Iced tea lemonade with a hint of mint and crushed blackberries, a refreshing drink for a hot summer day.
During the summer, two of my favorite drinks are iced tea and lemonade. There’s something just so refreshing about those two beverages.
A few days ago, I stumbled across an ad for Starbucks and discovered their new line of summer drinks, which includes their new Iced Blackberry Mojito Tea Lemonade. Doesn’t it sound absolutely delicious? But the thing about Starbucks is that it’s pretty expensive. I love their drinks, but I feel it gets pricier and pricier. So why not make my own?
Tea not your thing? That’s okay. If you like strawberries, you can try my Strawberry Mint Lemonade. Or you can add blackberries instead.
I love this drink because it contains tons of antioxidants from the green tea, Vitamin C from the blackberries, and a hint of tartness from the lemon juice. The combination of ingredients plus the refreshing taste of mint makes this drink my new go to beverage for the summer. So very easy and quick to make. The hardest step for me was squeezing the lemons and mashing the blackberries. See? Easy peasy, right?
can’t wait to share at Fiesta Friday =)
Before I continue with the recipe, I wanted you, my readers, to know that in the next few days I’m in the process of moving my blog to self hosting. There might be some disruption to the site, since I’ve never done this before, and I feel I’m inept at anything technical, but I’m crossing my fingers that everything will run smoothly. Other than that, nothing should change. You’ll still see my posts in your readers. I just wanted more flexibility to customize my site. I wanted to thank you for all the support you’ve provided me over these last several months. None of this would have been possible without you. =)
Now for the recipe =)
First, heat about two cups of water with two tea bags. Allow the tea bags to steep about 5 minutes. You can prepare the tea however you like. I happen to love my tea strong. After about 5 minutes, remove the tea bags and allow the tea to cool for a few minutes while you work on the other part of the drink.
Um, yeah… Can you see what I’m using to take my photos? It’s reflected in the tea. Lol.
In a large container or pitcher, squeeze two lemons to make about ½ cup of lemon juice. Add sugar, or your choice of sweetener (honey, Stevia, etc), and stir until it dissolves. Taste a little bit of it to see if it’s to your liking. Your taste buds might just be different from mine.
Once the tea has cooled, pour it into the same container as the lemonade. Stir to mix both drinks together. Then add several large leaves of mint.
In a small bowl, mash up the blackberries and add it to the drink. I just used a metal spoon to crush the berries.
Place the ice tea lemonade in the refrigerator for about a half hour to chill and allow the flavors to enhance.
Serve the drinks cold with ice and more mint if desired.
Enjoy!
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It’s quite a refreshing drink. Can I share it on my blog. Will post the link to your page. Give you full credit 🙂
Go ahead. I don’t mind. Have a great weekend =)
Thank you so much! You too have a rocking weekend!
Am going to get meself a tall glass of this
I hope you’ll like this recipe =)
Hi Andrea, I’ve been trying to access your e-mail. Can you drop it on here so I can see it and contact you. Thanks 🙂
Hi Jan, my email is cookingwithawallflower@gmail.com =) It should be on my about page. But I just moved everything so I’m not sure if everything is in the right place yet.
This sounds so amazingly good and refreshing. I’m currently in Colombia where it’s so incredibly hot and humid. I would do pretty much anything for this beverage right now! Yum!!
Thank you so much! I hope that you’ll like the recipe when you get the chance to try it =)
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Hi Laura! Thank you so much for the nomination! I thought I’d already responded to you, but my site says I haven’t. And I want to make sure I did! I really appreciate the nomination. It means a lot to me that you thought of me and my blog for this award. Thanks again! Have a great weekend =)
Another summer delight to save for the return of hot weather.
Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy it when it gets hot for you. By the way, if you already received a reply, I’m sorry you’re receiving another one. I know I sent one earlier, but my site says I didn’t. So I’m making sure that you receive a response. The glitches of a new site… Have a great weekend =)
Love the pictures and recipe! I have blackberries growing in my garden. I will definitely give this a try! 🙂
I’m so jealous that you have blackberries growing in your garden! It’ll definitely be perfect for this drink =) I’m not sure if you already received a reply to this comment, I could have sworn I already replied, but my site said I didn’t. So I’m making sure that I did. Have a great weekend!
Hi Andrea, what a lovely refreshing drink, I love that it has green tea in it too ☺️ Thank you for bringing this to this weeks Fiesta Friday and good luck with your blog move
Thanks, Elaine! I love the green tea and lemonade combination. It’s so refreshing. By the way, I thought I’d already replied to your comment, but my site says I didn’t. So if you already received a response, I’m sorry you’re receiving another. Have a great weekend! =)
This is the perfect summer drink! 🙂
Thanks, Arl!