Starbucks Medicine Ball Tea Recipe | Honey Citrus Mint Copycat
Make the Starbucks Medicine Ball recipe at home with mint green tea, peach herbal tea, warm lemonade, and honey. This easy Honey Citrus Mint Tea copycat is ready in about 10 minutes.
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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.
Rekha's Notes
- Tested lower sugar version: use 1 cup water and 1/2 cup Lemonade Premix. Start with 1/2 teaspoon honey and add only if needed.
- For a caffeine free version, replace the mint green tea with caffeine free peppermint or spearmint herbal tea and verify that the peach tea is caffeine-free.
- Never give honey to a child younger than 12 months.
- Best served fresh. Refrigerate promptly in a covered container and use within 2 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 0.02gSodium: 20mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 27gVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.03mg