How To Make Strawberry Black Tea

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make strawberry black tea? The process is so simple and once you have the ingredients you will be producing fresh cups of strawberry tea in no time.

Making a delicious cup of berry tea is easy once you know what ingredients to add. That’s why we’ve put together this article detailing the best methods for how to make strawberry black tea.

STRAWBERRY BLACK TEA LEMONADE

Refreshing Strawberry Black Tea Lemonade will be your new, favorite summer drink! With 5 ingredients, this will surely quench your thirst!

So a few weeks back I introduced you to this peach black tea lemonade! Let me tell you, it was a hit! So flavorful! While I was testing this new drink recipe out I decided to make a strawberry version and wow! It was amazing! So darn good!

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HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY BLACK TEA LEMONADE

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
2. 1/2 lemon, juiced (about 2-3 tablespoons)
3. 2 cups brewed decaffeinated black tea, cooled
4. 3 tablespoons simple syrup
5. ice

DIRECTIONS:

• Add strawberries, lemon juice, tea and simple syrup into blender.
• Blend for 1-2 minutes.
• Strain mixture to remove pulp. (If you like pulp you can skip this step but the mixture will be very thick.
• Pour over ice and ENJOY!

A few tips and tricks to making this the BEST strawberry black tea lemonade!

• TO MAKE SIMPLE SYRUP: in microwavable dish microwave 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water for 2 minutes. Stir till sugar is dissolved. May store in air tight contain in refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.
• Make sure strawberries, tea and simple syrup are cold.
• Add more simple syrup if you prefer a sweeter taste.
• This can be 1 day in advance. Whisk together the mixture before pouring over ice.

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STRAWBERRY BLACK TEA LEMONADE

yield: 20 OZ

prep time: 10 MINUTES

total time: 10 MINUTES

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1/2 lemon, juiced (about 2-3 tablespoons)
• 2 cups brewed decaffeinated black tea, cooled
• 3 tablespoons simple syrup
• ice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add strawberries, lemon juice, tea and simple syrup into blender.
2. Blend for 1-2 minutes.
3. Strain mixture to remove pulp. (If you like pulp you can skip this step but the mixture will be very thick.
4. Pour over ice and ENJOY!

NOTES

TO MAKE SIMPLE SYRUP: in microwavable dish microwave 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water for 2 minutes. Stir till sugar is dissolved. May store in air tight contain in refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.Make sure peaches, tea and simple syrup are cold.Add more simple syrup if you prefer a sweeter taste.This can be 1 day in advance. Whisk together the mixture before pouring over ice.

HOW TO MAKE INSANELY DELICIOUS ICED STRAWBERRY TEA

Homemade strawberry tea is so refreshing and easy with only four simple ingredients. This iced tea recipe is bursting with flavor!

Insanely delicious strawberry iced tea is a crowd pleaser and one of my favorite and most popular fruit-flavored iced teas. Homemade drinks always make a perfectly refreshing summer drink, for brunches, and mimosas! 

MAKING ICED TEA

How do you make iced tea? It’s easy with this four-ingredient simple recipe!

This fruity strawberry iced tea makes the best-iced tea recipe bursting with juicy strawberries, lemon juice, and fine tea. The recipe calls for black tea, but nothing stops you from replacing that and making strawberry green tea. Yum!

Refreshing is the best word to describe this strawberry-flavored iced tea. They may be quite sweet if you use fresh berries, so scale back on the sugar slightly. Even with a little bit of sugar, this is a healthy iced tea. Fresh strawberry brewed with natural ingredients is always the best way to make iced tea.

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY TEA

You can mash them in a blender or simmer them on the stove in a sauce pan to liquefy the strawberries. Alternatively, you can make a strawberry puree in a food processor. The simmering method creates a more transparent liquid.

Simmering the strawberries with sugar creates a simple strawberry syrup that can be added to any beverage or drizzled over ice cream or even a strawberry pound cake.

INGREDIENTS

You will need four ingredients:

• ripe strawberries
• black or green tea
• sugar
• hot water

See the recipe card for quantities.

INSTRUCTIONS

When you first make this you might think it will taste like a strawberry drink. But this blends the fresh fruit flavor with the strong tea flavor in perfect harmony.

Clean and hull strawberries into small pieces. Place in blender and blend until smooth or simmer on the stove.

