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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This is so so pretty– who wouldn’t want to be sipping this drink! so many vibrant flavors all in one glass…
Hi, I have been searching for a tea recipe like this and simply loved the way you presented!
Super yum, though maybe a little cold for me this time of year! Does it work good hot?
This sounds delicious! Thanks for liking my latest post.
Since I’m not a big blackberry fan, I guess it would be okay to substitute raspberries or even blueberries, right? In fact, the more I think about it, I think I WILL try the blueberries. Thanks for the terrific post, and for sparking my imagination.
You can definitely substitute with other berries =)
This sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and your excellent photos!
This is an amazing sounding recipe. I’m looking forward to trying it when I get back to the UK.
I hope you’ll like it, Phil!
This looks so good! I’m obsessed with the Starbucks version so I can’t wait to try this!
I hope you’ll like it, Lena!
That does sound very yummy, I am a full time RV’er so internet is sometimes a little sketchy, so it may take longer to comment on blogs, but usually I get there. I try to blog nearly every day, but also workamp so sometimes work gets in the way. Love your blog. I am new to blogging too. Good Luck on your self publishing.
Thank you so much! I can imagine that it’d be harder to get a good internet connection as a full time RV’er, which makes it all the more impressive that you try to blog every day!Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a great weekend!
Thanks, Hope you have a great week-end too! We will be moving from Comfort, TX to FT. Stockton, TX in hopes of getting a little better internet connection. We have a job in Apache Junction, AZ this winter starting Sept 15th.
I’m so jealous that you get to travel all over the place! I haven’t had much of a chance. But I don’t know if I can continuously live on an RV either lol. It must be adventurous =)
Yes, adventurous, however, we are always looking for work, interviewing, researching the area for weather, WiFi, cell service, and where the nearest Wal-Mart is. Considering the price of gas to get where we are going next is based on $.50 per mile. Then there is hooking up and un-hooking. But we have an amazing window to look at the area we are traveling through. On my blog I tell some of the adventures. Thanks for following. I am working on some DIY projects to put on a blog for the future.
I can’t wait to see some of your projects! =)
Wonderful! I can’t wait to try it, and I like your site! It’s cool. Thanks for visiting mine.
Thank you! I hope you like the iced tea lemonade =)