Iced Pineapple Green Tea

Pineapple green tea

Native to the Americas and Caribbean, luscious pineapples mix well with iced green tea for an tropical summer cooler.

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Pineapple is a healthy fruit to add to meals. It contains an enzyme called bromelain which helps digest proteins. Three and a half ounces will supply approximately 60% of the recommended Vitamin C intake for an adult.

It’s easy to use canned or bottled pineapple juice for this recipe. You can add fresh pineapple chunks as garnish. The fresh fruit should be yellow and smell sweet at the bottom when you buy it.

Prepare a quart of your favorite green tea, but use at least 50% more leaf. Let it steep at least 5 minutes before removing the leaves.

If you are using unsweetened pineapple juice, you may want to add 1 tablespoon of sweetener and the juice of one lemon to bring out the flavor. You can also use mixed juice, but be careful of the added calories in commercially prepared “fruit drinks.”

Combine the juices, sweetener, and warm tea. If you are using granulated sugar, you may have to stir until it is dissolved.

Iced pineapple green tea also works well with ginger. You can add fresh ginger slices while the tea is steeping and remove them with the tea leaves, or crystallized ginger while the sugar is dissolving. You should sweeten to taste and can use non-caloric sweeteners including stevia.

Serve over ice in tall glasses.

Garnish with fresh pineapple chunks or spears and a variety of selected mints.

It’s almost as good as a week on the beach in Waikiki!

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