Starbucks Medicine Ball Tea Recipe (Honey Citrus Mint Copycat)
Make Starbucks Medicine Ball recipe at home with this honey citrus mint tea recipe. Cozy, soothing, and easy plus low-sugar, caffeine-free and vegan options.
Ingredients
For the classic copycat
- ¾ cup water 180 ml
- ¾ cup lemonade (regular or low-sugar) 180 ml
- 1 minty green tea bag
- 1 peach herbal tea bag
- 1 teaspoons honey or to taste
- Optional garnish: lemon slice fresh mint
Instructions
- Heat the water and lemonade
- Add water and lemonade to a small saucepan.
- Heat until steaming hot but not at a rolling boil (you want it very hot, not aggressively boiling so the lemonade doesn’t taste bitter).
- Add tea bags to your mug
- Place the minty green tea bag and the peach herbal tea bag in your mug.
- Pour the hot water–lemonade mixture over the tea bags.
- Steep
- Let the tea steep for 3–5 minutes.
- For a milder, softer flavor, stop at around 3 minutes. For a stronger, more intense Medicine Ball, go closer to 5 minutes.
- Sweeten with honey
- Remove the tea bags and discard.
- Stir in 1–2 teaspoons honey, starting with 1 teaspoon and tasting before you add more.
- Garnish and serve
- Add a slice of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint if you like.
- Sip warm and enjoy.
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Notes
- If you want a bigger mug (about 16–18 oz), you can increase water and lemonade to 1 cup each and keep the same number of tea bags.
- For a more subtle lemonade flavor, use 2 parts water to 1 part lemonade instead of equal parts.
- Always adjust the honey depending on your taste and how sweet your lemonade is.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 0.02gSodium: 20mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 27gVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.03mg
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