Blueberry Basil Tea Recipes

BLUEBERRY BASIL TEA

Steps:

• Add water and blueberries to a large pot over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
• When the water begins to boil, use a potato masher to crush some of the berries as they cook.If you don't have a potato masher, you can skip this step.
• After 10 minutes, turn off the heat. Stir in the basil or hibiscus and cover the pot. Steep for 10 minutes.
• Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve or strain through cheesecloth. Use the back of a wooden spoon to push extra juice from the berries.Tip: Cheesecloth will yield the clearest juice without sediment, but a fine mesh sieve will catch most of the sediment.
• If desired, add sweetener to taste. Serve hot, or chill in the fridge and serve cold.Store leftover tea in the fridge and use within a week.

BLUEBERRY TEA

Steps:

• Add liqueurs to a cup of your favorite tea, in either a snifter or teacup.
• Add lemon and honey to taste.

BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine blueberries and about a cup of iced tea in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher and add remaining iced tea. To serve, pour into glasses over ice.

BLUEBERRY-BASIL LIMEADE

Steps:

• Place the sugar, basil sprigs and 1 cup of water into a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring every so often, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard the basil and pour the syrup into a pitcher. Stir in the lime juice and 4 cups of cold water. Add the blueberries and chill for at least 4 hours or until ready to serve.
• To serve, put some ice in a glass, pour over the limeade and garnish with basil leaves. To make into a cocktail, add ice to a rocks glass and top with 1 1/2 ounces gin. Top off with the limeade and garnish with basil.

PEACH BLUEBERRY-BASIL ICED PEACH TEA

Steps:

• Crush blueberries and basil with wooden spoon in 1-quart glass measuring cup. Stir in Pure Leaf™ Not Too Sweet Peach Tea. Strain and serve in ice-filled glasses. Garnish, if desired, with additional blueberries and basil.
• For a pitcher, simply double the recipe.
• For a cocktail version, simply add ¼ cup light rum.