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Blueberry iced tea served in a glass
Cooling black tea blend infused with crushed fresh blueberries

Fresh blueberry iced tea

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Drinks
This recipe breaks with the world of overly sugared shop-bought iced teas and places the emphasis on real fruit. Black tea tannins provide the backbone of the drink, while blueberry acidity and honey sweetness create balance. The role of lemon juice is twofold here: it flavours, and stabilizes the purple colour of the blueberry, which would turn grey in an alkaline environment (e.g. hard water).
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 5 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 95 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Kettle
  • Heatproof jug
  • Stick blender or fork
  • Fine sieve

Instructions

1 ✓

Boil water and pour over tea bags. Steep for 3-5 minutes, depending on how strong you like it. Remove bags.

Tip: Don't leave longer, as black tea becomes bitter quickly.
2 ✓

Stir honey into hot tea, then set aside to cool.

Tip: Honey dissolves best when warm.
3 ✓

Place blueberries in a bowl, add a splash of water, and blend (or crush with a fork).

Tip: Crushing fruit reveals cells so all flavour goes into the tea.
4 ✓

Pour blueberry purée and lemon juice into lukewarm tea. Stir and let stand for 10 minutes.

Tip: Standing allows flavours to marry. If skins bother you, strain through a fine sieve now.
5 ✓

Pour into glasses over plenty of ice, garnish with whole blueberries and mint.

Tip: Always add mint at the end to keep it fresh and green.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the tea turn cloudy?
This is the 'cream down' phenomenon: if hot tea is cooled too suddenly, caffeine and tannins precipitate. Let it cool slowly at room temperature before adding ice.

Ingredients

  • 150 g Blueberries (plus a few for serving)
  • 2 bags Black tea (e.g. Earl Grey or English Breakfast)
  • 4 tbsp Honey
  • 1 l Water
  • 1 piece Juice of lemon
  • 1 bunch Fresh mint
  • 200 g Ice cubes