Blueberry Tea
Cool down with this refreshing summer blueberry tea made with fresh blueberries!
Blueberry Tea
Yield:
2 quarts
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients
For the Blueberries:
- 1 pound container of fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar**
- 3 tablespoons water
For the Tea:
- 2 quarts water, divided
- 5 black tea bags (I used Lipton)
- 2/3 cup sugar**
Instructions
For the Blueberries:
- Place the blueberries, sugar and water into a blender and blend until liquefied.
- Set aside.
For the Tea:
- In a medium saucepan bring 1 quart of water to a boil.
- Place tea bags and sugar in a glass container of container that can take boiling water.
- Pour boiling water over tea bags and sugar, stir to melt sugar, cover and steep 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes remove tea bags, add remaining 1 quart of water, stir and add blueberry mixture of your choosing (see below).
- THREE OPTIONS: 1. Add the blueberries with the pulp (warning it is chewy). 2. Strain the blueberries before adding them to the tea. 3. For added flavor add the blueberries with the pulp to sit over night and strain when ready to serve.
Notes
**I used Splenda in place of the sugar.
what type of tea did you use?
Hi Elizabeth, I used Lipton tea bags. You can use your favorite black tea.
Can tjus recipe be interchangeable with a pound of any berries or fesh fruit?
Yes Octavia that’s a great idea!
Being that you used Splenda could you tell us the amount you used and was it packets or the powder? Thanks so much 😉
Hi Jana, I used the same amount of Splenda that was listed for the granulated sugar (2T). 🙂
Did you use regular size or family size tea bags? ?
Hi Barbara, I used regular size tea bags.
Hello. I just made this for my 3 boys and they loved it
I’m so glad they loved the recipe!
For the tea part, step 3… should I boil for an hour?
Hi Gina, Steep the tea and sugar for 30 minutes, remove tea bags, add remaining 1 quart of water and add the blueberry mixture of your choosing (three options).
Sounds yummy! How long can the tea be left in the fridge if it’s stored in an air-right container?
Hi L, I think the tea will stay fresh for about 3 days.