Choose a high-quality loose leaf tea such as a Nilgiri and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) tea.

Bring water to a boil and add black tea leaves and steep for 5-8 minutes. Remove tea leaves. Add sugar while hot.

Pour processed strawberries through a fine-mesh strainer. Stir all together with the brewed tea.

Pro Tips I’ve learned over the years as an award-winning tea producer to make the best-tasting strawberry tea.

Pro Tip No. 1: You can always substitute if you don’t have fresh ingredients, but using fresh strawberries and organic ingredients will add a little extra special flavor.

Pro Tip No. 2: The riper the strawberries, the sweeter and more delicious they are in this recipe!

Pro Tip No. 3: A nut milk bag works very well, or a french sieve for straining the strawberry juice. It strains all the tiny seeds out.

A LITTLE STRAWBERRY SEASON NOSTALGIA

One of my favorite memories of living on a produce farm as a young girl is the strawberries. The strawberry fields were dusty and hot but full of aromatic, juicy strawberry plants just waiting to be picked. I love the intense strawberry flavor and scent of freshly picked strawberries to this day.

My mother made strawberry jams and preserves from our pickings, packing the preserves in mason jars with a paraffin wax seal. Maybe you remember these.

She also knew how to make a killer homemade iced tea. Besides strawberry preserves, she always brewed southern sweet tea from an old Mississippi tea recipe.

My mother’s love of tea, hot or cold, got me hooked on tea from a young age. So in honor of my mother, I have created a strawberry tea recipe that was never one of her creations but melded memories of iced tea and strawberries into a delicious and refreshing beverage.

The best way to fill the void of missing a loved one is to carry out the very things they loved in their lives.

BEST TEA TO USE FOR BREWING ICED TEA

You can use black tea to make iced tea, but high-grown teas like Nilgiri and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) work exceptionally well with fruit-infused iced tea. My favorite shops for quality loose leaf teas and the ones I buy all the time are :

• Adagio
• The Tea Spot
• Nilgiri Iced Tea Blend from Elmwood Fine Tea

STRAWBERRY MIMOSA

Cocktail iced tea, anyone?

I co-hosted a lady’s brunch a few years ago, and we made the most delicious strawberry tea mimosas. You can easily create a sparkling iced tea mimosa with this recipe. Blend ½ strawberry iced tea (see recipe) with ½ sparkling wine. Prosecco is my favorite for making a lightly alcoholic iced tea.

Ideally, you would serve them in champagne glasses, not wine glasses. You work with what you have!

Homemade with fresh food ingredients always tastes the best and provides the most nutrients. Trust me; this beats Starbucks strawberry tea any day!

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Another variation for a refreshing drink on hot summer days is to mix half strawberry iced tea and half lemonade in a large pitcher. The strawberry flavor comes through the iced tea and blends well with lemonade.

And just like that, you’ve just created a Strawberry Arnold Palmer!

Set ice cubes in a tall glass, pour the strawberry lemonade over the ice and garnish it with mint leaves for the perfect drink.

STRAWBERRY TEA RECIPE CARD

Homemade with fresh food ingredients always tastes the best and provides the most nutrients. Trust me; this beats Starbucks strawberry tea any day!

Insanely Delicious Strawberry Iced Tea

Strawberry iced tea with freshly juiced strawberries blended in for a special treat.

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PREP TIME10 mins

COOK TIME10 mins

TOTAL TIME20 mins

COURSEDrinks

CUISINEAmerican

CALORIES93 kcal

INGREDIENTS  1x2x3x

• 1 pint strawberries
• 7 cups filtered water
• 6 tablespoons black loose tea 17.5 grams
• ¾ cup pure cane sugar
• ¼ cup lemon juice fresh squeezed is best

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Clean and hull strawberries.
• * Put all the strawberries in a blender. Add 1 cup of water. Blend together until liquid smooth.
• In a saucepan, bring the remaining 6 cups of water to a boil. 
• Add black tea leaves and steep for 5-8 minutes. (You can place tea leaves in a French sieve or brewing bag for ease of removal or simply steep them loose and strain to remove).
• Remove tea leaves.
• Add the sugar to the tea while it’s still hot and stir to dissolve.
• Add the lemon juice.
• Stir all together and pour through a fine mesh strainer into serving pitcher. 
• Serve over ice and garnish with strawberry, mint or lemon slice.

* Strawberry Simple Syrup

• * As an alternative to blender mashed strawberries, you can simmer the strawberries in a saucepan to make a simple strawberry syrup.
• * Place strawberries with one cup of water and sugar in a saucepan and simmer down to a liquid. Strain into the brewed tea mixture.

NOTES

You can use any black tea to make iced tea but high grown teas like Nilgiri and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) teas work especially well with fruit infused iced tea.

4 Homemade Strawberry Tea Recipes

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Seeing a lot of strawberries lately? One of the main reasons we adore strawberries so much is not only because they taste delicious. They are the first summer fruits and bring a light and warm summer feeling much needed after a long winter. Strawberries are the ultimate summer fruit, and an amazingly delicious flavor for hot and iced tea too.

Learn how to make 4 strawberries teas with pure black or green tea, or Simple Strawberry blends.

1.      Hot Strawberry black tea

Simple, hot and refreshing – this tea is easy to make and adds a sweet fruit note to a regular black tea. If needed, add sweetener of your choice.

You will need:

• 1 cup of boiling water
• A handful of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of honey (optional)
• 1 teaspoon of Hathikuli black tea or Simple Strawberry black tea

Instructions:

1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Wash strawberries and cut off the leaves. Chop them into small pieces, and gently squash.
3. Put strawberries and black tea in a teapot or a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water.
4. Steep for 5-10 minutes.
5. Strain, add sweetener and serve.

2.      Strawberry black tea milk tea

Although many black tea lattes include either pure black or chai tea, flavored tea can be an amazing base for making latte too. This strawberry and cream drink is different from any other latte you have ever tried.

You will need:

• ¼ cup of evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• ½ teaspoon of strawberry powder (optional)
• A handful of strawberries
• 1 teaspoon of black tea– Karakundah, Organic Assam or Grand Keemun – of Simple Strawberry black tea for the best flavor

Instructions

6. Bring water to a boil.
7. Wash strawberries and cut off the leaves. Chop them into small pieces, and gently squash.
8. Put strawberries and black tea in a teapot or a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water.
9. Steep for 10 minutes.
10. Strain the tea into a glass.
11. Add evaporated milk and honey and stir.
12. Optionally, sprinkle strawberry powder on the top.

3.      Strawberry Coconut Cold Brew Tea

Coconut and strawberries? Yes, please! If you had a chance to try out Strawberry Coconut Green tea, you will know why this tea is so delicious. It’s easy to make, will last for hours and doesn’t require and hot water or much effort.

If you want to make preparing this tea as easy as possible, replace coconut and green tea with Strawberry Coconut green tea. You can exclude fresh strawberries too, but adding a bit of fresh fruit into a cold brew is always a good idea.

You will need:

• 2-3 tablespoons of shredded coconut
• A handful of fresh mint leaves or adjust to flavor (optional)
• 1 cup of fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of pure Chunmee green tea
• 1 teaspoon of strawberry syrup (per glass, optional)
• 5 litre of spring water

Instructions:

1. Wash and chop strawberries and cut off the leaves.
2. Put shredded coconut, strawberries, tea leaves and fresh mint into a glass pitcher.
3. Add spring water (room temperature is the best).
4. Cover the pitcher and put it into the fridge for at least 3 hours.
5. When ready, use strainer to pour the tea into a glass. Top up with ice.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of strawberry simple syrup and serve.

4.      Strawberry Iced Tea

Iced teas don’t need to be complicated to be delicious. This simple recipe includes green tea, fresh strawberries, a sweetener of your choice and a bit of lime juice. You can replace lime juice with lemon juice. The result? A delicious iced tea perfect for summer garden tea parties.

You will need:

• A cup of strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of Chunmee green tea,  Makaibari green tea or Simple Strawberry Green Tea
• 5 cup of cold water
• 1-2 tablespoons of honey or other sweetener
• 1-2 limes
• Ice
• Teapot
• Glass pitcher
• Strawberry juice (optional)

Instructions:

1. Wash and chop strawberries and cut off the leaves.
2. Wash the lime and squeeze the juice.
3. Put strawberries into a teapot and gently squeeze them.
4. Add tea leaves.
5. Bring water to a boil and let it cool down for about 5 minutes.
6. Pour water into a teapot and steep for 5-10 minutes.
7. Strain and add honey.
8. Fill the pitcher with ice and add brewed tea.
9. Add cool water and lime juice and stir.
10. Optionally, you can add concentrated strawberry juice to intensify the strawberry flavor.

