Green Tea Ginger Cooler Recipes

GINGER TEA COOLERS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat water, gingerroot and sugar to boiling over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer 5 minutes. Add tea bags; remove from heat. Cover; let steep 15 minutes.
• Remove tea bags. Cool tea to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Pour through strainer into clean 2-quart pitcher to strain. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled.
• Just before serving, add sparkling water and ice cubes to pitcher. Garnish with lemon, lime and/or orange slices.

GREEN TEA GINGER COOLER

Steps:

• Dissolve green tea powder into hot water.
• Pour over ice and stir to cool.
• Add ginger ale and honey to taste.
• Stir until combined.

PEACHY GREEN TEA COOLER

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups cold water to a boil.
• Place teabags in a saucepan. Slice the peaches and place in a saucepan. Pour boiling water over the peaches and teabags. Steep for about 5 minutes.
• Strain the tea into a heat-safe pitcher and reserve the peaches. Stir in honey and lemon juice to taste.
• Allow tea to cool, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Reserve peaches in refrigerator.
• To serve: Fill tall glasses with ice, place a few chilled peach slices in each glass, pour chilled tea over the peaches and top with a sprig of mint.

GREEN TEA AND GINGER GRANITA

Steps:

• Put the ginger in a saucepan with 3 cups of water and bring almost to a boil, add the tea, cover and turn off the heat. Let sit for 10 minutes, then strain and discard the solids. Stir in the honey and lemon juice and taste. You want a fairly sweet mixture, so add more honey if necessary.
• Pour the mixture into a shallow glass or ceramic pan and freeze. Stir to break up the ice every 30 minutes or so, until the mixture is slushy and crunchy with crystals, about 3 hours total. If the mixture becomes too hard, pulse it once or twice in the food processor to break it up, or put it in the fridge and stir occasionally until it reaches the desired texture. Spoon into small bowls and serve.