Iced Rhubarb Tea Recipes

RHUBARB TEA CAKES

Steps:

• For the cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter eight 4-by-2 1/2-inch mini loaf pans. Line with parchment cut to fit. Butter parchment. Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with sour cream. Stir in rhubarb.
• Divide batter among pans. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Remove from sheet, and let cool in pans on a wire rack. (Cakes can be stored in airtight containers for up to 3 days.)
• For the rhubarb and syrup: Using the tip of a paring knife, scrape vanilla seeds into a saucepan, reserving pod for another use. Add water and sugar, and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, and stir in rhubarb. Let cool. Remove rhubarb with a slotted spoon, and reserve. Return liquid to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cool slightly, then return rhubarb to syrup. (Rhubarb can be refrigerated in syrup for up to 1 week; bring to room temperature or gently reheat before serving.)
• To serve, spoon a generous amount of whipped cream over each cake, and top with rhubarb and syrup.

RHUBARB ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place rhubarb into 3 quarts of water bring to boil reduce heat to a simmer; simmer for 1 hour.
• Place tea bags in water the last 6 minutes.
• Strain.
• Place into a 2-quart pitcher and add sugar.
• Chill in refrigrator; serve over ice.

COOL RHUBARB ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place rhubarb into a large pot with the sugar and 1 quart of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for about 4 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until rhubarb becomes a thick paste. Cool, then spoon into ice cube trays and freeze overnight.
• Bring 1 quart of water to a boil. Pour into a pitcher over the tea bags. Stir in honey and sugar. Cool, then refrigerate until chilled. Serve cold ice tea with rhubarb ice cubes.

ICED RHUBARB TEA

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan combine the water and the rhubarb.
• Bring to a boil and then let simmer until tender about 20 minutes.
• Strain, and add the juice of one lemon and the sugar (more or less, to taste).
• Cool well, and serve over ice in tall glasses.

SUMMER ICED RHUBARB TEA

Steps:

• Add rhubarb to water and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Strain and add sugar to taste; serve iced with mint garnish.

RHUBARB ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add rhubarb, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in tea bags and mint leaves. Cover and let steep for 30 minutes.
• Combine sugar and lemon juice in a pitcher. Strain rhubarb and tea mixture over the sugar. Discard the solids.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir tea until sugar has dissolved. Add remaining 4 cups of water to the pitcher and stir again. Serve over ice.