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Midnight blackberry black tea
An editorial starting recipe, ready for your own taste adjustments. It has not yet been kitchen-tested by Tea Planet.
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 240 ml water
- ⅓ cup / 50 g fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1 black tea bag / about 2 g
- 1–2 tsp / 4–8 g sugar, to taste
- 1 tsp / 5 ml lemon juice, optional
Method
- Combine the berries and water in a small saucepan. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, mashing the berries with a spoon.
- Take the pan off the heat, add the tea bag and steep for 3 minutes.
- Remove the bag. Strain into a mug through a fine-mesh strainer to catch the seeds.
- Stir in the sugar and optional lemon juice. Taste and serve warm.
