Servings: 1 drink 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cups (8 ounces) water
- 1 cup (8 ounces) lemonade*
- 1 peppermint green tea bag
- 1 peach herbal tea bag
- 1 tablespoon pure honey
- 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Heat the water and lemonade in a small saucepan on the stovetop. Alternatively, you can heat the liquids in a large mug in the microwave or use a tea kettle.
- Bring the water to a barely-there simmer.
- Add the two tea bags to the liquid and let them steep in the hot water for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the honey and peppermint extract.
- Pour the hot tea into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Notes
*For a lower-sugar option, follow the recipe as written, but use 1 ½ cups water and ½ cup lemonade instead. This version contains 85 calories, 0 g fat, 2 mg sodium, 20 g carb (17 g sugars), 0 g protein, and 0 mg cholesterol.
Another lower-sugar version can be made by replacing the lemonade with lemon juice. You would, again, follow the recipe as written above, but use 2 cups water and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice instead of the lemonade (the juice of about 1 small lemon). This version contains 72 calories, 0 g fat, 2 mg sodium, 19 g carb (16 g sugars), 0 g protein, and 0 mg cholesterol.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 130
- Fat: 0 g
- (Sat Fat: 0 g)
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Carbohydrate: 32 g
- (Fiber: 0 g
- Sugar: 30 g)
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 g