My family and I were shopping at our local Super Target and the Starbucks located there was giving out samples of green tea lemonade. It tasted pretty good, it was a great idea, and green tea has great health benefits including antioxidants.
I didn’t order any, but it made me think about how I could reproduce it at home with better ingredients and dare I say, better flavor. Since that flavor was pre-sweetened I preferred to make mine at home and stick to purchasing my tea bags at Starbucks because TAZO is outstanding. I try to avoid sugar and sweeten my tea with honey.
This is what I came up with:
Brew 8 green tea bags in 4 cups of water.
Juice 5 large lemons.
Sweeten concentrated hot tea with 1 1/2 - 2 cups of honey or until desired sweetness.
Mix together lemon juice, tea, and enough water to almost fill a 1 gallon pitcher.
Use caution when mixing concentrated tea mixture because it is hot, if necessary add some water to the pitcher first to help cool mixture down. Check for desired sweetness and add extra honey if necessary.
Remember, honey will not dissolve in cold liquid, warm or hot is best.
Refrigerate or serve immediately over ice.
