This Peach Ginger Iced Tea is a refreshing glass of iced green tea, sweetened with fresh peaches and flavoured with ginger. This post describes how to make iced green tea from tea bags or loose tea. It's a vegan and paleo drink, perfect for summer sipping!
Warm summer days call for cold refreshing drinks, and this Peach Ginger Iced Tea delivers! But not only is it invigorating, it's a healthy drink because it is made with green tea.
Iced tea is a favourite summertime drink. Make the switch from using powdered mixes or store-bought iced tea in bottles and steep your own! Make it even healthier by using green tea as the base. Iced green tea is so good, so healthy, and so refreshing!
While I love to brew a pot of green tea in late morning, some days it's just too warm outside for a cup of hot tea. Peach Ginger Iced Green Tea to the rescue!
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Ingredients for Peach Ginger Iced Green Tea
2 peaches: fresh or frozen
green tea: loose leaf tea or tea bags. I like to use Jasmine green tea.
fresh ginger root: just a little, grated, to add a refreshing flavour
honey: or maple syrup, or 0-calorie sweetener like Monkfruit
ice cubes
Use fresh or frozen peaches
This iced green tea is icy cold, delicately sweetened with fresh or frozen ripe peaches (and a little natural sweetener) and you still get the health benefits of green tea.
If you have your own peach tree, you'll know that there are always a few peaches that are less than perfect--they've fallen or are slightly overripe or a little bruised. And if you buy your peaches at a farmer's market or supermarket, you may find the same thing.
This recipe for Peach Iced Tea is a great way to use those slightly spoiled peaches. Frozen peaches work equally as well.
How to make Homemade Peach Ginger Iced Green Tea
Here's an overview of what you'll do. Complete instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Brew 4 cups of green tea, using tea leaves (or green tea bags). Start with one teaspoon for every 8 ounces of water (4 teaspoons for this recipe) and add more to taste. Brewing times for green tea range from 1 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you like it. The longer you steep it, the stronger the flavour. Taste as it steeps. Too long and it will develop bitterness.
- Add some very finely grated ginger root.
- Meanwhile, purée fresh or frozen peaches in a blender.
- Add honey (or maple syrup if vegan).
- Chill in the refrigerator, then serve over ice.
- Garnish with fresh berries, if you like.
Health benefits of green tea
Health practitioners believe that green tea has many health benefits. They claim that it can reduce the risk of cancer (especially breast, prostate and colorectal cancer), boost your metabolic rate and therefore aid in weight loss, and even reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, but evidence to support those claims is inconclusive.
But even if these claims are not proven, I'm hedging my bets, and having my daily cups of green tea!
Does green tea contain caffeine?
Green tea contains caffeine, but much less than coffee. While amounts vary between brands, one cup of green tea contains approximately 35 - 80 mg of caffeine, while a cup of coffee contains about 100-400 mg. It can act as a mild stimulant in some people.
I find it gives me a boost of energy and helps with concentration, but others may find that this stimulating effect varies. Caffeine interferes with my sleep, so I don't drink it in the afternoon.
Can I make it ahead of time?
Yes. A pitcher of this iced tea will last for several days in the fridge.
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Recipe
Peach Ginger Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 2 ripe organic* peaches peeled, pitted and puréed in a blender
- 4 cups steeped green tea use loose green tea leaves or tea bags
- 2 tbsp very finely grated fresh ginger root
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Steep the tea leaves, using very hot, but not boiling water.
- Add the grated ginger to the tea right away.
- Pour the peach purée into a 1 quart Mason jar or pitcher, add the tea and gently stir in the maple syrup or honey, a little at a time until you’ve reached the desired sweetness. Chill.
- Pour over ice cubes in a tall glass or pint jar and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
This popular recipe was originally published in 2015. I've updated it with new photos and information.
Cathy says
I imagine the combination of peaches and green tea must be lovely. I must try it when I get my hands on some fresh peaches!
Flavour & Savour says
Thanks Cathy! It’s a favourite summer drink that works well with frozen peaches, too!
Lisa says
Love the idea of adding that ginger bite to the sweet peach flavor. This sounds perfectly refreshing for summer!
Maria says
This really does look like such a refreshing drink -perfect for this time of the year. To be honest, we drink a lot of cold coffees during the summer. I think it's time for a change. I might just surprise a couple of friends the next time we get together and make this drink. Thanks for sharing Elaine ♥
Yvonne Langen says
Yesssss - this drink is like all of my favourite things combined. Peaches, ginger and green tea. So delightful for summer.
Cheryl says
Yum, what a fantastic combination of flavours! My peach tree is loaded with fruit this year, I suspect I will be making this a lot!
Bernice Hill says
Your photos are making me thirsty!! Hey I always thought Green Tea had more caffeine than coffee...I guess you learn something new every day!
Nicole | What She Ate says
I saw this somewhere the other day (pinterest?) and was so wanting a glass to appear in my hand asap. Unfortunately that didn't magically happen. Darn. But I will be adding it to my drink rotation for this summer. Pinning AND bookmarking this. Can't wait to try. 🙂
Flavour & Savour says
Thanks Nicole!
Wish I could mix you up a pitcher and share it with you!
Kristen Kaethler says
Truly one of my all time favorite things to drink. I make this often. I will have to try your recipe, always nice to change it up!
Flavour & Savour says
It's such a refreshing, nutritious drink for summertime!