Best Blackberry Iced Tea With Cinnamon Ginger Diabetic Recipes

Blackberry Iced Tea With Cinnamon and Ginger image

Provided by Outta Here

Categories Beverages

Time P1D

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 cups water
12 herbal tea bags, blackberry
2 cinnamon sticks (3-inch long)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 cup Splenda sweetened cranberry juice
Splenda sugar substitute, to taste
ice, Crushed (as needed)
6 cinnamon sticks

Steps:

Heat water in a large saucepan to just before boiling. Add tea bags, cinnamon sticks and ginger.
Remove from heat, cover and let steep for about 15 minutes.
Add cranberry juice and sweetener to taste. Strain tea into a pitcher. Cover and chill overnight.
Freeze glasses prior to serving. Pour tea over crushed ice and serve garnished with cinnamon sticks.

Blackberry Iced Tea image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories Beverages

Time 1h45m

Yield 7 1/2

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups fresh blackberries (or 3 cups frozen blackberries, thawed)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon chopped of fresh mint
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups boiling water
2 family-size tea bags
2 1/2 cups cold water

Steps:

Add the blackberries and sugar to a large container; stir to combine.
Crush the blackberries with a wooden spoon.
Add in mint and baking soda; stir to combine; set aside.
Pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and let stand for 3 minutes.
Discard tea bags.
Pour tea over blackberry mixture; let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
Pour tea mixture through a wire mesh strainer into a large pitcher; discard solids.
Add in 2 1/2 cups cold water; stir until sugar dissolves.
Cover and chill until ready to serve.