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY ICED TEA

Give your regular tea a fruity twist with this easy, 4 ingredient strawberry iced tea. No artificial colors or flavors, like store-bought drinks, and it can be made sugar-free. For a tart twist on strawberry tea, try a strawberry Arnold Palmer.

This mocktail is perfect for enjoying during the warm end of summer days. Keep a pitcher of this quick and easy fruity iced tea in the fridge when you need a refreshing drink to help cool you off.

STRAWBERRY ICED TEA

Whether you have kids at home or you’re like me and you don’t have kids, sometimes we all need something different to drink. Most of us are trying to avoid sugary drinks, but need a break from plain water once in awhile.

Strawberry drinks like this tea, strawberry lemonade, and strawberry limeade, are great to have in the fridge when you need an afternoon pick me up.

You can make the strawberry simple syrup once and use it for multiple recipes.

Add a fun paper straw to your drink and plenty of ice. A few slices of strawberry make it pretty and also add more strawberry flavor to your tea.

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY TEA

Choose your favorite tea as your base. It can be green tea, which is quite nice or a black tea like the one I’ve used.

You can use tea bags, tea sachets or loose tea. For best results, make sure you brew to the proper temperature and for the recommended amount of time.

Once your tea is made, cool to room temperature and refrigerate. Making iced tea while it’s still warm will melt your ice and you’ll be left with a watery room temperature drink.

While the tea is cooling, make the strawberry simple syrup. It is absolutely delicious and really easy to make.

Combine water, sugar (or sugar substitute) and strawberries in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and let it bubble away for a few minutes until the sugar has dissolved.

Remove from the heat and let the strawberries steep in the sugar syrup until cool.

To make this tea sugar free, I used monkfruit. It looks exactly like sugar and can be swapped out for the same amount of sugar in a recipe.

I actually found it to be just a touch sweeter than sugar, so I reduced the amount by a couple of tablespoons. Everyone’s taste buds are different, so you may not find it sweeter.

SPIKED STRAWBERRY ICED TEA

Having a happy hour at home? A splash of vodka in this drink would make a tasty adult beverage.

Make a big pitcher of this pretty pink drink for a girls night. Whether you add anything to it is your business.

SUMMER DRINKS

Looking for a few more non alcoholic summer drinks? You can find a collection of kid-friendly options that can also be turned into adult beverages with a splash of your favorite spirit.

Perhaps you would prefer some easy summer cocktails? Many of these drinks can be made kid-friendly too.

Delicious drinks should never be overlooked and this strawberry iced tea is one you’ll enjoy again and again. Let me know which tea is your favorite for this rosy-hued beverage!

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Easy and delicious strawberry iced tea is a delicious, fruity alternative to plain iced tea.

PREP TIME5 minutes

COOK TIME20 minutes

CHILLING TIME1 hour

TOTAL TIME1 hour 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS

STRAWBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar (or sugar substitute such as monkfruit)
• 1 1/2 lb. strawberries, divided and washed

ICED TEA

• 6 cups water
• 6 tea bags or your favorite loose tea

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Boil water for tea (or heat to almost boiling if you are using green tea).
2. Brew tea according to directions. For my loose black tea I heat water to boiling and brew for 5 minutes, then strain the tea through a fine mesh colander.
3. Cool tea slightly, then refrigerate for at least one hour. (While tea is cooling, make strawberry syrup)
4. Hull strawberries and slice them in half or quarters if they are very large.
5. Combine 1 pound strawberries, 1 cup sugar and 2 cups water in a small saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly, then strain strawberries though a fine mesh colander. Do not press strawberries! Resist the urge to do this – it will cloud your syrup.
7. Discard the strawberries (or save them to add to oatmeal or muffins).
8. Slice the remaining strawberries for garnish and set aside.
9. Fill glasses with ice and add enough tea to almost fill glasses. Add 2 – 4 tablespoons strawberry simple syrup to each glass (depending on your personal preference), with a few fresh strawberry slices.
10. Refrigerate remaining strawberry simple syrup for up to 2 weeks.