Skip the pre-made mixes and flavour it your way. These Flavoured Iced Tea and Fizzy Water Recipes will help you get started!
One of the oldest known drinks to mankind is tea. A simple journey to any supermarket will prove just how common and wide-ranging the various teas can be – from the types of tea leaves used to a plethora of flavours. Why not mix them with one of summer’s most-loved beverages? The great outdoors and all the fun and heat of the season means it’s time for some Flavoured Iced Tea Lemonade!
Inspired by some of the most popular iced tea lemonades from your favourite coffee shops – you know the ones – we’re bringing you some fun versions that don’t include that high price tag and can be made right from your very own kitchen! These easy, simple, make-at-home drinks will be your go-tos all summer long!
Need something a little more zippy and soda-like? Our Fizzy Waters are just the thing to quench and cool your thirst under the blazing sun!
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SIMPLE SYRUP
Ingredients:
½ cup water
½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions:
In a saucepan, combine water and sugar over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and begins to boil; reduce to medium and boil for 2 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes.
Pro Tip #1:
You can make as much or as little simple syrup as you want and store it in your fridge. This way you have it on hand whenever you need it. Just remember to use equal parts water to granulated sugar or raw sugar for a raw syrup.
Pro Tip #2:
We recommend not flavouring your simple syrup directly. This way you can make a larger patch, store it in your fridge and flavour each drink differently. Leaving your simple syrup unflavoured also allows you to control how sweet you make your drinks, while still getting great bold flavour.
Peach Green Tea Lemonade
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 4 Bags Green Tea (Green Tea with Lemon Grass works well too)
- 1/2 cup Cooled Green Tea
- 3 tbsp Simple Syrup
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 40-50 drops Hedessent Peach Flavour (swap with Green Mango or Mango for a tropical twist)
Garnish
- Mint or Basil (Optional)
Instructions
- Bring 2 cups of water almost to a boil in a saucepan, small bubbles should appear. Add tea bags and remove from heat. Let steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags and let cool completely.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add cooled green tea, simple syrup, lemon juice, and Hedessent Peach flavour. Add lid and shake vigorously 40 times.
- Fill a large glass or two smaller glasses with ice. Strain lemonade into glass; garnish with mint.
Notes
Swap out simple syrup with agave syrup or honey. Remember to taste and adjust to your personal sweetness preference.
Passionfruit Iced Tea
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker (Optional, you can also just stir it into your class)
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 3 bags Hibiscus Tea
- 1/4 cup tea, cooled
- 3 tbps simple syrup (Adjust to personal preference)
- 2 tbps lemon juice (or lime juice)
- 25-30 drops Hedessent Passionfruit Flavour
Instructions
- Bring 2 cups of water almost to a boil in a saucepan; small bubbles should appear. Add tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags and let cool completely.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add cooled tea, simple syrup, lemon juice, and Hedessent Passionfruit Flavour. Add lid and shake vigorously 40 times.
- Fill a large glass or two smaller glasses with ice. Strain lemonade into glass; garnish with mint.
Notes
Pro Tip:Make this summer sipper a spiked lemonade with vodka or gin.
Please remember to drink responsibly.Green Mango Fizzy Water
Ingredients
- 1 cup clube soda (approx)
- 1-1 1/2 tsp Agave Syrup
- 1 tsp freshly pressed ginger juice
- 13-15 drops Hedessent Cantaloupe
- 10-12 drops Hedessent Green Mango
- Ice
- Mint Leaves (optional)
Instructions
- Fill a glass with ice. Add club soda, ginger juice, Cantaloupe flavour, Green Mango flavour, agave syrup, and mint leaves. Stir well to combine flavours. Garnish with ginger and more mint if desired.
Grapefruit Fizzy Water
Ingredients
- 1 cup soda water - approximately
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup, agave, or maple syrup - optional, adjust sweetness to personal taste.
- Ice
- 15 drops Hedessent Grapefruit Sour Flavour
Garnish (optional)
- slice of pink grapefruit, lemon, or citrus of choice
- mint
Instructions
- Fill a tall glass with ice. Add soda water. Add simple syrup or sweetener of choice if using, add Grapefruit Sour flavouring. Stir well to combine flavours. Garnish with thinly sliced grapefruit and mint if desired.
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