White Grapefruit Sweet Tea
| July 27, 2013 |
I have been trying SO HARD to kick this newly reclaimed habit of drinking diet soda. I know it’s bad for me but it can be so refreshing sometimes. Like I mentioned in my last recipe post, I have white grapefruits galore. So I figured it was time to do a little experimenting with stevia.
When life gives you grapefruits, make grapefruit sweet tea!
White Grapefruit Sweet Tea
- 6 cups water
- 6 green tea bags
- 2 cups white grapefruit juice (3 large white grapefruits)
- 5 tbsp stevia
- 1 lemon
Directions
Boil the 6 cups of water. You can use a large tea kettle or if your tea kettle isn’t large enough, just use a pot. After it’s reached a rolling bubble or your tea kettle is whistling, remove from the heat and put the 6 tea bags in. Let the bags steep for about an hour.
While your tea is steeping, juice your grapefruits. You can use a juicer or juice by hand, like I did. You should get about 2 cups of juice. Don’t worry if you have a little more or less than this, it won’t effect the recipe too much if the measurement is off.
After the hour of steeping, remove the tea bags. Stir in the juice and stevia. Slice the lemons and let them float in the pitcher for looks. They will also add just enough lemon to the tea, not enough to over power the grapefruit. Put in the fridge to chill completely before serving.
Directions for your pitcher: If you have a heat resistant pitcher, you can put the boiling water into the pitcher right after it gets to the rolling bubble and let the tea steep directly in the pitcher. If you’re pitcher isn’t heat resistant, then allow your tea to cool in the fridge after steeping. If you used a pot, be sure to cover it while in the fridge. Once it’s about room temperature, then pour the tea into your pitcher and continue with adding the juice, stevia, and lemon.
Serve it “happy hour style” – just add gin! It’s still a better alternative to a sugary margarita or cranberry cocktail. All that syrupy juice and mixer stuff is horrible for you. (add gin after the tea has been chilled)
