Kava's Cooler (Herbal Punch)
A vibrant and refreshing herbal punch featuring the spicy warmth of ginger balanced with cool peppermint and a fruity tea. This simple beverage is brightened with a splash of lemon juice and can be sweetened to your liking, making it a perfect thirst-quencher.
An original recipe by Forkin
- Total time
- 1 hr 35 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Per serving
- 66 kcal
Mise en place
Ingredients
- 1,000 mlwater
- 45 gginger, freshly grated
- 5 pcspeppermint tea bag
- 5 pcsfruity herbal tea bag, e.g. berry or lemon
- 90 mllemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 60 mlmaple syrup, or to taste(optional)
Equipment
pot · fine-mesh strainer · grater · citrus juicer · knife · pitcher
The method
Step by step
- 1
In a medium pot, combine the water and freshly grated ginger.
About 1 min
- 2
Place the pot over high heat and bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
About 5 min
- 3
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 5 minutes until the ginger becomes aromatic.
About 5 min
- 4
Remove the pot from the heat.
- 5
Add both the peppermint and fruity herbal tea bags to the hot ginger water.
About 1 min
- 6
Cover the pot and let the tea bags steep for 20 minutes to infuse their flavors.
About 20 min
Cook’s note: Steeping for longer can result in a stronger, sometimes more bitter flavor, so adjust to your preference.
- 7
Pour the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher to remove the tea bags and ginger; discard the solids.
About 2 min
- 8
Stir the freshly squeezed lemon juice into the warm tea base.
About 1 min
- 9
If using, add the maple syrup or another sweetener, stirring until fully dissolved. Taste and add more if desired.
About 1 min
- 10
Place the pitcher in the refrigerator to chill for at least 60 minutes, or until completely cold.
About 1 hr
- 11
Serve the herbal punch chilled, over ice if you like.
Per serving
Nutrition
- Calories
- 66kcal
- Protein
- 0.3g
- Carbs
- 17g
- Fat
- 0.1g
- Fibre
- 0.3g
- Sugar
- 12.8g
Estimated from the recipe’s ingredient quantities. Values can vary with brands and substitutions.
Keep it good
Store any leftover punch in a sealed container in the refrigerator.