CHS Tasty Tea Sipping Recipes
Look for the Wellness Rating on these recipes when making your choice!
Because many recipes contain sugar which adds up to extra calories, I have included websites for alternative choices at the end of the book.
Using the traffic light as a guide the recipes are rated:
Red- use sparingly Yellow- in moderation Green- go
Joanna Waldron- North Central Yellow
Ingredients
10 regular sized Lipton tea bags
4 cups of water
1½ cups of sugar (Adjust to taste preference)
¼ teaspoon of baking soda
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, remove from heat and add tea bags.
Let tea steep for about 10 minutes.
Remove tea bags and add sugar to hot water.
Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add baking soda and stir again.
Pour tea and sugar mixture into large pitcher.
Add 12 cups of ice water and stir until cooled.
Serve over ice.
Makes one gallon of sweet tea.
Make with lemon or a little of lemonade in it to give it a refreshing taste!
Mailin Perez-Southeastern Yellow
My favorite tea is the following:
Boil water (4 quartz) and (1 cup) sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add the raspberries (1 12 ounce pack of raspberries)
¼ cup of lemon juice.
Cover and place in about 10 tea bags and steep for 3 minutes.
Strain and discard berries and tea bags.
Transfer tea to a large container or pitcher. Serve over ice.
Ann Elhart Wellness Coordinator Corporate Green
Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream
1 14 ounce can light coconut milk
2 teaspoons matcha green tea
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 tablespoons agave nectar
Combine the all of the above ingredients in a blender until smooth. Place into freezer for 30 minutes to chill.
Add mixture to electric ice cream maker and churn until thick. Place in an airtight container and put into freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Serve with organic lavender or rose petals. Or top with chocolate shavings or shredded coconut.
Caryn Toole-Treasure Coast Yellow
My favorite Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade) recipe!!
Ingredients
4 English breakfast tea bags
1 tea kettle filled with boiling water
1 cup Syrup, recipe follows
1 cup lemon juice
1 lemon, zest
2 cups ice cubes
Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Directions
Tie the tea bags together attach to the handle of a large pitcher. Pour the hot water over the tea bags and into the pitcher. Set aside to steep for 5 minutes.
Lemonade:
To a blender, add the Simple Syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest and ice cubes and pulse to puree. Place the mixture into the freezer until the tea has finished steeping.
Add ice cubes to a large glass and top with the tea. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the "lemonade" into the glass.
Simple Syrup:
Add the sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
Gabriel Gresham-Treasure Coast Yellow
Peach Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients
12 regular sized tea bags
Fresh, filtered water
1 cup of sugar
¼ teaspoon of baking soda
1 11.5 oz can of peach nectar
1 lemon
4 fresh peaches
Instructions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, remove from heat and add tea bags.
Let tea steep for about 10 minutes.
Remove tea bags and add sugar to hot water, stir until dissolved.
Add baking soda and peach nectar and stir.
Pour tea mixture into large pitcher and stir in 10 cups of ice water.
Stir in 1-2 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Add sliced, fresh peaches and serve over ice. ENJOY!!
Lara Carpenter- Brevard Yellow
Ice Tea Slush
2 c. strong tea
1 c. sugar
1 (12 oz.) can lemonade, undiluted
1 (6 oz.) can orange juice, undiluted
2 c. bourbon/vodka
7 c. water
Dissolve sugar in tea. Add remaining ingredients. Freeze 24 hours. Fill glass with slush. Pour Sprite/ginger ale over slush. Enjoy!
Shannon Wildman –Brevard Yellow
Sweet Lime Ice Tea
1 gallon boiling water
6 black tea bags
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 limes, juiced
Directions
Pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. Allow to steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.
Joey Myers-Mid Florida Green
3 c boiling water
1 whole lemon
4 strawberries
12 mint leaves
1 English breakfast tea bag
1 strawberry and rosehip tea bag
1 hibiscus tea bag
2 tbsp honey
10 ice cubes
Put the tea bags and honey in a pot and pour over hot (not boiling) water.
Chill first at room temperature, then in the refrigerator.
Cut lemons into thick slices and then in halves.
Quarter strawberries.
Put the lemon slices & strawberries in a pitcher and mash a bit with a wooden spoon to release some flavor.
Pour in the tea.
Add ice cubes nd serve.
You can garnish the serving glasses with lemon, lime and/or mint.
Tia Williams-North Central Yellow
I really think that I am a “Plain Jane” when it comes to this but nothing beats Publix sweet tea. Thankfully there is a Publix almost everywhere in Florida!
Sara Aderholdt-Central Florida Yellow if sweetened Green if unsweetened
I like a cup of iced tea with a splash of cranberry juice :)
Ivelisse Carde-Southeastern Green
Lemonade Mint Iced Tea!
I love this one and with brown sugar it is even better.
Ingredients
10 cups boiling water
10 tea bags
4 sprigs fresh mint
1 twelve ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
Sugar for sweetening (optional)
Directions
Combine water, teabags and mint in large pot and let steep for 5-10 minutes, depending on how strong you like your tea. Remove tea bags.
Stir in concentrate. At this point you should taste and see if you think you need some sugar. The lemonade will sweeten it somewhat, but if you like your tea pretty sweet you might need to add in some sugar.
Refrigerate about one hour, or until ready to serve.
Harper Whitten-Buckner Yellow
Arnold Palmer
1 part lemonade
1 part tea
Ice
And enjoy!
Edna Byler-Mid Florida Green
Cold Brew Green Tea infused with mint and ginger
Half gallon cold water in a glass jug
4 tea bags
5-6 Fresh mint leaves (slightly crush in hand)
3-4 TBL Fresh Grated Ginger Root
Cover and leave in fridge overnight before drinking. Take the mint leaves out if water not consumed after 2 days. I grate the ginger really fine and drink it down with the tea.
Meredith Oslowski-Brevard Yellow if sweetented Green if not sweetened
Lipton brewed tea with crystal light lemonade equal parts. It tastes like half and half, but without the calories.
Laura Richardson-Corporate Green
Chai Ice Tea
Ingredients
· 8 chai tea bags
· 1 cup whole milk
· 1/3 cup honey
· Ice cubes
Directions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the bags, stir in the milk and honey and chill in a pitcher for at least 1 hour. Serve over ice.
Kristin Rexford-Greater Lakeland Yellow (look at ingredients)
I love the tea/lemonade combination.
Gay Deese-Corporate Green
I love ice tea and I simply make ice tea using Breakfast tea or Earl Grey tea and add orange slices. I drink unsweetened tea and never add sugar.
When enjoying hot tea of a variety of flavors, I sometimes will add a tiny taste of local honey.
Claudia Hodgson-Southeastern Green (if no sugar added)
Minted Mango Iced Tea
Ingredients:
1 cup Chopped refrigerated mango slices
1 cup Pineapple juice
8 green tea bags
2 mint sprigs
4 cups boiling water
1 - 2 tablespoons Sugar & Ice cubes
Melinda Musick- Mid Florida Green
Orange Ice Tea
Bring 16 oz of water to a boil in a saucepan, then add 2 oranges (zested, peeled, and flesh cut into segments) and 6 black tea bags.
Stir, remove from heat, and allow to steep for 30 minutes.
Strain and add 16 more oz of cold water, then serve over ice. For stronger tea, steep for 1 hour or add 2 more tea bags. Instead of oranges, you can use limes or lemons. If you like lavender, add a sprig or two.
Jane Kamweti-Intercoastal Green
Hibiscus Jasmine Tea (Caffeine free)
This recipe makes about 8 cups
2 tablespoons of Jasmine flowers (found in Chinese stores or Teavana)
2 tablespoons of dried hibiscus flowers
2 tea bags of green or white tea (Caffeine Free)
2 tablespoons of 100 % aloe vera juice
2 teaspoons of unrefined cane sugar
Steep all the ingredients (except the Aloe Vera juice) in 8 cups of boiling water. When it’s completely cool, add the Aloe Vera juice and stir. Chill for about 4 hours.
