Wild Blueberry Ginger Mint Green Iced Tea

🧂 Ingredients

• 7 cups water

  divided
• 6 Tazo Zen Green Tea Bags or your favorite mint green tea
• 1 cup frozen wild blueberries

  plus extra for garnish
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• Optional

  sparkling water & fresh mint leaves

Instructions

• 1 Heat 6 cups of water to boiling in tea maker, tea kettle, or pot over the stove.
  Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 or more minutes.
• 2 While water is heating, combine blueberries, remaining 1 cup of water, maple
  syrup, and ginger in a medium sauce pan. Heat on high until mixture boils, then
  turn down heat to a gentle boil, and cook for 5 minutes.
• 3 Remove from heat, then carefully pour blueberry mixture into a blender, and
  blend on high until blueberries are pureed. Strain blueberry mixture into a fine
  mesh colander placed over a jar, bowl, or liquid measuring cup.
• 4 Pour hot tea and blueberry mixture into a heat proof pitcher, and place in
  refrigerator to cool. Alternatively, you may fill up the pitcher with ice first,
  then pour the tea and blueberry syrup over the ice if you want to serve
  immediately.
• 5 To serve: Pour ~ 1 cup blueberry tea into tall glasses filled with ice. Garnish
  with fresh mint if desired, and top off with plain or flavored {mint works
  nicely} sparkling water.

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