How to prepare Sage Tea, a strengthening herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh sage! It’s easy to prepare and has a great taste.
Do you have fresh sage? Let’s do it sage tea! Did you know that you can only prepare herbal tea with fresh herbs and boiling water? It only takes 5 minutes and this steaming mug is positively restorative. The taste of sage tea will live up to your expectations: pleasant and spicy! Add a touch of sweetener and lemon to round out the flavors and it’s truly delicious. Making your own tea is fun and makes drinking water every day that much more interesting. Here’s what to do!
How to make sage tea
Sage tea is so easy to make, all you need is some herbs and boiling water. But to balance out that strong pine flavor, add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a little sweetener. Use a small dash of honey (or agave syrup for vegans). While it has a cozy vibe in the fall and winter, it works just as well in the summer if you have plenty of herbs on hand. How to prepare sage tea:
- Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use a kettle (which we also use for our morning coffee).
- Harvest herbs: Add 2 sprigs of fresh sage.
- Soaking: Fill a cup with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes.
- Add sweetener and lemon: Add a dash of honey (or agave) and squeeze lemon juice from 1 lemon slice. This step is necessary for the best flavor, otherwise the sage will be too strong.
Benefits of Sage Tea
Fresh sage is known to have benefits such as anti-cancer properties and improved memory, brain and skin health. So it’s possible that sage tea does the same! Many people believe in the power of herbal tea. We can’t promise it will cure all your ailments, but we can’t say drinking from a cup is positively calming! Learn more about the benefits of sage tea.
Grow your own sage
If you don’t grow sage: now is the time to start! It’s easy to grow at home: and you don’t even need space in the garden. Just get some pots and a sunny cornice! The flavor is fantastic, especially for fall and winter recipes (it lasts well into fall). It is a perennial plant, so it comes back every year. Go to How to Grow Herbs to learn more.
More herbal teas
You can make tea with all kinds of herbs! Here are a few other herbal tea recipes we’ve made, each with their own distinctive flavor:
Do you like tea recipes? Also try our iced tea, sweet tea and cold brew tea.
More ways to use sage
Fresh sage has a pine flavor common to winter and fall recipes. Here are some of our favorite uses:
This recipe for sage tea is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.
The description
How to prepare Sage Tea, a strengthening herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh sage! It’s easy to prepare and has a great taste.
- 6 fresh sage leaves, left on the stalk
- Boiling water
- honey (or agave syrup for vegans)
- 1 slice of lemon
- Boil the water.
- Wash the sage thoroughly.
- Put the sage in a cup and pour the boiling water over it. Let the herbs steep for 5 minutes. (Alternative method: If you like, you can also chop the sage leaves and put them in a tea strainer before infusing.)
- Remove the sage. Stir in a squeeze of honey and a squeeze of lemon (required for best flavor).
- Category: drink
- Method: tea
- Kitchen: Herbs-
- Diet: vegan