Margaret Stinnet-Emerald Coast Green
Low Calorie Arnold Palmer
Half Gallon unsweetened Tea/Half Gallon Crystal Light Lemonade. My favorite summer drink!
Kristen LeCoumpte-Intercoastal Yellow
Strawberry Tea Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ Cups Sugar
16 oz. Strawberries
6 Lipton Tea Bags
1 Gallon of Water
DIRECTIONS
Brew about 8 Cups of Hot Water in a Tea Kettle with Tea Bags
Hull and chop Strawberries then place them in a food processor or blender
Purée Strawberries until almost liquid
Press Strawberries through a strainer to remove seeds
Place Strawberry Puree and Sugar in a Large Container
Pour Hot Tea over Sugar & Strawberry Mixture and allow the Sugar to Dissolve
Add remaining Water and serve over ice
Harper Whitten-Buckner Yellow (depends of ingredients)
Does an Arnold Palmer count?
1 part lemonade
1 part tea
Ice
And enjoy!
Melissa Neeley-Treasure Coast Yellow (what is in the sun tea?)
Passion fruit juice and a squeeze of lime into sun tea!
Taree Glanville-Treasure Coast Green
Ginger & Honey Iced Tea
4 cups boiling water
4 tea bags
1 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
3 Tablespoons honey
Pour 4 cups of boiling water in to pitcher, add tea bags and let steep for at least 10 minutes. Remove tea bags, stir in honey and ginger. Let cool to room temperature, refrigerate and serve over ice. Ginger can be strained out when served if preferred.
Abby Maraya-Southeastern Green
Matcha Bubble Milk Tea
INGREDIENTS
1 TBS of matcha powder
1 cup of almond milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
10 drops of liquid stevia for sweetening
1/4 cup boba balls (110 cals, 60 cents) + 10 drops of stevia
All you need to do is blend the first 4 ingredients in a blender until smooth. Then for the perfect al dente boba balls, just boil for 3 min. Make sure the water (about 1/2 cup) is sweetened with 10 drops of liquid stevia. Then drain the balls, add to a cup, then pour the milk tea on top!
Tia Young-North Central
Healthy Mint Mojito Green Tea Green (up to optional!)
Steep 4 or 5 GREEN tea bags and 2 handfuls of fresh mint in 3 cups simmering water for 5 minutes
Add 2 cups turbinado sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Strain into a pitcher; add the juice of 3 limes & 1 cup cold water and another handful of mint. Stir vigorously, crushing the mint with a wooden spoon; chill. Serve over ice with lime and more mint.
Optional add 1 1/2 cups light rum but beware this will changes the Tea from being HEALTHY to being JUST PLAIN GOOD (drink responsibly)
Home-made Pomegranate Tea Yellow
2 ounces freshly squeezed pomegranate juice
5 ounces tea
1 ounce simple syrup
(equal parts sugar and cold water dissolved together)
Lemon wedge & fresh pomegranate seeds
(to garnish)
Mix well and serve over ice
Paul Russ-Buckner RED and after hours only!
Don’t think we can have this one at work. But, just in case, here it is. But here is one we can use. The tea I like the most is the sun brewed tea I had when I lived in Arizona. We would put 7 or 8 tea bags in a gallon jar with water in it and let it sit out in the sun for a couple of hours. Then add sugar to taste and drink. Oh yea, don’t forget the ice cubes.
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger triple sec liqueur
1 Jigger tequila
2 teaspoons orange juice
2 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
1 wedge lemon
Directions
In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine vodka, gin, rum, triple sec and tequila. Add orange juice and cola. Shake vigorously until frothy. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice, and garnish with wedge of lemon.
Eileen Ford-Central Florida Yellow
Fruit Tea
Makes 8 servings
2 quarts sweetened tea
1 cup orange juice
1 cup lemonade
Garnish with lemon slices
In a large container, combine tea, orange juice and lemonade.
Refrigerate until cold. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice if desired.
Jannia Gyorkos-Buckner Yellow
I love Sweet Iced Tea in the summer months! Here is a fun tea concoction for kids: (great for the summer!)