Best Citrus Honey Green Tea Recipes
HONEY-CITRUS ICED TEA
A frozen orange or lemon slice in the glass looks pretty and helps keep this refreshing punch nice and cold. Using honey instead of sugar adds a sweet touch. -Sheila Bradshaw, Columbus, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place tea bags in a teapot; add boiling water. Cover and steep for 3 minutes; discard tea bags. Pour tea into a pitcher. Peel and section 2 oranges and 1 lemon; add to tea. Stir in the orange juice, lemon juice and honey. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. Cut remaining orange and lemon into slices; freeze., Just before serving, strain and discard fruit from tea. Stir in ginger ale. Serve with frozen fruit slices and ice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 124 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 11mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
HONEY CITRUS SOUTHERN ICED TEA
Steps:
- Bring 4 cups water to a simmer in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 8 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in the honey. Let cool.
- Add the sweetened tea to a pitcher along with 2 cups ice and another 4 cups water; stir. Add the sliced kumquats (if using), key limes and lemon. Pour into glasses over ice and garnish with mint.
LEMON THYME GREEN TEA
Fresh sprigs of lemon thyme make this citrusy tea so refreshing-it's like sipping summer from a cup. My family and I enjoy it so much that it's a staple on our southern front porch.-Melissa Pelkey Hass, Waleska, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags and lemon thyme sprigs; steep, covered, 3 minutes. Discard tea bags; steep, covered, 3 minutes longer. Strain tea. Add honey and lemon juice; stir until honey is dissolved. Stir in sugar if desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 0 sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
KOREAN YUJA CHA (YUZU CITRON TEA)
Korean Yuja Cha (Yuzu citron tea) is a popular winter tea made with citrus fruit and honey that's delicious.
Provided by Naomi Imatome-Yun
Categories Beverage
Time P1DT10m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Slice the yuja fruits thinly and quarter them. Leave the peel intact but remove the seeds.
- In a large bowl, dissolve the honey in the warm water, making a thick syrup.
- Add the yuja fruit slices to the honey mixture, mixing to combine to make the yuja chung (yuja marmalade).
- Keep in a closed container at room temperature for one day and then store in the refrigerator.
- To make tea, dissolve 1 spoonful of yuja chung into hot water.
- When you drink the tea, you also eat the bits and pieces of yuja fruit and rind that come your way.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 6 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 0 g, ServingSize 10 cups of tea, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
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