Rooibos Iced Tea (with loose leaf tea)
Bold, rich and refreshing, rooibos iced tea is the perfect caffeine-free drink to cool you down and hydrate you. Learn how to make rooibos iced tea using loose leaf tea in this easy recipe tutorial, along with my tried and tested rooibos tea blends to start with.
Servings: 4
Calories: 0.1kcal
Equipment
- Mason jar with lid quart-size (or heat-proof pitcher)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons rooibos tea leaves
- 2 cups boiling water use filtered water
- 2 cups cool water use filtered water
Instructions
- Boil water in an electric kettle or on the stove in a kettle or pan.2 cups boiling water
- Add strainer to quart-size mason jar (or tea pot), then pour in the loose leaf tea. Pour in boiling water, filling jar half full. Set jar aside to steep for 5-10 minutes.1 ½ tablespoons rooibos tea leaves
- Remove strainer and discard tea leaves. Pour in cool water. Serve over ice. Or, refrigerate, covered, for up to 5 days.2 cups cool water
Notes
If you don't have a long enough tea strainer, then you can steep the tea in the jar loose. Then, when it's done steeping, you'll need to strain it out with a fine mesh strainer or a smaller tea strainer held over another container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 0.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.02g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg
