Iced Berry Green Tea Pitcher (Tetley Super Green)

The recipe

Exact quantities, then the method.

This is a jug of iced green tea that practically makes itself. The berries baked into Tetley's Super Green bags carry enough natural sweetness that you only need a touch of honey, if any.

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The trick is the water temperature. At 80C the green tea stays soft rather than turning bitter. Sweeten it while still warm, then chill it hard over plenty of ice.

8 min plus cooling Serves 4 Easy Iced Tea Recipes

You'll need

3 tea bags of Tetley Super Green Strawberry and Raspberry
400ml freshly boiled water, cooled to about 80C (check with a thermometer)
2 to 3 teaspoons honey or sugar, to taste
500ml cold water and plenty of ice
Fresh berries, lemon slices and mint to serve

Method

Bring the boiled water down to about 80C, checked on a thermometer, and steep three bags of the berry green tea in 400ml of it for 3 minutes. Lift the bags out without squeezing.
Stir the honey into the warm tea until it dissolves, and let it cool.
Pour into a jug and top with the cold water and plenty of ice.
Add fresh berries, lemon slices and mint, and serve over more ice.
Keep the berry green pitcher covered in the fridge and drink it up soon; we name no keeping time for berry iced tea brewed at home. Stir and add fresh ice before serving.

What you'll end up with: A tall glass of pale-pink iced tea, light and easy to drink, with the strawberry and raspberry coming through clean against the green.

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