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Hong Kong-Style Iced Lemon Tea

This recipe for Hong Kong-Style Iced Lemon Tea is an easy and refreshing drink featuring strong Ceylon black tea that's lightly sweetened, with fresh slices of lemon.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Asian, Hong Kong
Prep Time 5 minutes
Chilling Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 75kcal
Author Michelle

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon black Ceylon tea leaves finely ground
  • 2 C hot boiling water
  • 1-2 tablespoon simple syrup or granulated sugar, to your taste
  • ice cubes
  • 2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice divided
  • 3-4 fresh lemon slices

Instructions

Brew the tea:

  • Steep looseleaf tea (or tea bags) in hot water for 5-7 minutes until strong and aromatic.
  • Strain the tea leaves (or remove the bags) and let the tea cool.
  • Stir in simple syrup (or sugar) while the tea is still warm (to your taste).
  • Chill the tea in the fridge until cold.

Cold brew method:

  • Alternatively, you can cold brew tea by placing the tea bags in cold water and placing it into the fridge overnight.
  • Sweeten to your taste.
  • *Note: if making cold brew tea, the tea will be less strong, so you can add more tea leaves/tea bags.

Assemble:

  • In a tall glass, add in ice, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and lemon slices.
  • Pour in the chilled tea and serve immediately.

Notes

For each glass, I used about ¾ C of chilled black tea. 

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 233mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 87mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg