Green Tea Lemonade
Green Tea Lemonade is a lighter version of a classic Arnold Palmer drink. Made with half green tea and half lemonade, this refreshing drink is sweet and tangy with a light green tea flavor. Made with 4 ingredients in 20 minutes, it’s the perfect summer drink.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- An Arnold Palmer is a non-alcoholic drink that professional golfer Arnold Palmer would enjoy after playing on the course. It’s sweet and refreshing but has a kick of caffeine from the iced tea. Although Palmer preferred 3 parts tea to 1 part lemonade, this drink is usually made half and half, like in this recipe. Either way, you can switch up the ratios according to your liking.
- Green tea mixed with the lemonade makes the best drink. It’s so simple to make from scratch. The tea is brewed, then combined with sugar and freshly squeezed lemons. Squeezing the lemons with a citrus juicer will be quick and give you the freshest-tasting lemonade.
- No simple syrup. For this recipe, the sugar is stirred into the warm tea. It’s quicker than making a simple syrup, since the tea needs to cool down anyway.
Recipe Ingredients
Green tea: Tea bags or loose leaf green tea are used instead of the traditional black tea for a lighter iced tea flavor. Regular green tea or sencha green tea. I used loose leaf gun powder green tea.
Lemonade: Homemade lemonade made with freshly squeezed lemons, cane sugar and water.
Ice for serving
How to Make Green Tea Lemonade Arnold Palmer
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Brew green tea with 2 cups of very warm water in a pitcher or mason jar. Cover with a lid, then let the tea steep for 10 minutes or according to the package instructions.
Discard the tea bags, then stir in the sugar until it has completely dissolved. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature or transfer it to the refrigerator to speed up this process.
Once the tea has cooled, pour it into a pitcher with freshly squeezed lemon juice and the cold water.
Stir everything together, then serve chilled with ice and lemon slices.
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Green Tea Lemonade
Equipment
- Larger pitcher
- Electric kettle or medium sized pot
Ingredients
- 2 green tea bags or 2 teaspoons green loose-leaf tea I used loose-leaf gunpowder green tea
- 2 cups very warm water, you don’t want it too hot, or it could burn the green tea
- ¾ cup cane sugar or white granulated sugar
- ¾ cup lemon juice 4 – 5 large lemons, freshly squeezed
- 2 cups cold water
- Ice for serving
Optional garnishes
- Lemon slices
- Fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Brew green tea with 2 cups of very warm water in a pitcher or mason jar. Cover with a lid, then let the tea steep for 10 minutes or according to the package instructions.2 green tea bags or 2 teaspoons green loose-leaf tea, 2 cups
- Discard the tea bags, then stir in the sugar until it has completely dissolved. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature or transfer it to the refrigerator to speed up this process.¾ cup cane sugar or white granulated sugar
- Once the tea has cooled, pour it into a pitcher with freshly squeezed lemon juice and the cold water.¾ cup lemon juice, 2 cups cold water
- Stir everything together, then serve chilled with ice and lemon slices. Enjoy!Ice for serving, Lemon slices, Fresh mint leaves
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Keep iced tea lemonade covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. Freeze into ice cubes to add to tea or lemonade for the future.Tips and Tricks
- Switch up the ratios. Half lemonade and half iced tea is standard but who doesn’t love to mix things up? Use ⅓ lemonade and ⅔ iced tea or the other way around. Since we added the sugar to the sweet tea you might end up with a sweeter or less sweet drink depending on the ratio you chose to go with.
- More tart or sweet? Add more lemon juice if you want a more tart drink or add more sugar if you want it sweeter.
- Make a Winnie Palmer. This drink is named after Arnold Palmer’s first wife Winnie. It’s a mix of sweetened iced tea and lemonade. Make a simple syrup to add to the lemonade then mix in sugar in the hot tea. Allow everything to cool then mix together to serve over ice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is a rough estimate. Recipe card may include affiliate links.
