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How to make Goji Berry tea drink (Wolfberry tea)
A delicate and nourishing drink, goji berry tea or wolfberry tea is easy to make and good for your eyesight. You can have it alone, or add other ingredients to make Ginger Goji Berry tea or Red Date Goji Berry Tea.
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
2
Course:
Appetizer, Drinks
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese, Singaporean
Ingredients
- 6-8 tablespoons Goji berries Rinse first (the traditional Chinese way to make tea is to pour boiling over, then throw the water away- the berries will then have been "washed", dried
- 4 Cups water hot
Optional ingredients
- brown sugar To sweeten, to taste, or rock sugar, osmanthus sugar, jujube syrup, or honey
- fresh ginger Complementary ingredients- these should be mixed with the goji berries from the start (i.e. steeped for the same amount of time, ginger sliced; jujube seed removed as it is heaty
- ginseng
- jujube red dates
Instructions
- Bring the water to the boil, then pour it over the goji berries.
- Leave to steep for at least 20 minutes.
- Optional: sweeten with brown sugar, rock sugar, osmanthus sugar, jujube syrup or honey. If using sugar, you will need to add this with the boiling water so the heat can dissolve it.
- Scoop into cups, ensuring each cup has some fruits.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- This makes exactly 2 mugs full (some water will be absorbed by the fruit the hydrate the berries.)