Mint Tea is a strengthening herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh mint! Make it with peppermint or spearmint for a refreshing drink.
Do you have fresh mint on hand? try it Mint flavored tea! It’s restful, delicious and takes only 5 minutes to steep into a flavorful herbal tea. When Alex and I tried this for the first time, we were blown away by the taste. Mint tea tastes fresh and bright. It’s a great way to wake up in the morning as an alternative to coffee. You can make spearmint tea or mint tea: use whatever variety of this tasty herb you have on hand.
How to make peppermint tea
Mint tea only requires two ingredients: fresh mint and water! You’ll be amazed at how much flavor comes from just two ingredients. You can use any type of mint to make tea: spearmint, peppermint, or chocolate mint. They all have slightly different flavors! This recipe is best made in the summer when you have plenty of mint on hand, but you can also make it in the winter with store-bought herbs (it’s super refreshing). How to prepare mint tea:
- Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use a kettle (which we also use for our morning coffee).
- Harvest herbs: Put 8 fresh mint leaves in a cup.
- Soaking: Pour in the water The exact amount doesn’t matter: just fill the cup! Leave to rest for 5 minutes, then enjoy.
Benefits of Peppermint Tea
Mint is known to have medicinal benefits such as: B. relieving abdominal pain, headaches, increasing your energy, etc. It is therefore possible that mint tea does the same! We can’t promise that a cup of mint tea will cure all your ailments, but many people believe in the power of herbal tea. But we can’t say drinking a cup is positively calming! Learn more about the health benefits of mint.
How to grow herbs
If you’re not growing herbs in pots or in a garden, you need to start now! All you need are a couple of pots and a sunny headstart. Fresh herbs are great for cooking, and you can use them to make herbal teas or simply sprinkle them in olive oil as a dip. Go to How to Grow Herbs to learn more.
Want more ideas for using mint? Try these best mint recipes.
More herbal teas
You can make tea with all kinds of herbs! Here are some other herbal tea recipes to try:
Do you like tea recipes? Also try our iced tea, sweet tea and cold brew tea.
This mint tea recipe is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.
The description
Mint Tea is a strengthening herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh mint! Make it with peppermint or spearmint for a refreshing drink.
- 8th fresh mint leaves, left on the stem
- Boiling water
- Boil the water.
- Wash mint thoroughly.
- Put the mint in a cup and pour boiling water over it. Let the mint steep for 5 minutes. Remove the mint and enjoy. (Alternative method: If you prefer, you can chop the mint leaves and place them in a tea strainer before steeping.)
- Category: drink
- Method: tea
- Kitchen: American
- Diet: vegan
Keywords: Peppermint Tea, Spearmint Tea, Peppermint Tea
More plant-based drinks
There are so many ways to use peppermint and spearmint outside of tea! Mint is great for infused water recipes like:
