Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade is soooo good and perfect for summer! It’s sweet and fruity and totally refreshing, made with 5 ingredients. Fresh or frozen strawberries are blended then combined with tangy homemade lemonade and green tea for a caffeine-infused kick. It’s so good served over ice enjoyed with a Smoked Beef Hot Dog in an Electric Smoker.
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure here.
Why This Recipe is So Good
- No simple syrup – The sugar gets added to the green tea so there’s no need for a simple syrup.
- It’s so easy to make – The strawberries are blended using either a food processor or a blender then after the green tea cools off, everything is combined in a large pitcher and served over ice. This recipe takes about 20 minutes to make and yields 10 cups of strawberry green tea lemonade. Double or triple this recipe if you’re making lemonade for a crowd. I doubled it for my family and it was a hit!
- It’s sweet and refreshing and filled with real ingredients like strawberries, lemon juice, sugar and green tea. This iced strawberry lemonade with green tea doesn’t contain any artificial colors or flavors. Many store-bought drinks and refreshers contain tons of added sugar and not good-for-you ingredients, so making your own lemonade at home is sooo much better and tastier too!
Recipe Ingredients
Strawberries – You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. If using fresh, just make sure to rinse them really well and hull them first, or cut off the green leafy part.
Green tea – I used regular sencha green tea bags. Whole leaf tea or gunpowder green tea would taste delicious too!
Sugar – Regular white granulated sugar or cane sugar. Use honey or stevia to make it refined sugar free if you like.
Lemons – You’ll need 6 – 7 large lemons to get enough juice for this green tea lemonade. Use a manual citrus juicer to make this step much easier.
How to Make Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Steep green tea
In a large pitcher, add green tea bags and 4 cups of hot water. Cover and steep for 10 minutes, squeeze the tea bags, then discard. Stir in granulated sugar until dissolved, then set aside to cool to room temperature.
Make the strawberry sauce
In a blender, blend fresh or frozen strawberries and water until smooth. Strain the strawberry sauce through a fine mesh strainer if you want to remove the strawberry seeds.
To the green tea, add strawberry sauce and lemon juice, stir until combined then serve over ice.
Looking For More Recipes?
- Homemade Raspberry Lemonade Recipe
- Mango Lemonade
- Blackberry Lemonade
- Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
- Watermelon Mint Lemonade
- Mint Ginger Lemonade with Homemade Mint Ginger Syrup
- Iced Tea Lemonade (Arnold Palmer Drink)
- Bee’s Knees Mocktail (Non-Alcoholic)
If you love this recipe, leave a review and a ⭐️ 5-star rating or 📌 save it to Pinterest for later. Subscribe to The Midwest Kitchen Blog’s Newsletter for more recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox!
Visit our sister site for more delicious recipes at Matcha and Kale.
Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade
Equipment
- Manual citrus juicer
- High-speed blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 4 green tea bags 4 – 5 teaspoons of loose-leaf green tea
- 4 cups hot water I used half hot water and half cold water so the tea didn’t burn
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 16 ounces strawberries fresh or frozen, 2 ½ cups, stems removed
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed, 6 – 7 lemons
- Ice for serving
Instructions
Steep green tea
- In a large pitcher, add 4 green tea bags and 4 cups hot water(I used half hot and half cold water so the green tea didn't burn). Cover and steep for 10 minutes, squeeze the tea bags, then discard. Stir in 1 cup granulated sugar until dissolved, then set aside to cool to room temperature.
Make the strawberry sauce
- To a blender, add 16 ounces strawberries fresh or frozen and 2 cups cold water. Blend until smooth. You can strain the strawberry sauce through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds if you like.
- To the green tea, add strawberry sauce and 1 cup lemon juice, stir until combined, then serve over ice.
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, stored in an airtight sealed jar or pitcher.Tips and Tricks
- Sugar – Use white granulated sugar or cane sugar. Make it refined sugar free by using stevia or honey instead
- Green tea – regular sencha green tea or gun powder green tea bags
- Lemons – Use large lemons with thin skin these usually have more juice and less pilth(the white part of the lemon). Allow the lemons to come to room temperature and roll them before cutting and juicing them.
Nutrition
All nutrition information is automatically generated and should be only used as a rough estimate. This recipe card may contain affiliate links.
