Refreshing Delights: Six New Summer Tea Recipes to Beat the Heat
Strawberry Lemonade Margarita:
Ingredients (yields approx. 2 margaritas) - 
- 2-3 Tablespoons Strawberry Lemonade Rooibos
- 5-8 Fresh Strawberries
- 1 Cup Lemonade (I used Simply Light)
- 1 Cup Silver Tequila
- Sugar & Lemon Slice for Garnish
Instructions -
- Infuse Strawberry Lemonade Rooibos into any Silver Tequila (I used Espolòn Blanco Tequila). Let sit in the fridge for 24-48 hours or until tequila turns a dark pink/red.
- Strain the leaves using a fine strainer or cheese cloth. You may need to do this twice to remove all the rooibos leaves.
- Mash 1-2 strawberries into a cocktail shaker.
- Combine Strawberry Lemonade infused tequila, mashed strawberries, lemonade and ice into a cocktail shaker and shake until blended. I highly recommend using a 'light' or low sugar lemonade blend to avoid an overly sweet drink.
- Rim the margarita glasses with sugar. Pour the mixture in and garnish with lemon slice and remaining strawberries. Enjoy!
Goldenberry Smoothie:
Ingredients (Yields one smoothie) -
- Heaping tsp of Goldenberry Tea
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1 Banana
- Honey (desired amount)
- Vanilla Greek Yogurt Cup
- Ice
Instructions - 
- Brew Goldenberry Tea & let cool
- Add tea, banana, yogurt, honey, and desired amount of ice to blender.
- Blend & Enjoy!
Watermelon Mint Popsicles:
Ingredients (yields approx. 4 popsicles) -
- Heaping tsp of Watermelon Mint Green Tea
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Watermelon Juice (I used Simply)
- Splash of Lime Juice
Instructions -
- Brew Watermelon Mint Tea (Brew tea at 180º - steep for 2 minutes.)
- Add a squirt of Lime Juice and Watermelon Juice
- Stir and pour into popsicle molds
- Freeze overnight and enjoy!
Tropical Starfruit Herbal Iced "Tea":
Ingredients (yields 8) - 
- 4 tsp Tropical Starfruit Tisane
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups mango juice
- Seltzer or sparkling wine
Instructions -
- Boil water and pour over the Tropical Starfruit. Steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
- Combine steeped tea in a pitcher with juice.
- Pour over ice in glasses and add seltzer or sparkling wine (approximately 1/4 - 1/3 cup).
Pink Bubblegum Cupcakes:
Ingredients (yields 12 cupcakes) -
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp whole milk
- 2 ½ Tbsp Pink Bubblegum Herbal Tisane
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup tea milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Frosting Ingredients -
- 2 sticks softened butter
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- ½ cup tea milk
Instructions -
- Heat the milk in a saucepan until steaming hot. Turn off the heat, place the tea in the saucepan, stir, cover and steep for 5 minutes. Strain into a measuring cup and press liquid out of the leaves to make 1 cup of milk.
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cupcake pan with 12 liners.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- In an electric mixer mix the granulated sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs. Alternate adding the flour and the 1/2 cup of the milk tea until incorporated.
- Fill the cupcake liners and bake for 15 minutes. Rotate the pan and continue until the cupcake tops spring back and a tester comes out clean, about 5 more minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting -
- Cream the butter then add the lemon zest.
- Slowly alternate adding the confectioners' sugar and 1/2 cup milk tea until you reach the desired frosting consistency.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes and serve.
Tropical Iced Tea:
Ingredients -
- 2 cups Hot Water (180°)
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 heaping tsp. Hawaiian Pineapple Green Tea
- 1/2 Mango cut into chunks
- 2 sprigs Mint
Instructions -
- In a pitcher or glass, muddle the mango and mint leaves.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
- Let this steep for 20 minutes before straining.
- Chill.
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