Iced tea! The perfect drink for a sunny spring day, or to drink during your workday. You can buy many kinds of iced tea in stores, but it’s even more fun to make it yourself. With this basic recipe you can create almost any kind of iced tea you want!

• 1 litre of water

• 8 to 12 grams loose tea

• Fresh fruit

• Sugar or honey

• Ice cubes!

Preparation:

• Fill a large pitcher with 1 litre of water

• Add the loose tea and put in the fridge

• Let steep for 8-12 hours, it’s easiest to do this overnight

• Take the pitcher out of the fridge and strain to remove the loose tea 

• Cut up the fruit and add it to the pitcher

• Add a tablespoon of sugar or honey to taste

• Fill a glass with ice cubes and pour in your iced tea.

When you make your own iced tea, the possibilities in flavours are endless. Our favourite iced tea flavour combinations are:

• White tea with peach, lemon and a little bit of honey

• Green tea with lemon, ginger and mint

• Earl grey with orange and lemon

• Rooibos tea with mango, lemon and orange

• Lemon verbena tea with ginger, cucumber and orange

Enjoy your iced tea!

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