| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 15 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 5 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 quart water plus 1 cup, divided
- 4 tea bags, either Irish or English breakfast tea
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 sprigs fresh mint
- 3 limes, juiced
Instructions
- Bring 1 quart of water to a boil, turn the heat off and add the tea bags and let steep until cool. Place the sugar and 1 cup of water in a sauce pot over high heat, bring up to a boil to dissolve the sugar and then turn off the heat, allow to cool.
- Place the mint springs in a large pitcher, add the cooled sugar water and cooled tea along with the lime juice, stir to smash around the mint in the liquids. Pour over ice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 224 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 58 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 51 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 24 mg |
Reviews
I love mojitos, so be able to make a non-alcoholic version is awesome. This is yummy and has good flavor- but I have some critisims. 4 bags of english breakfast tea for a pitcher makes this VERY strong, almost too strong to drink. Next time, I’m going to downgrade to 3 or maybe even 2. The recipe is compartmentalized, so it has to be done a while before you would like to serve it, so watch out for that. But overall very creative and refreshing.
very tastey and refreshing!
OK WHEN I SAW AND HEARD WHAT SHE SAID IT SOUNDED MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS
REALLY LIKE IT WAS GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST. SHE HAS DONE MUCH BETTER
REALLY LIKE IT WAS GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST. SHE HAS DONE MUCH BETTER
Awesome, I love this tea, it is refreshing and it smells good to!!
This tea was really tasty. By the way Gerry, on the show Rachel did mention that you had to wait for the simple syrup to cool before adding it to the rest. You must have missed that part. I followed the recipe to a T and the tea came out excellent.
This recipe is a bit different from the one aired. On the show Rachael put a huge handful of fresh mint leaves in the pitcher, poured in the hot simple syrup and boiling water, allowing this to steep the tea. When I tried that method, it resulted in a slightly murkier tea but it had a deeper mint flavor which I prefer. I might further suggest for those of us who miss the zing to use this tea as the base for a Cuban version (?) of Long Island Iced Tea. Add equal parts of bourbon, rum, tequila, Cointreau and vodka to reach your preferred strength. Add in some lemon/lime soda if you miss the fizz. If you have containers of tea, booze and soda, your guests can mix and match. Virgin or enhanced, this drink is refreshing and fun.