Description
Refreshing iced tea with chia seeds and fresh lemon juice for a lightly tangy drink with a little extra nutrition and texture. Mix and match your favorite teas, adjust the sweetness to taste, and serve over plenty of ice. Yield: 4 servings of about 1¼ cups (300ml) each (without ice) Prep Time: 15 minutes | Rest Time: about 2 hours Storage: refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Boil half of the water (2½ cups | 600ml).
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Steep the teabags in the boiled water for 10-15 minutes. This can be done in a pot or a heat-safe pitcher.
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Remove the teabags and gently squeeze the water/flavor out, back into the tea.
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Whisk in the sweetener to taste, until fully dissolved.
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Whisk in the chia seeds. Because the water will still be hot, they should plump up quickly. To prevent clumping, whisk for 1-2 minutes, or until the seeds have gelled somewhat.
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Add the cold water and the lemon juice. Mix.
If you want to cool the tea down faster, you could replace some of the cold water with ice. The best way to know how much ice to use instead is by weight, ml = g. So if you want to replace half of the cold water with ice, use 300g ice. In my experience, this would be about 2 cups of ice cubes. -
Put in the refrigerator to chill fully.
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When ready to serve, whisk to suspend the chia seeds and break up any clumps, and pour over ice.
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Enjoy with a straw to best reach the seeds, which will settle at the bottom.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
Serving Size about 1¼ cup (300ml) each (without ice)
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 30kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 1.5g3%
- Total Carbohydrate 8.5g3%
- Dietary Fiber 2g8%
- Protein 1g2%
- Allulose 6g
- Net Carbs 0.5g
* Total Carbs - (Fiber + Allulose + Sugar Alcohols) = Net Carbs
