Raspberry rooibos iced tea

Raspberry rooibos iced tea

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink to cool down with? Rooibos (or redbush) is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea from South Africa with a sweet, earthy taste. Together with tart and fruity raspberries, it’s perfect thirst-quencher in the heat.

Raspberry rooibos iced tea

Find more non-alcoholic drink ideas here.

  • Serves icon Serves 6 (makes 1 litre)
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min, plus 30 min steeping and cooling

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink to cool down with? Rooibos (or redbush) is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea from South Africa with a sweet, earthy taste. Together with tart and fruity raspberries, it’s perfect thirst-quencher in the heat.

Find more non-alcoholic drink ideas here.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
53kcals
Carbohydrates
13g (13g sugars)
Fibre
0.5g

Ingredients

  • 75-100g golden caster or granulated sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
  • 100g raspberries, plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 4 rooibos teabags or 4 tsp loose leaf rooibos tea
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Method

  1. Put the sugar and raspberries in a small pan with 300ml water and bring to the boil, mashing the fruit a little with a wooden spoon. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat, cover and leave to steep for 30 minutes.
  2. In a large jug, brew the tea in 700ml just-boiled water for 4-5 minutes. Remove the teabags or strain the tea into a pitcher and chill until needed.
  3. Once the sugar syrup is cool, strain it into the pitcher of tea to remove the raspberries.
  4. To serve, fill a glass with ice and pour over the iced tea. If you like, add a few fresh raspberries to garnish.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
53kcals
Carbohydrates
13g (13g sugars)
Fibre
0.5g

delicious. tips

  1. Save the cooked, strained raspberries to eat with yogurt and granola or to top ice cream.

  2. The iced tea will keep in the fridge for up to a week.

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Recipe By:

Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

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