Despite the fact that many different drinks are sold in stores, the best is made at home. By combining fruits, an exclusive taste of the drink is obtained. A step-by-step recipe with a photo of fruit tea made from ice cubes. Video recipe.
Fruit tea is a cross between tea and compote. It is a blend of various berries, fruits, leaves, flowers that harmonize the palette of brightness, taste and aroma. That is, fruit teas are herbal teas that do not contain caffeine, have a special taste and smell, imparting pieces of fruit and flowers. There are many variations of making fruit tea. Today we will learn how to make fruit tea from ice cubes.
This tea is good at any time of the year. When it's cold outside, the frozen fruit puree cubes can be poured over with hot water and a warming drink. In the hot season, ice cubes are indispensable when you want to cool down. They need to be filled with water at room or cold temperature. The main thing is not to overcool to such an extent that there are no problems with the throat. At the same time, regardless of the temperature of the drink, the tea turns out to be healthy, because all useful substances are stored in it.
This recipe suggests using frozen fruit puree, but frozen whole berries will do. In addition, tea can be flavored with spices and spices: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, anise … This drink has a tonic effect on the body as a whole and the immune system in particular.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 15 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- Frozen ice cubes (black currant, raspberry, gooseberry, mint) - 1 pc.
- Sugar or vanilla sugar - to taste and as desired
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
Step-by-step preparation of fruit tea from frozen ice cubes, recipe with photo:
1. Place frozen fruit ice cubes in a 300 ml cup, glass or glass. If not, then just use whole frozen fruits. Fresh fruit is also good in season.
2. Add the cinnamon stick and sweetener to the bowl. Add sugar if you are making a hot drink, as it will not dissolve in cool water. Add honey to cold tea, if the drink is hot, then put honey when the water temperature is 75-80 ° С, because in boiling water, honey loses some of its vitamins.
3. Fill the fruit with water, cold or hot of your choice.
4. Close the container with a lid and leave the drink to infuse for 5 minutes.
5. Stir the fruit tea with ice cubes and start tasting. If you wish, you can strain it through a fine sieve. However, fruit is best eaten because they contain useful substances.
See also the video recipe on how to make fruit tea.