Cherry Ginger Infused Tea recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup pitted cherries
1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons white sugar
4 cups filtered water, divided
4 (2 g) bags green tea
4 lemon slices
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste

Nutrition Info

68.3 calories
carbohydrate: 17.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.4 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 7.9 mg
sugar: 14.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine cherries and ginger slices in a glass bowl. Sprinkle sugar over the cherries mixture and cover with 2 cups filtered water.

  2. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.

  3. Bring 2 cups filtered water nearly to a boil, pour over tea bags in a pitcher. Steep tea for 90 seconds. Squeeze tea bags into pitcher and discard bags.

  4. Strain cherry-ginger water into pitcher with green tea, squeezing out excess liquid. Serve with lemon slices and lemon juice.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This fruity tea is a fantastic beverage for hot days and soothing to an upset stomach any other time. Slightly sweetened fruit juice and tea is a healthy alternative to artificially-flavored powdered drinks. Try it with seltzer water instead of tea!

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