Passion Fruit Iced Tea is a refreshing drink that is easy to make and comes together in 15 minutes. Make it from fresh passion fruits using my easy recipe.
2teaspoonsblack tea leavesyou can use green tea leaves as well.
5-6mint leavesplus more for garnishing
½cupgranulated sugar
2teaspoonsfreshly squeezed lime juice
1cuppassion fruit pulpfrom 5-6 fruits
Ice cubes
lime roundelsas required, for garnishing
Instructions
Heat water in a saucepan over medium-high. Once the water comes to a boil, switch off the heat. Add tea leaves and mint leaves, and let the tea steep for 2 minutes.
Strain the tea using a tea strainer in a pitcher.
Let the tea cool down for 10-15 minutes. You can refrigerate it to fasten the cooling process.
Add sugar, lime juice, and passion fruit pulp and mix well until the sugar is dissolved. You can refrigerate the tea at this stage for 2-3 days.
Fill a glass with ice cubes until ¾th full. Add a few mint leaves and 1-2 lime roundels to the glass.
Do not over steep otherwise the tea will become bitter.You can replace black tea leaves with green tea leaves. Instead of loose tea, you can use 1 tea bag for 2 teaspoons of loose tea.If you don’t like passion fruit seeds, you can strain the pulp using a fine-mesh strainer and use the juice.