5.0 from 9 votes
Blueberry Basil Tea
This easy homemade blueberry herbal tea is made with fresh or frozen berries, plus basil or hibiscus for extra flavor. Serve this summer drink hot or cold!
Cook Time
mins
Steep Time:
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 8 people (1 cup servings)
Calories: 43 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 4 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup fresh basil or ½ cup dried hibiscus
- ¼ cup sugar, honey, or other preferred sweetener (Optional)
Instructions
- Add water and blueberries to a large pot over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
- When the water begins to boil, use a potato masher to crush some of the berries as they cook.If you don't have a potato masher, you can skip this step.
- After 10 minutes, turn off the heat. Stir in the basil or hibiscus and cover the pot. Steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve or strain through cheesecloth. Use the back of a wooden spoon to push extra juice from the berries.Tip: Cheesecloth will yield the clearest juice without sediment, but a fine mesh sieve will catch most of the sediment.
- If desired, add sweetener to taste. Serve hot, or chill in the fridge and serve cold.Store leftover tea in the fridge and use within a week.
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Notes
- Yields about 8 cups of blueberry tea. This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
- Note that blueberry juice will stain, so take care if you have porous countertops.
- Nutrition information assumes 1 cup of tea per serving, and does not include the optional sweetener.
Nutrition Information
Calories
43kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
10mg
(0%)
Potassium
66mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
198IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people (1 cup servings)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 43kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 66mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 198IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.