Mango Peach Iced Tea Mint (Print View)

A fruity, mint-infused iced tea blending mango and peach flavors, ideal for spring and summer enjoyment.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Tea Base

01 - 4 cups water
02 - 4 black tea bags

→ Fruit Purée

03 - 1 large ripe mango, peeled and diced
04 - 2 ripe peaches, pitted and diced
05 - 2 tablespoons honey or agave syrup
06 - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

→ To Serve

07 - 2 cups cold water
08 - 1 cup ice cubes, plus more for serving
09 - 1 small bunch fresh mint leaves
10 - Mango and peach slices for garnish

# Directions:

01 - Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and allow the tea to cool completely.
02 - In a blender, combine diced mango, diced peaches, honey or agave syrup, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
03 - Strain the fruit purée through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher to remove fibers, if desired.
04 - Add the cooled tea to the pitcher with the fruit purée and stir well.
05 - Add 2 cups cold water and 1 cup ice cubes. Stir to chill and dilute to taste.
06 - Add half of the mint leaves to the pitcher and muddle gently to release flavor.
07 - Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, or until thoroughly chilled.
08 - Pour over additional ice cubes in glasses and garnish with mango and peach slices and fresh mint leaves.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes like summer without any fussy technique or special equipment you don't already own.
  • The flavor shifts subtly depending on how ripe your fruit is, so it's never boring when you make it twice.
  • You can throw it together in twenty minutes and have people thinking you spent your whole day cooking.
02 -
  • Don't let your tea cool at room temperature for more than an hour or it can develop a sour, stale taste that you'll spend the whole drink trying to forget.
  • The drink tastes noticeably better if you taste it before the final chilling and adjust sweetness then, rather than trying to fix it after everything is ice-cold and your tastebuds are numb.
03 -
  • Smell your mint and your fruit before you start—if either one seems off or lacks fragrance, the whole drink will feel less vibrant than it should.
  • The magic happens when you taste as you go and adjust sweetness before everything is ice-cold, because cold numbs your tastebuds and you'll over-correct otherwise.
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