How do I make mint tea using fresh mint from my garden? Also, can it be dried and used for tea later on?

Answer 1

Morroccan Mint Tea
Steps
1Step OnePut 3 tbsp. of loose green tea or five teabags into a teapot.
2Step TwoAdd 1 bunch of fresh mint to the teapot.
3Step ThreeBring 8 cups of water to boil in a separate pan or pot.
4Step FourPour the water into the teapot.
5Step FiveAllow the tea to steep for 5 minutes. Stir it once or twice.
6Step SixAdd 1 cup sugar to the teapot and stir until dissolved.
7Step SevenStrain the tea and serve. The tea can be served hot or cooled down and served over ice.

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Answer 2

You can always take some mint and some tea bags and make sun tea with it first! It's delicious and the mint gives it just a kick of the flavor. Otherwise you can dry the mint leaves and add it into loose black teas, it's very good that way too, just make sure to hang your mint upside down to make sure it dries the right way.

Answer 3

I just add in 2 or 3 sprigs with my three tea bags when I'm brewing my iced tea. I remove the sprigs when I remove the tea bags and then chill the tea.

I've never tried drying the mint for later use. You'd have to be careful that it doesn't crumble into the tea if you did it that way. I've had friends tell me that they freeze the fresh mint in ice cubes and then keep them for winter use. You might try that.

Answer 4

Just rinse and pour hot water over the fresh mint leaves. Mint leaves lose their aroma shortly after it's dried, however, so you can't really dry it now to use in the winter.

Answer 5

well ur suppose to make tea by drying the mint in the sun and then your could roast it and then pour boiled water over to make the tea