Juicy strawberries bring a soft, natural sweetness to sencha green tea, while fresh mint adds a cool, aromatic lift. Flash chilled in minutes, the tea is then combined with fresh fruit and herbs directly in the pitcher, giving the flavors time to develop. Served over ice with muddled strawberries and mint, this Strawberry Mint Iced Sencha Green Tea is crisp, fragrant, and beautifully refreshing.
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Strawberry Mint Iced Sencha Green Tea Recipe
Makes: One 2-quart Iced Tea Maker pitcher, with individually prepared servings
Ingredients
For the Sencha Green Tea
- 8 tablespoons loose-leaf sencha green tea
- 4 cups water
- Ice, for flash chilling
For the Fruit & Herb Infusion
- 8 large strawberries, hulled and cut into pieces
- 10 fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped or torn
For Each Individual Serving
- 1 strawberry, hulled and sliced
- 5 fresh mint leaves
- Ice
1. Prepare the Strawberry and Mint
Before brewing the tea, hull and cut 4 strawberries into pieces for the pitcher infusion.
Roughly chop or tear 10 fresh mint leaves. Set the strawberries and mint aside while you prepare the sencha green tea.
2. Add Tea
3. Add Water & Brew
4. Flash Chill
Fill the entire pitcher with ice. Seal the lid airtight and shake for 30 seconds to flash chill. Clean the infuser immediately.5. Infuse with Strawberry and Mint
After flash chilling, remove 1 cup of sencha green tea from the pitcher to create room for the fruit and mint.
Add the 8 cut strawberries and 10 chopped or torn mint leaves directly to the pitcher. Seal the lid airtight and shake gently to begin releasing the flavor of the strawberries and mint. Refrigerate for a few hours, allowing the sencha green tea to infuse with the fruit and herbs. Store the pitcher upright or on its side. Enjoy the 1 cup of sencha (removed to make room for the fruit), while you wait for the infusion.
