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Sparkling Vanilla-Lemon Green Tea with Mint

A bright, fizzy iced green tea with a soft vanilla-honey sweetness, tart lemon and cool fresh mint.

Sparkling Vanilla-Lemon Green Tea with Mint

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup60 gWater
  • 1 tbsp24 gHoney
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • 1 tsp2 gLemon zest
  • 1½ cups (350 ml)360 gBrewed green teachilled
  • ½ lemon, juiced24 gLemon juice
  • 2⅛ tsp chopped4 gFresh mintleaves picked
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Brew the green tea ahead and chill it in the fridge, or brew it double-strength and pour it over ice to cool.
  2. Make the vanilla-honey syrup: in a small pot, warm the water with the honey and lemon zest over medium heat, stirring just until the honey dissolves, about 2 minutes.
  3. Take the pot off the heat, stir in the vanilla, and let the syrup cool for 5 minutes.
  4. Divide the mint leaves between two tall glasses and gently press them with a spoon to release their aroma.
  5. Pour half the cooled vanilla-honey syrup and half the lemon juice into each glass.
  6. Fill the glasses with ice, then pour half the chilled green tea into each glass and stir.
  7. Top each glass with half the chilled sparkling water (club soda), stir gently once, and serve right away.

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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