You are gonna love Mama’s Mint Tea.
When you live in the South you get used to some strange weather. Somedays it feels like the third level of Hades and somedays are entirely tolerable with a light breeze that keeps the bugs at bay long enough to sit and enjoy the sunshine. On days like this, a glass of iced tea is a must but a glass of fancy iced tea like Mama’s Mint Tea is even better.
Mint Tea: One of Mama’s Favorite Recipes
This is one of my mother’s favorite recipes. I first posted it in 2008, the year I started blogging. At the time, I had grown up seeing a jug of what we dubbed “swamp water” in the fridge on a regular basis and always turned my nose up at it. Even when I posted this recipe some ten years ago, I was still not a fan. But, if we’re lucky, childhood aversions eventually give way to adult wisdom and I am not too proud to say that I have changed my ways and now enjoy this delicious fruity mint tea almost as much as my mother does. With that in mind, I’m sharing the recipe again with updated photos so you can see firsthand just how pretty it is and get your taste buds ready for a delicious iced drink sure to chase away the drudgery in the midst of a super hot summer’s day.
Recipe Ingredients:
- 8 regular sized tea bags (or four family size)
- Lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- A can of frozen orange juice concentrate (pulp free)
- Sugar
- Fresh or dried mint.
The quantities of everything are listed in the printable recipe card below.
Do I Just Use A Regular Tea Bag?
My mother has a brilliant hack that she uses not to cut the calories. Instead of using a regular teabag and sugar, she uses Southern Breeze tea that is presweetened (no calories). I’ll put the details of that substitution in the recipe card, too. *Note, this post is not sponsored by Southern Breeze, we just love the stuff.
How To Make A Delicious Mint Tea
- In a pot bring to a boil the tea bags, mint and enough water to cover well. Remove from heat and let steep covered for 30 minutes.
- Put approx. 1 quart water in one gallon pitcher and add orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, and sugar (if using regular tea bags).
- Remove mint leaves and tea bags from tea add to pitcher. Add enough water to make one gallon. Stir. Refrigerate.
Enjoy at will!
How Long Will This Keep In The Fridge?
Mama’s Mint Tea keeps well in the fridge for up to a week.
Ingredients
- 8 regular size tea bags or 4 family size
- juice of 4 lemons or 8 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 12 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate pulp free
- 2 cups sugar
- handful of fresh mint or 2 Tablespoons dried mint
Instructions
- In a pot bring to a boil the tea bags, mint and enough water to cover well. Remove from heat and let steep covered for 30 minutes.
- Put approx. 1 quart water in one gallon pitcher and add orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, and sugar.
- Remove mint leaves and tea bags from tea add to pitcher. Add enough water to make one gallon. Stir. Refrigerate.
Notes
*A family size tea bag equals two regular size tea bags.
Nutrition
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This sounds wonderful but I need help. My husband had peach tea in Cheeseburger Bobby’s and I want to make it for him at home. I have to use Truvia.
For peach tea, I use Southern Breeze Peach tea bags. They are amazing. Another thing you can do is make regular iced tea and add pureed peaches but my first step would be using peach tea bags. If you want to sweeten it yourself, Celestial Seasonings makes a Country Peach tea that is amazing in bags.
Thanks so much !
I use Plantation Mint by Bigelow to make our mint tea. It is a very mild tea and quite refreshing on a hot day in Florida with some added lemon.
I notice your meringue is only egg whites and sugar, no cream of tarter or corn starch. No problems with weeping or stickiness? I also noticed that you cover yours in the fridge and I always understood that can also cause weeping and stickiness which makes it hard to cut a slice evenly.