Grape Tea Recipes

GRAPE TEA

Steps:

• Brew tea.
• Mix all other ingredients adding enough water to make 1 gallon.

GRAPE AND GREEN TEA SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into tall glass and serve immediately.;

ROOIBOS TEA AND GRAPEFRUIT-ADE

Steps:

• Brew tea in 2 cups boiling water 4 minutes; strain or remove bag. Let cool completely. Meanwhile, combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely, then combine with grapefruit juice and tea in a pitcher. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 2 days. Serve over ice, garnished with grapefruit slices.

ALMOND-GRAPE TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour an 3-by-8-inch metal loaf pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar on high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined, scraping down bowl as needed. In a food processor, pulse almonds and 1/4 cup sugar until finely ground. Add flour and salt and pulse to combine. With mixer on low, beat almond mixture into butter mixture until combined. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest.
• Transfer batter to pan and smooth top. Press grape halves into batter in rows and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour, rotating pan halfway through. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack. To serve, remove cake from pan and slice. Store cooled cake, wrapped in plastic, at room temperature, up to 3 days.

FRESH LIME AND WHITE GRAPE ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Put the green tea, grape juice, and lime juice into a medium pitcher and stir well. Add sugar if desired.
• Pour the tea into glasses filled with ice. Garnish and serve.