Cinnamon basil iced tea

5 from 2 votes

Lovely fresh unique flavour and great as a cold summer drink.

This is one of my cold drink recipes

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 5

Keyword: cinnamon basil, cinnamon basil iced tea, iced tea

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Equipment

1 Saucepan
1 Chef Knife
1 Drinks dispenser Optional

Ingredients

1 litre Water (4 cups)
1 cup Cinnamon Basil
1 whole Lemon Or 1 table spoon lemon zest
2 tsp Honey
2 Tea bags

Instructions

Prepare ingredients
– Pick the cinnamon basil and remove the leaves from the stem
– Chop the basil into smaller parts
– Squeeze the juice from the lemon
– Heat the water in sauce pan to boiling
Prepare the core drink
– Reduce sauce pan heat to low
– Add cinnamon basil leaves and lemon juice
– Simmer for 3 minutes
Make the cinnamon basil tea
– Switch off the heat
– Add tea bags and honey
– Let stand for 3 minutes
– Pour through sieve into container
Prepare cinnamon basil iced tea
– Let stand to chill (ideally in a fridge
– Pour over ice cube filled glass and enjoy

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Nutrition

Serving: 250ml | Calories: 30kcal

How to use the cinnamon basil iced tea

Pour over ice cubed filled glass and enjoy.

Cinnamon basil is very easy to grow at home. So easy it’s even been grown in space on the space shuttle.

Cinnamon basil iced tea has a lovely unique flavour
Quick to make and will keep 2 to 3 days in a fridge
Good for your health with anti-inflammatory benefits

2 items that make a difference

1. Fresh cinnamon basil

Cinnamon basil is very easy to grow at home.

When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results.

Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.

For step by step advice have a look at ‘how to grow basil indoors’

2. A drinks dispenser

When serving iced tea I’ve found a drinks dispenser with a tap very useful.

Drinks dispensers come in different sizes and shapes.

For example the one on the right is 3.5 Litres and contains a steel tap which makes serving drinks very easy.

4 key advantages of using a drinks dispenser

For more details have a look at the drinks dispenser with tap

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Easy way to grow cinnamon basil at home

Hopefully the guide to how to make cinnamon basil iced tea might inspire you to grow your own fresh basil at home.

When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.

There are lots of different basil types, each with it’s own flavour.

To grow your own cinnamon basil

It’s not very difficult to grow your own at home – even indoors (in your kitchen, spare bedroom, garage, etc. All you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description at how to grow basil indoors

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Cinnamon Basil iced tea