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)

Easy way to grow mint at home

More information

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

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