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Easy Fresh Mint Tea Recipe

Published: Nov 28, 2019 · Modified: Feb 16, 2023 by Geetha Priyanka · 2 Comments

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Fresh Mint Tea – delicious and super refreshing caffeine-free, dairy-free and sugar-free herbal tea made with fresh mint leaves. The stress buster herbal mint tea is a great way to unwind and relax after a long day.

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  • Fresh Mint Tea Recipe Variations
  • More Tea Recipes
  • How to make fresh mint tea?
  • Which variety of mint can be used to make mint tea?
  • Ingredients
  • Step-by-Step Instructions
  • Notes
  • 📖 Recipe Card

Once you try this homemade mint tea you will never go back to store-bought dried mint tea. It is also called pudina chai but traditionally Indian mint tea is made with tea leaves/tea bags and ginger. A hot cup of mint tea and other caffeine-free herbal tea such as Hibiscus Tea, Turmeric Ginger Cinnamon Tea, Kashayam make a great winter warmer.

Fresh mint is made with just 3 ingredients available in a grocery store. Mint is one of the fresh herbs with various health benefits due to its anti-inflammatory properties and help get rid of bad breath. It is a popular ingredient used in several food and drinks ranging from drinks - masala lassi, herbal tea to sauces such as Indian yogurt mint sauce to chutneys for example green chutney, salads such as corn cucumber tomato salad, Indian onion salad, and rice dishes such as pudina pulao, vegetable pulao. Mint leaves infuse fresh flavor and refreshing aroma into the dishes or drinks.

top view of a glass of fresh mint tea with fresh leaves in it.
Fresh Mint Tea

As this refreshing mint tea is made with fresh herbs rather than tea leaves or tea bags, it is considered a herbal tea. It is a great drink to have after dinner or before bedtime without worrying about staying awake for a long time. It helps to soothe an upset stomach.

Fresh Mint Tea Recipe Variations

Add few lemon slices and a dash of lemon juice for added flavour and a zing to your tea.

For a vegan version, substitute honey with maple syrup, agave or brown sugar.

To make an iced mint tea, allow the brewed tea to cool down and then refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until you are ready to serve. Pour over a glass with ice cubes and a few mint sprigs. Enjoy iced tea on hot summer days.

Try adding orange simple syrup or pineapple ginger syrup instead of honey for a fruity flavour.

More Tea Recipes

Iced Green Tea

Rose Milk Tea

Masala Chai

Iced London Fog

Hibiscus tea

How to make fresh mint tea?

The best part of this tea is that it’s so easy to make yourself and it tastes absolutely delicious on its own without any add-ons. All it requires is a cup of water, few fresh mint leaves, a saucepan to brew the tea and 5 minutes of your time. The key is to tear up the mint leaves to infuse maximum flavour.

Which variety of mint can be used to make mint tea?

Among different varieties of mint available, any edible mint such as peppermint, spearmint, chocolate mint, lemon balm, ginger mint, orange mint, apple mint can be used. Usually called fresh peppermint tea, spearmint tea and so on based on the type of leaves you use. You can mix different kinds of mint together to make your own blend or keep it simple with just one type. Basically, it is a matter of personal taste not the kind of mint.

Regardless of the type of mint used, I personally prefer fresh mint over dried leaves as the flavour profile of fresh mint tea is just not comparable with its dried counterpart. Fresh leaves infuse refreshing and soothing menthol flavour, sweet aroma, while dried leaves can turn the tea bitter if brewed longer and flavours are rather dull.

Ingredients

Mint leaves

Water

Honey

Find the quantities and a short video in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Bring water to a rolling boil.

Boiling water in a black tea pan.
Tear the mint leaves and add in water.

combine mint leaves in hot water.

Switch off the heat, close the lid and steep the tea for 5 minutes.

tea pan closed with lid to steep tea.
Mix in honey to the tea.

mixing honey to fresh mint tea.
Strain the hot mint tea in a tea cup and enjoy refreshing and soothing tea immediately.

holding a cup of fresh mint tea.

Notes

There are no definite measurements for this fragrant tea recipe. Feel free to add as many mint leaves as you desire and adjust the honey to suit your desired taste.

Ensure to tear mint leaves before adding them to water to get the maximum minty flavor out of them.

The more you steep, the stronger your tea will be.

You may leave out honey if you wish to enjoy plain mint flavoured tea.

Add honey to the hot tea but make sure not to boil it further.

📖 Recipe Card

Fresh Mint Tea

Fresh Mint Tea – delicious and super refreshing sugar-free, caffeine-free, vegan herbal tea made with fresh mint leaves. The stress buster herbal tea is a great way to unwind and relax after a long day.
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Course: Beverages, Drinks
Cuisine: International
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 11kcal
Author: Geetha

Video

Equipment

  • 1 Saucepan
  • 1 Spoon

Ingredients

1 Cup = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml

  • Fresh Mint Leaves handful
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 Teaspoon Honey

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, bring water to a rolling boil on medium-high heat.
    2 cups Water
  • Tear the mint leaves and add them to water. Turn off the heat.
    Fresh Mint Leaves
  • Close the saucepan and steep for 4-5 minutes or longer for strong flavour.
  • Remove the lid, mix in honey and divide the tea into cups.
    1 Teaspoon Honey
  • Enjoy refreshing and soothing mint tea.

Notes

There are no definite measurements for this recipe. Feel free to add as many mint leaves as you desire and adjust the honey to suit your desired taste. 
Ensure to tear mint leaves before adding to water to get maximum flavours out of it.
The more you steep, the stronger your tea will be.
You may leave out honey if you wish to enjoy plain mint flavoured tea on.
 
** Nutritional information provided here is estimated and for guidance only. Please refer my Recipe Disclaimer for more details. 

Nutrition

Calories: 11kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.01g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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  1. Mathew

    June 09, 2022 at 7:45 am

    5 stars
    advantages of consuming mint tea is that they fight bacterial infections, freshen your breath and a lot more.

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  2. Moksha Essentials

    June 22, 2021 at 11:01 am

    Excellent post and wonderful blog, this sort of interesting posts I really like, keep it up...

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