Fresh Mint Tea
The advantage of fresh mint tea is that it tastes delicious, is very easy to make (and a great way to use mint leaves)
In addition there many different varieties of mint and each will make it’s own unique flavoured tea.
For example there is:
- Apple Mint
- Spearmint
- Peppermint
- Orange Mint
How to make fresh mint tea
The recipe below will show you step by step how to make fresh mint tea.
Ingredients
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves
- 240ml boiling water
- 1 teaspoon Rosemary Honey (Optional)
Equipment
- Kettle
- Cafetiere or Tea Pot
- Strainer (optional)
Instructions
If you want to make pure mint tea then:
- Remove the Mint Leaves from the plant
- Roughen the leaves a bit – but clapping or gently rubbing them in your hands
- Put leaves in the bottom of the cafetiere
- Leave to flavour for 3 – 5 minutes
- Gently push the cafetiere down and pour into tea cup or mug
To make mint tea with rosemary & honey
Or to sweeten the mint tea add 1 spoon for rosemary & honey to your tea cup or mug (or to your preferred flavour).
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Fresh Mint Tea
Equipment
- Kettle
- Cafetiere
Ingredients
- 15 Leaves Fresh Mint Leaves About 1 handful
- 240 ml Boiling Water
- 1 tsp Rosemary Honey (Optional)
Instructions
- Remove Mint Leaves from Plant
- Contents in Cafetiere– Roughen mint leaves and put in Cafetiere– Add Boiling Water– Leave for about 5 minutes
- Push Cafetiere down and pour in cup or mug
- Optionally add Rosemary Honey
Video
More information
Hopefully the guide to how to make fresh mint tea might inspire you to grow your own fresh mint 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.
To grow your own mint
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 of the – indoor herb growing system