Apple Ginger Iced Tea

apple ginger tea iced in 3 serving containers

Apple Ginger Iced Tea is a refreshing late summer or early fall mocktail made with just 2 to 4 ingredients. Serve iced -- or as the weather cools, heat it up, and enjoy it as a delicious hot drink (a lot like hot apple cider).

Course Beverage, Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword apple cider, apple ginger, electrolyte, iced tea, mocktail

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 98kcal

Author Megan

Cost $3.00

Equipment

8 cup mason jar or similar large glass jug for chilling, storing and serving tea
8 to 10 cup pot for heating water/steeping tea

Ingredients

4 cups apple juice organic unfiltered
4 cups ginger tea made with 4 cups boiling water + 4 ginger tea bags (Squeeze the tea bags into the tea after steeping to get all their spicy flavor.)
2 Tablespoons agave nectar , honey or pure maple syrup, optional, for best flavor
1/4 teaspoon potassium chloride optional but recommended

Instructions

Boil water. Add tea bags. Allow to steep 15 minutes. Squeeze out any extra water from tea bags into tea.
Pour apple juice into large jar, with minimum 8 cup capacity (with headroom). Add tea, sweetener and potassium. Stir with long wooden spoon about 30 seconds, to dissolve ingredients.
Chill in fridge for ideally 3 hours, or longer. Serve over ice.
To enjoy hot, pour into saucepan, and heat until steamy hot! (Or heat in microwave by the mug.) Enjoy.

Notes

Apple Ginger Tea lasts in the fridge at least 7 days.

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