Cooking with Tea: Citrus Green “Tea Ice”
By Megan on May 28 Filed In Activities, Food & Beverage, teasnacky Add a Comment
Yep, you read that right. It’s not “iced tea”…it’s a “tea ice,” a deliciously refreshing dessert for summertime. This dessert is a Sweet Leaf take on the traditional Mexican “hielo,” which is usually made by blending juice or fruit puree with sugar and water, and then freezing it into a slushee-type consistency. Best part is, using Sweet Leaf Tea makes it super-easy! Here’s how it’s made:
Ingredients:
-1 bottle Citrus Green Sweet Leaf Tea (16 or 20oz)
-Zest and juice of 1 lime
-Optional: 1 shot liquor (rum, tequila, triple sec, etc)
Pour all ingredients into large, non-reactive dish or pan that will fit in your freezer. I used a 9×12 ceramic baking dish. Glass and stainless steel work too. Liquid should form a thin layer.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer. Each hour for 2-3 hours, remove from freezer and stir/scrape with a fork. Then let freeze another 2-3 hours. At the end, you should have a deliciously refreshing summer dessert that looks like a sno-cone and tastes like Granny’s homemade goodness. Enjoy!
-Megan
