Iced Grapefruit Mate Tea Recipe

Name: Iced Grapefruit Mate Tea Recipe
Ingredients: 12 bags mate tea; 1 dash of simple syrup (optional); 3 cup water; 1 whole grapefruit, chopped

Jess Novak|May 13, 2014 11:04 am EST

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Servings

3

Ingredients

12 bags mate tea
1 dash of simple syrup (optional)
3 cup water
1 whole grapefruit, chopped

Directions

Boil water, then turn off heat. Allow tea bags and grapefruit to steep 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, dissolve 1 part sugar into 1 part boiling water for simple syrup. Remove tea bags and pour tea into a gallon pitcher. Fill pitcher the rest of the way with cool water. Stir in no more than a tablespoon of simple syrup if the tea is too bitter. Chill 2-3 hours. Serve over ice.