the President of the Tea and Herbal Association to my “Live Your Best Lake Life” Iced Tea recipe.
Watch the video to learn more and everything you need to make it yourself is in the recipe below!.
Watch Me on Iced ‘Tea’ V
My segment starts at 12m 30sec.
‘Living My Best Lake Life’ Iced Tea Recipe
Makes 4 servings | This Iced Tea is best consumed within 24 hours of preparation
Tap into the vacation version of yourself and live your best life this summer with this bright and cheery iced green tea featuring notes of rose, cherry and lemon. A perfect pairing for the beach!
This is a choose your own adventure Iced Tea journey - I hope you’ll come along to the end!
Ingredients:
8 tsps ‘Living My Best Lake Life’ tea
4 cups (approx. 1 litre) filtered water
¼ cup lemon juice
For the cherry simple syrup:
3 cups pitted fresh or frozen cherries (thawed)
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup water
Instructions - Cold Brew Iced Tea Method
Add 8 tsp of loose leaf tea to pitcher
Add 4 cups filtered water to pitcher
Cover pitcher and refrigerate for 6-8 hours
While tea is in fridge, make the Cherry Simple Syrup:
Add 3 cups cherries, 1 ½ cups sugar and ½ cup water into a medium sized pot
Heat on stovetop on low heat until sugar is dissolved
Increase heat to medium high and bring mixture to a boil, stirring and crushing cherries against the side wall of the pot
Boil for ten minutes (stay close so mixture does not boil over), stirring occasionally
Remove from heat and cool
Once cooled, strain out solids and store in jar
After 6-8 hours, remove cold brew from fridge and strain to remove tea leaves.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Stay here and enjoy this pure and simple tea (no sweetener required, the lemon peel does it for you) or continue…
Stir in ½ cup cherry simple syrup
Choose Your Own Adventure: Stay here or continue for an Arnold Palmer twist to the recipe…
Stir in ¼ cup lemon juice (or add more if you enjoy tart beverages)
Choose Your Own Adventure: Stay here or let’s par-tea - turn this baby into a cocktail!
Living My Best Lake Life Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients:
4 oz Iced Tea Mixture (from above recipe)
1 oz Sloe Gin
1 oz Prosecco
Instructions:
Mix ingredients together in your favourite cocktail glass (make it fancy and fun!).
Add a lemon wedge, cherry or some fruit candy (my fave!) as garnish.
