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Tea recipes

Four simple cups worth making.

A small collection of tea recipes for different moods: spiced and warming, bright and herbal, citrusy and familiar, or cold and easy for afternoons.

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Tea Recipes

Each recipe is meant to be flexible. Adjust sweetness, steep time, and milk to taste.

Warm and spiced

Classic Masala Chai

Rich black tea simmered with milk, ginger, and warming spices.

Serves 2 · About 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 black tea bags or 2 teaspoons loose black tea
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
  • 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, sliced
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 cloves

Method

  1. Bring the water, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves to a gentle boil.
  2. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the tea and milk, then simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Sweeten to taste, strain, and serve hot.
Fresh and light

Mint Green Tea

A clean green tea brightened with fresh mint and a little honey.

Serves 2 · About 8 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water, just below boiling
  • 2 teaspoons green tea leaves or 2 green tea bags
  • 8 to 10 fresh mint leaves
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
  • Optional slice of lemon

Method

  1. Place the tea and mint in a pot or heatproof jug.
  2. Pour over the hot water and steep for 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in the honey while warm.
  4. Serve as is, or add a little lemon for extra brightness.
Classic and soothing

Honey Lemon Black Tea

A simple black tea with enough lemon and honey to feel restorative.

Serves 1 · About 6 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup freshly boiled water
  • 1 black tea bag
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • Optional thin lemon slice

Method

  1. Steep the tea in hot water for 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Remove the tea bag and stir in the honey.
  3. Add the lemon juice and taste.
  4. Finish with a lemon slice and drink warm.
Cold and easy

Iced Peach Tea

Fruity black tea served over ice with peach and a little sugar.

Serves 2 to 3 · About 12 minutes plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 black tea bags
  • 1 ripe peach, sliced
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Ice
  • Optional mint to finish

Method

  1. Bring the water to a boil and steep the tea for 4 minutes.
  2. Stir in the sugar while warm, then add the peach slices.
  3. Let it cool, then chill until cold.
  4. Serve over ice with the softened peach slices and mint if using.

Quick Brewing Tips

  • Green tea is best with slightly cooler water to avoid bitterness.
  • Black tea can take stronger flavour and pairs well with citrus, milk, and spice.
  • If a recipe tastes flat, a tiny pinch of salt or an extra squeeze of lemon can sharpen it.
  • Sweetness is easiest to judge after the tea has steeped fully.