I just love home-made fruity green tea drinks to quench my thirst! Green tea—packed with antioxidant compounds linked with disease protection—is the perfect based for a fresh and tasty drink, naturally light in sugar and packed with health benefits. Just brew up some tea, stir in cranberry juice, and float in orange slices and mint leaves to make this simple, healthy Cranberry Iced Green Tea.

The best green tea to use for iced green tea drinks like this recipe for Cranberry Iced Green Tea is a high quality organic green tea brand you trust, such as Yogi Green Tea, Organic India Tulsi Green, or Republic of Tea Daily Green Tea.

How to make green tea for an iced tea drink?

I simply boil water, allow it to cool down for a couple of minutes, place one tea bag in 1 cup of the hot water, allow it to steep for about 3 minutes, then remove the tea bag. For iced tea, cool down the brewed tea slightly, then pour it over ice.

Cranberry Iced Green Tea

(9 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)
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4.6 from 9 reviews

• Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings
• Diet: Vegan

Description

Brew up a delicious, healthy refreshing beverage featuring green tea and cranberry juice in no time.

This Cranberry Iced Green Tea has the perfect sweet-tart taste to quench your thirst.

Ingredients

• 1 quart boiling water, cooled down slightly
• 4 green tea bags
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• 4 orange slices
• 4 springs mint
• Ice cubes

Instructions

1. Pour 1 cup cranberry juice in ice tray (either square or round) and freeze until solid.
2. Add hot water and tea bags to a large (at least 1 1/2 quart capacity) glass pitcher and steep for 3 minutes. Remove tea bags and allow to cool completely.
3. Mix in the cranberry juice. Place ice cubes in each of 4 tall (12-ounce) glasses, along with an orange slice. Fill each glass with cranberry tea.

   Top each glass with a mint wedge. Serve immediately.

Notes

Alternatively may serve in pitcher with orange slices, mint sprigs, and ice cubes.

Make this recipe even more special by serving cranberry ice cubes with the cranberry green tea. Pour additional cranberry juice in ice cube tray, freeze, and float in each glass or the pitcher.

Try adding your favorite fruit to this recipe, including berries, or melon and peach slices.

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Category: Beverage
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1

Keywords: green tea, best green tea recipe, cranberry green tea

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For other plant-based beverages, check out the following:

Iced Green Tea with Lemon and Cucumbers
Herbal Lemon-Lime Mint Water
Strawberry Agua Fresca
Celery Rosemary Health Tonic

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