How to Make Tea With Lemon Basil
A customizable recipe for making lemon basil tea at home with ginger, using either fresh basil or dried.
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 25.09kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Cup water
- small handful lemon basil leaves ~20 leaves
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger or thin slice fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Boil 1 cup of water, then once boiling, turn off the heat and throw in the lemon basil leaves & ginger.
- Steep the mixture for 7-10 minutes; any longer and the tea will start to get bitter.
- Strain the tea through a tea strainer if you mind the leaves or ginger bits, and then stir in the honey and enjoy!
Notes
LEMON BASIL. If you want to get a sense of what this tea would taste like, but don't have any lemon basil leaves on hand, you can make this tea with regular basil leaves and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
GINGER. For those who don't have or don't like ginger, you can sub ~¼ teaspoon of any other herb; I'd highly recommend mint or lavender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 25.09kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.35g | Protein: 0.38g | Fat: 0.08g | Sodium: 5.6mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5.79g