Summer is all but over but that does not mean I need to stop drinking ice tea. It is refreshing and the fact that I use rooibos tea, means that it is healthy as well. I was recently invited to attend an event hosted by Freshpak where we were served cold teas and a selection of canapés made with rooibos. Rooibos translates to red bush and the tea is full of antioxidants. I have used it before on the blog when I made my Rooibos and Lavender Tea Sorbet. Rooibos is a fynbos and is indigenous to South Africa. At the event we were shown how to make a base drink and to this base you can add any flavour you choose. How about some frozen berries, cooked down to a syrup and then passed through a sieve? Or some lime juice and fresh mint leaves? The possibilities are endless. From the lovely gift box I received, I made my own pomegranate ice tea.
What is your favourite ice tea flavour?
Ice Tea
Ingredients
basic ice tea
- 500 mls boiling water
- 5 rooibos tea bags
- honey to sweeten
- 500 mls ice cold water
for pomegranate ice tea
- 500 mls boiling water
- 5 rooibos tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 pomegranate, cut in half
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 2 sprigs mint, lightly bruised
- honey to sweeten
- 500 mls ice cold water
Method
basic ice tea
- Pour the boiling water into a jug and add the tea bags
- Steep for 5 minutes before discarding the tea bags
- Sweeten to taste with honey
- Add the ice cold water
for pomegranate ice tea
- Pour the boiling water into a jug and add the tea bags
- Add the cinnamon stick
- Steep for 5 minutes before discarding the tea bags
- Add the arils from one half of the pomegranate, and the juice from the other half
- Add the lime juice and zest and the mint
- Sweeten to taste with honey
- Add the ice cold water
for ice tea
- leave to chill before serving and keep in the fridge
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Disclosure: I was invited to the Freshpak event and I was not asked to write a blog post about my experiences. This post is in line with my blogging policy.
What I blogged:
- one year ago – Calculated In Death
- two years ago – Friday’s Food Quiz
- three years ago – Stormsvlei Farm Stall and Restaurant
My little daughter love ice tea, the berry one. Thanks for the basic recipe. 🙂
My pleasure Michelle 🙂
This sounds good, will give this a try. I like a nice refreshing drink
And so good for this lovely end to summer 🙂
How absolutely ideal for this ridiculous heat Tandy. Winter cannot come soon enough! 🙂 xx
Is this not amazing that we are having such high temperatures this time of the year 🙂 It can stay till we head overseas!
Rooibos is the tea I drink. Usually hot…can’t wait for the hot weather to try your recipe! 🙂 ela
I hope you get some summer weather soon Ela so that you can try this 🙂
I love roobois tea too and I like it so much that one of my friends from South Africa sent me 5 hugs bags of loose roobois tea on her last trip home. That should hold me for a while. I can’t wait to try this recipe so refreshing and so delightful…
That is so nice of your friend to bring you back so much tea! Enjoy it 🙂
We make a lot of sun tea in the summer. Usually green tea with ginger and honey. I like that you used rooibos tea in yours. I like teas that are naturally caffeine-free so I can enjoy the tea with dinner.
I must try some iced green tea 🙂
Delicious – now the weather is warming up in Spain I should start making this!
I am sure with the lovely flavours you get in Spain you can make a few variations 🙂
Oh yummy, the pomegranate ice tea sounds like heaven! So much nicer making your own because then you can control the sugar 🙂
And at least you know there are only fresh ingredients in it!
Your pomegranate ice-tea looks very refreshing & ideal for the weather that we are having today: 23 °C. Ooh yes! I love home-made rhubarb orange & ginger tea in full Summer.
Your pomegranate ice-tea looks very refreshing & ideal for the weather that we are having today: 23 °C. Ooh yes! I love home-made rhubarb orange & ginger tea in full Summer.
That tea sounds really good Sophie 🙂
Your ice tea looks fabulous Tandy.
have a super evening.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thank you Mandy 🙂
I learned about rooibos tea when visiting South Africa and since them I became a big fan of this tea…but must admit that never had it cold/iced…looks delicious with pomegranate…
I usually just add freshly squeezed lemon on my iced tea…
Thanks for this recipe Tandy…enjoy your week 😀
I love lemon ice tea as well Juliana, with a hint of ginger 🙂
This looks delicious! So refreshing.
My favorite flavor of iced tea is lychee. It’s actually cold brewed, and so good!
I must try that some time Joyti 🙂
Great tea recipes Tandy, been wanting to try rooibos tea for ages. Thanks!
My pleasure Cherie 🙂
The colour of this lovely ice tea is so refreshing from all ice teas looking like apple juice 😀
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you Uru 🙂
What a great idea for an iced tw Mr Gg is a rooibis drinker too 🙂
I love reading about people across the world who drink rooibos 🙂
Spring is just starting here, and I love the idea of having this refreshing beverage in the summer heat!
Summer has come back here after a brief period of true fall weather 🙂
Iced tea season is just around the corner on my side of the globe. Your pomegranate ice tea sounds perfect for the sweltering New York summer.
I hope you don’t get too hot a summer this year 🙂
I love tea, hot and cold. This recipe for pomegranate tea sounds delicious! I’m pinning to save for some warmer days 😀
I look forward to hearing if you enjoy the tea!
Great addition with the pomegranate!
Thank you yummychunklet 🙂
Oh I’ve tried, but I can’t get into rooibos tea! I’m hooked on ice Earl Grey with agave syrup at the moment! 🙂
I so have to try the Earl Grey option – I love the tea 🙂