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When most of us think of blueberry tea, we think of an infused tea that contains bits of blueberry fruit.
It can also be made from the leaves of the blueberry plant, but this type of herbal tea is typically not what most of us are looking for. Rich in antioxidants and other vitamins, most of us know blueberries are really great for boosting the immune system and keeping our health in check. You can read more about the benefits of blueberries here.
Blueberry flavored teas have a sweet tast, they make a great after dinner tea, or are delicious served iced on a hot day. Fruit infusions are becoming increasing popular when blending tea. Strawberry, orange and acai berries are all popular fruit infused teas.
Blueberry Infused Tea
The nice thing about infusing fruits into tea is that you can get very creative. Blueberry happens to infuse very nicely with white tea. You can purchase a variety of white tea blueberry blends. Loose green tea and black tea can also be used, but they tend to overpower the delicate blueberry flavor. Loose white tea is the perfect choice for a blueberry infused tea. Adagio Teas offers one of my favorite blueberry white teas, delicious!
Blueberry - Tea Recipes using Blueberries
Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea Recipe
The source of this recipe is Southern Living.
This recipe will make a 5 cup pitcher of iced tea.
Here is what you will need:
2 cups of frozen blueberries
1/2 cup of lemon juice
4 cups of water
4 teaspoons loose tea of your choice or teabags
3/4 cup of sugar (try splenda!)
Ice
Here is what you do:
Bring the blueberries and lemon juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir and gently boil for 5 minutes. Strain your blend through a fine strainer to extract the blueberry and lemon juice. (You are trying to remove the solids)
Discard the pulp.
Bring your water to a boil and let and sugar to dissolve. Let water cool a little depending on the type of tea your are brewing. Brew your tea as you normally would. Do not over steep.
Mix the warm tea and blueberry lemon juice in a tall iced tea pitcher and refrigerate. Serve over ice in tall glasses with a sprig of mint or lemon to garnish.
Delicious!
Blueberry Infused Tea Recipe
If you are looking for thea tradtional Blueberry Tea and the alcoholic version, it is quite simple.
You add 1/2 oz of Grand Marnier and 1/2 ounce of Amaretto to a 1/2 a cup of hot tea of your choice.
You can get really creative here and these are great after dinner on a cold night around the fire. Delicious.
Buying Blueberry Herbal Tea
If you want to by blueberry tea there are a few great online suppliers depending on your needs. Blueberry flavored teas are some of the most flavorful on the market. A nice breakfast or dessert tea.
