Made using water, green tea leaves, fresh strawberries, and honey, this flavorful Strawberry Tea delights you one sip at a time. Make this refreshing drink in under 10 minutes. Learn to make it in 2 different styles and serve it hot or iced (vegan, gluten-free).
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About Strawberry Tea
Strawberry Tea is a red, sweet, fruity, and freshly brewed tea flavored with fresh summer strawberries. When summer sets in and the market are flooded with red juicy strawberries, I stock my fridge with these beauties, and this tea is made on a roll!
It is a great sweet tea to give your everyday beverage a break and try something healthier and fruity. It has no artificial colors or flavors, tastes like store-bought drinks, and can be sugar-free.
Strawberry-flavored tea is tasty, yes, but it also has many health benefits, so I like to include it in my daily diet.
It helps cure ailments like diarrhea, skin inflammation, and joint pains. This tea is rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium, and manganese and helps the brain function faster.
So what are you waiting for? If it’s the strawberry season, buy some and make this refreshing drink yourself.
Bonus, I am sharing 2 ways to make strawberry green tea. Serve it hot, add a few ice cubes to the glass, and serve chilled.
I have tons of beverage recipes on the blog. Do check them out too.
This recipe is vegan and gluten-free and can be scaled easily.
If you are looking for more strawberry recipes, here are some of my favorites
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Creamy Strawberry Milkshake
- Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
- Strawberry Lassi
- Strawberry Coulis
Ingredients
Strawberries – Fresh strawberries are the best to make this tea.
Honey – I used honey to sweeten the tea. You can also use agave syrup, maple syrup, white or brown sugar, or sugar-free substitutes like stevia or monk fruit. Adjust the amount as per your taste.
Tea Leaves – I have used loose green tea here, but you can also use tea bags.
Other tea like black tea, chamomile, black tea, and earl grey also works well in this recipe.
For best results, ensure you brew the tea to the proper temperature and for the recommended time.
Variation
If you like me and love to make adult versions of their drinks, chill the brewed tea, add a splash of vodka, white rum, or tequila, and pour it over ice. I promise you this unique cocktail will be your summer favorite.
You can also make a mimosa by blending this tea with sparkling wine.
Mix the tea with lemonade and make a strawberry lemonade.
How To Make Strawberry Tea
Strawberry Tea Using Chopped Strawberries
Preparation
Start by preparing the strawberries. Wash 10-12 strawberries and chop off their top leafy part. Chop them into small pieces.
Make Hot Strawberry Green Tea
Add 4 cups of water and ½ cup of chopped strawberries to a medium-sized saucepan and boil over medium-high heat.
Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Switch off the heat, add 2 teaspoon loose green tea leaves (or 2 tea bags) to the pan, and stir gently.
Cover the pan with a lid and let the tea steep for 2 minutes.
Do not brew the tea for longer. Otherwise, it may turn bitter. I feel 2 minutes is a perfect brewing time.
Add 2 tablespoon honey and mix well.
Note – According to Ayurveda, cooking honey destroys its medicinal benefits. So always add it to your recipes after switching off the heat.
Divide the remaining ¼ cup of chopped strawberries between 4 serving cups.
Strain the tea in the cups using a tea strainer and discard the cooked strawberries.
Serve immediately.
Make Strawberry Iced Tea
Once the tea is ready, strain it and cool it to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
Note – Making iced tea while the brewed tea is still warm will melt your ice, leaving you with a watery room-temperature drink.
Add chopped strawberries and 1-2 lime slices to the serving glass.
Fill the glass with ice cubes.
Pour the tea over ice and serve immediately.
Strawberry Tea Using Strawberry Puree
Add 4 cups of water to a saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat.
Once the water boils, switch off the heat and stir in 2 teaspoon of green tea leaves.
Cover the pan with a lid and let the tea steep for 2 minutes.
While the tea is steeping, add ½ cup of chopped strawberries to a blender and blend until smooth.
Strain the tea in a jug using a tea strainer.
Add the strawberry puree to the jug and stir well.
Pour the tea over ice and serve immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can make this tea with milk too. Brew 2 green tea bags in 2 cups of water. Puree the strawberries. Stir together brewed tea, pureed strawberries, and 2 cups of chilled milk. Pour over ice and serve chilled. You can also add boba pearls to this tea.
Yes, you can make this tea using thawed frozen strawberries too. However, frozen strawberries lose their sweet and tangy flavor over time and don’t give as good results as fresh ones when used to make this tea.
You can combine strawberries with other fruits like mangoes, peaches, watermelon, pineapple, etc.
Storage Suggestions
If you want to drink it warm, I recommend making it fresh. But if you plan to sip it chilled, you can brew this tea and refrigerate it for up to a day.
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Strawberry Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- ½ cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
- 2 teaspoons loose green tea bags (or 2 tea bags)
- 2 tablespoons honey (use maple syrup or agave nectar for vegan)
For Serving
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
Instructions
Make Hot Strawberry Tea
- Add water and strawberries to a medium-sized saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Switch off the heat, add green tea leaves to the pan, and stir gently.
- Cover the pan with a lid and let the tea steep for 2 minutes.
- Do not brew the tea for longer, otherwise, it may turn bitter. I feel 2 minutes is a perfect brewing time.
- Add honey and mix well.
- Divide the chopped strawberries meant for serving between 4 serving cups.
- Strain the tea in the cups using a tea strainer and discard the cooked strawberries.
- Serve immediately.
Make Strawberry Iced Tea
- Once the tea is ready, strain it and cool it to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Add chopped strawberries meant for serving and 1-2 lime slices to 4 serving glasses.
- Fill the glasses with ice cubes.
- Pour the tea over ice and serve immediately.
Manjula Bharath
omg such an refreshing strawberry flavored tea 🙂 fabulous clicks dear !!
iz
Just made this refreshing drink. So perfect! Has a wonderful flavor, and very easy to prepare. Thank you very much.
Layla
Can you leave out the green tea?
Neha Mathur
Yes, sure, you can.