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Tea · From Bladwijzer

Fresh mint tea

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 1 teapot (± 1 litre)
• Time: 10 min
• From: Spearmint

Ingredients

• a generous handful of spearmint sprigs (± 15 g)
• 1 litre water
• optionally 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
• optionally 1 teaspoon green tea (gunpowder)

Method

1. Rinse the mint briefly and shake it dry.
2. Bring the water to the boil. For Moroccan mint tea, first steep the green tea for 2 minutes in a little boiling water, pour that water away and fill up the pot.
3. Put the mint in the teapot, pour over the hot water and leave to steep for 5 minutes.
4. Sweeten to taste and pour from a height so the tea froths a little.

Storing: Drink it fresh. Cooled, with a squeeze of lemon, it keeps for a day in the fridge as iced tea.