Break out the flamingo floatie and grab your mineral-based SPF… it's summertime! And our DIY adult summer camp series will keep away the summer blahs. One essential you don’t want to leave off your summer checklist is a delicious recipe for herbal iced tea or a zesty herbal mocktail.
Here are 5 blissful herbal iced tea recipes to keep your summer libations sensational:
Summer Travel Tummy Tea
Peppermint Mentha ×piperita: 2 parts
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare seed: ½ part
Ginger Zingiber officinale root: ½ part
Blend and steep one teaspoon per cup for 5-10 minutes.
This recipe is perfect for soothing the belly before, during, or after travel. It’s delicious in a water bottle while you’re on the go, or make a batch of ice cubes (stored in an airtight container) and add to your water bottle as needed. Are you traveling this winter? This tea is just as delicious served hot.
Nettle Mint Refresher Iced Tea
Peppermint Mentha ×piperita or Spearmint Mentha spicata leaves (or combo): 1 part
Nettle Urtica dioica leaves: 1 part
Blend and steep one teaspoon per cup for 5-10 minutes or overnight for a stronger infusion.
This tea is delicious in a water bottle, or make a batch of ice cubes (stored in an airtight container), and add to your water as needed. Refreshing and cooling, this tea is a delicious replenishment for the hottest of summer days.
Kava Kava Colada Mocktail
Organic coconut water: 1 cup
Organic pineapple juice: 1 cup
Filtered water: 1 cup
Pineapple juice: ½ cup
Kava kava Piper methysticum root: 2 tablespoons
Grind one ounce of kava kava root in a coffee grinder to make a powder. Add two tablespoons of kava root powder to the rest of the ingredients. Blend together for five minutes in a blender or a cocktail shaker. Strain the liquid, chill, and enjoy over ice. This soothing and cooling mocktail is perfect for the next heat wave or your upcoming beach weekend.
SummerThyme Wellness Iced Tea
Thyme Thymus vulgaris: 1 part
Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum: 1 part
Blend and steep one teaspoon per cup for 5-10 minutes. Add a sweetener of choice like organic raw sugar, stevia, or organic local honey.
This soothing and supportive summer wellness remedy is sure to make you shine inside and out.
Berry BeauTEAful Iced Tea
Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata leaf and flower: 1 part
Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata berry: 1 part
Raspberry Rubus idaeus leaf: 1 part
Rosehips Rosa canina: 1 part
Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra root: ½ part
Blend and steep one teaspoon per cup for 5-10 minutes.
This tea is delicious in a water bottle, or make a batch of ice cubes (stored in an airtight container), and add to your water as needed. This tea is just as delicious served hot.
What are you brewing and pouring over ice this summer? Snap a pic and tag us on Instagram @achsedu!
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This article is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure, or prevent disease. This article has not been reviewed by the FDA. Always consult with your primary care physician or naturopathic doctor before making any significant changes to your health and wellness routine.
