Every microwave varies on how long it’ll take to boil 1 cup (240 mL) of water. Start with 30 seconds and test the temperature to see if it’s hot enough. Keep adding 30 seconds to the timer until it gets to the right temperature.
You could also use green tea, chai tea, or even a lemon-flavored herbal tea.
You could also use green tea, chai tea, or even a lemon-flavored herbal tea.
Make sure to stir the mixture until you can no longer see honey at the bottom of the mug.
Fresh lemon is an invigorating scent; even just smelling the lemon as you cut into it can instantly boost your spirits.
Feel free to add more honey or sugar to your tea if you’d like it to be sweeter.
If the water is boiling or steaming, it is hot enough. If you want to use a temperature gauge, aim for about 180 to 200 °F (82 to 93 °C).
If you don’t like white sugar, you could also use the same amount of honey. Or, if you want the iced tea to be more or less sweet, just adjust how much sweetener you add at this stage.
Try doing a half-black and half-green tea mix for a slightly different flavor or add in a few herbal tea bags to the mix to infuse it with a fruity flavor.
Tea bags can be composted if you don’t want to throw them away in the trash. You can also reuse tea bags around the house.
Try adding in the juice of 1-2 oranges along with the lemons for a sweeter citrus flavor. If you accidentally add too much lemon, you could always add more water or more sweetener to combat the flavor.
Try subbing out half of the ice for frozen berries instead.
You can use ground ginger, but the taste and health benefits won’t be the same as if you had used fresh ginger. About 1/4 teaspoon (1. 75 grams) of ground ginger equals about 1 tablespoon (15 grams) of fresh ginger.
Experiment with flavors by subbing out whiskey for scotch, brandy, spiced rum, or a flavored liqueur. You could also spike your iced lemon tea with an infusion of liquor.
If you have cinnamon sticks, add 1 to your mug before pouring in the hot water.
Add about 1 to 2 tablespoons (15 to 30 mL) of simple syrup to your cup of tea to sweeten and flavor it all at the same time.
Soda water is also often called sparkling water, seltzer water, or fizzy water.
The fruit is delicious to eat when you finish drinking your tea. You could even freeze some fruit and use it in your iced tea in place of actual ice.
