Simple and Refreshing Mango Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup mango puree (about 1 and a half large mangos – you can use the extra 1/2 mango for garnishing)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3 black tea bags
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp honey, optional

Directions

1. Peel the mangoes and cut into chunks. Puree mango chunks in a blender or food process until smooth.
2. In a pitcher, pour boiling water over black tea bags and steep for 5 minutes.
3. Remove tea bags and add mango puree to the tea.
4. Cover tea and refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes.
5. Strain tea through a sieve to squeeze out mango pulp. Stir in lemon juice and honey, if using. Serve cold with ice and garnish with mango chunks.

Recipe Notes and Variations

• Preserve your leftover mango pulp for a mango and goji berry smoothie!
• For our recipe, we used fresh Meyer lemons and floral honey for a few extra special flavor elements.
• If you don’t have a sieve and you’re a fan of pulp, you could also make the tea this way:  Chill the tea without mango, and then once it’s cold blend with the mango and other ingredients.
• If you loved this recipe for Mango Iced tea and you’re a fan of being refreshed, we think you’d enjoy this Refreshing Strawberry Basil Lemonade.