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Green Tea Lime Mint Cooler

A crisp, lightly sweet iced green tea brightened with lime, lemon zest and cool muddled mint, finished with a fizzy splash of sparkling water.

Green Tea Lime Mint Cooler

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gBrewed green teabrewed strong
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juiceplus 2 thin wedges cut from a lime for garnish
  • 1 tsp2 gLemon zestfinely grated
  • 1 tbsp25 gHoney
  • 1 tbsp chopped6 gFresh mintleaves picked
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)200 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Brew the green tea in a small pot, then while it is still hot, stir in the honey and the lemon zest until the honey dissolves.
  2. Let the tea mixture steep with the zest for 5 minutes, then strain it into a jar and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes, until cold.
  3. Divide the mint between two tall glasses, half in each, and gently muddle it to release its aroma.
  4. Add half of the lime juice to each glass, then pour in half of the chilled tea mixture per glass and fill the glasses with ice.
  5. Top each glass with half of the sparkling water (club soda) and stir gently.
  6. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge on the rim and serve cold.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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