How to Make Raspberry Tea

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Raspberry tea is a sweet and healthy way to use any leftover raspberries you may have on hand. There are many ways to prepare raspberry tea, including hot and cold varieties. Some recipes call for extra ingredients, like oranges or mint, which add a refreshing flavor to your tea. Once you have a basic understanding of how to work with raspberries, you can change the recipe to fit your taste.

Ingredients

Hot Raspberry Tea

Prepare the raspberries. In a small bowl, mash the raspberries until they reach a jam-like consistency. Press hard to release as much juice as possible. If desired, add sugar to taste.

Separate the raspberry solids from the juice. Use a spoon to separate the raspberry solids from the juice. Put the solids into a tea ball or sachet. Secure the top tightly. Keep the leftover raspberry juices. Set the solids and the juice aside. Add the orange zest to the tea ball/sachet, if desired.

Heat the water. Use a large pot or tea kettle to heat three to four cups of water. Bring the water to a boil and remove from heat.

Brew the black tea. Place the black tea bags or loose black tea in the teapot and add the hot water. Let the tea brew for five to seven minutes. Do not let the tea brew for longer than seven minutes, as it may become bitter and overpower the raspberry flavor.

Steep the raspberry solids. At the same time, let the raspberry solids sit in the teapot with the black tea for five to ten minutes minutes. This will add raspberry flavor to the tea. The orange zest flavor will also release at this time.

Add the raspberry juice. Pour the leftover raspberry juice into the teapot and stir well. This will add a stronger raspberry flavor to the tea.

Serve and enjoy. Use tea cups to serve your raspberry tea. If desired, add a mint leaf for garnish. Some choose to garnish raspberry tea with a lemon or orange slice.

Iced Raspberry Tea

Boil the water. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil.

Add the sugar, raspberries, and tea. Stir all ingredients, allowing the sugar to melt and the raspberries to soften. Taste the tea as you stir. Remove the tea bags when your desired flavor has been reached. This is usually after three to five minutes. Black tea can become bitter if steeped for too long. Remove the tea bags before the tea becomes bitter.

Strain the tea. Use a strainer to pour the hot mix into a new container. The raspberry seeds and solids will sit in the strainer. Use a spoon to push the raspberry juice through the strainer. Use the spoon and strainer to avoid getting raspberry seeds in your tea mix.

Cool the tea. Put the tea in the refrigerator and let cool. Add ice to speed up the cooling process. If your tea is weak, let it cool in the refrigerator without ice. If your tea is too strong, the ice will dilute the tea and soften the flavor.