Honey Jasmine Iced Tea
Jasmine green tea is fragrant on its own. A small amount of honey rounds out the flavor without turning it into a fruit punch or a milk tea. The measured base uses tea that has already been brewed and strained, not dry leaves as food.
Allow 5 minutes preparation, about 3 minutes brewing and up to 1 hour for cooling, with longer chilling if needed. Divide the sweetened tea and measured ice into 2 tall servings; no fixed finished glass volume is claimed.
Recipe
Honey Jasmine Iced Tea
Pale, fragrant jasmine green tea sweetened with honey and served over ice. Includes a measured chilled-tea base and time for cooling.
3Ingredients
Yield: 2 servings
- 600 g brewed jasmine green tea, strained
- 2 tablespoons clover honey
- 140 g ice made from water
Ingredient amounts scale; instructions show the original batch. Cooking times and pan sizes may need adjustment. Season to taste. Honey grams use US measures at 20°C and 17.5% moisture, a density estimate; weigh your honey for precision.
Instructions
- 1Brew and strain the teaPrepare jasmine green tea according to its packet for water temperature and steeping time, often around 2–3 minutes. Strain out the leaves or remove the bags. Weigh 600 g finished brewed tea into a heatproof jug.
- 2Dissolve the honeyWhile the tea is warm, stir in all 42 g honey until dissolved. Do not add the ice yet.
- 3ChillLet the jug cool, then refrigerate until cold, allowing about 1 hour and longer if it is still warm. The stated total includes this cooling allowance.
- 4Serve over iceDivide 140 g ice between 2 tall glasses. Stir the cold honey tea and divide it equally over the ice. Serve promptly.
Estimated nutrition per serving
66.84 calories · 0 g fat · 17.3 g carbohydrate · 0.72 g protein · 6.64 mg sodium
Serving: 1 of 2 base servings
Calculated from ingredient weights and USDA FoodData Central: 171917, 169640, 173647. Estimates use ingredient input weights; actual portions, brands and cooking losses vary. Omitted nutrient values are unavailable, not zero.
Keep the Tea Fragrant
Follow the packet rather than assuming every jasmine blend wants boiling water. A longer steep can bring more bitterness; adding more honey does not undo an over-brewed tea.
Weigh the finished tea after straining. The nutrition estimate uses USDA regular brewed green tea as a generic reference for jasmine-scented green tea, not an analysis of the scented blend. No discarded dry leaves are counted.
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Choosing Honey
Acacia honey is a mild choice when you want the tea aroma forward. Clover honey gives a slightly fuller honey note. The base estimate uses the same generic USDA honey record for floral varieties.
Serving and Variations
Serve this base plain so the jasmine remains clear. A lemon wedge or mint is an optional change, outside the measured ingredients.
For a less sweet variation, reduce the honey and record that change; the card estimate covers the specified 42 g batch amount. Extra ice changes dilution, while milk or fruit changes the drink more substantially.
Honey Pairing Guide
This is an editorial flavor pairing scale from mild to bold, not a laboratory measurement. Jars and harvests can vary.
1 = mild, 5 = bold. Editorial pairing guidance, not laboratory measurements; jars vary.
- Acacia
- Keep the base flavor forward
- Clover
- A different honey finish
Nutrition Estimate
Nutrition is estimated from the listed ingredient weights divided into 2 servings. It includes all measured honey, milk and butter where listed; no cooking-loss or drained-liquid adjustment is assumed.
This is an ingredient-based estimate, not a laboratory analysis of the finished dish. Extra toppings and substitutions change the result.
