This homemade pineapple iced tea is made with pineapple peel and chunks, mint leaves, and cinnamon sticks boiled, steeped, strained, and then refrigerated until chilled. It is flavorful and quite refreshing!
How to Make Pineapple Iced Tea
- All that you will need is to do is to boil a couple of pineapple slices, their peels, a few fresh mint leaves, and one cinnamon stick.
- Then, let it steep, strain, sweeten, and refrigerate.
Why You'll Love This Iced Tea Recipe
Lately I have been trying to cool off the warm late spring days by drinking lots of water and healthy iced beverages. One of my definite favorites is Homemade Pineapple Iced Tea.
Living in the southern US, iced tea appears on every single restaurant menu-- an absolute must!
I've my own version, inspired by a traditional combination of flavors which is very popular in my home country, Brazil: pineapple and mint!
This flavor is popular there. Since it is not so easy to find its commercial version here, I took matters into my own hands and came up with my own recipe.
You can enjoy it either hot or iced, depending upon the weather and/or personal preferences.
This recipe is quite simple and low-cost! We use mostly pineapple peel.
With the fruit pulp, we can make such treats as Pineapple-Mint Popsicles, Salads , Piña Colada Cheesecake Smoothie, and Brazilian Fruit Salad.
This tea contains antioxidants and aids the digestive process.
I hope you make and enjoy this ultimate summer beverage!!!
How to Store
- Store iced tea in a pitcher in the fridge for about 3-5 days.
- If you want, you can pour it into an ice tray and freeze for up to 2 months and then blend it directly from frozen with iced water.
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Pineapple Iced Tea
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 blender
- 1 strainer
Ingredients
- Peels of one pineapple washed
- 2 slices pineapple cut into chunks
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- Sugar honey, or sugar substitute to taste
Instructions
- Place both the pineapple peels and chunks, water, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Let cook for about 25-30 minutes.
- Then, turn off the heat and add the mint leaves. Cover and let sit for approximately 15-20 minutes. Strain the mixture. Discard everything except the pineapple chunks and boiled liquid!
- In a blender, blend the pineapple chunks with 1 cup of the boiled, strained liquid. Strain and stir it into the remaining boiled, strained liquid. Sweeten with sugar, honey, or sugar substitute to taste. Let cool down and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Add ice and serve!
Recipe Notes
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Essa receita é ótima ! muito boa mesmo ! Adorei ! Muito obrigada por compartilhar sempre conteúdo de qualidade conosco !
Isabella, obrigada! O prazer é meu. Fico feliz que você gostou... No calorzão do verão, é melhor ainda...
In central America we make this drink a lot. Food vendors on the streets sell it and it always sells out 🙂 We use the pineapple skin with spices. We do not use the mint leaves. Sooo good and refreshing...
Thanks, Lali, for stopping by! Welcome to FBTY!!! In Brazil, we make it with mint. It's quite refreshing indeed!
i cant wait to try and make it!!!!!:)
Enjoy, Ben! This is a very refreshing beverage.
I thought cooking the peel part was interesting! Very refreshing, delicious iced tea!
It is refreshing and economical, Nami! I'll never waste pineapple peels anymore because I'll be using them to make this tea.
Mmmm..... so refreshing for summer!
I LOOOOVE this drink!! Mint, pineapple, tea... all of these words are making me oh so freakin' happy!! It means summer is here! 😀
Beautiful beverage... I need to meet with it!
Thanks, Kate! I hope you have the opportunity to try it. Even my five-year-old became a fan of it. It's pretty refreshing.
Denise, this pineapple juice with mint looks perfect for the warm weather that is sure getting here...I love the cinnamon touch.
Hope you are having a great week my dear 🙂
Thanks, Juliana! Uma boa semana pra você também.
This tea looks ever so refreshing, Denise.
It is, Lail! Try and will be hooked like we are...
Great idea, Denise. Now I know what to do with all those leftover pineapple rinds!
Abbe:
We can take advantage from the entire fruit, even its peels.
Ummm...cha de hortela was one of my favorities Brazilian drinks, I found it so fresh...!!!
Nydia: Now you can make by yourself without having to buy in a prepacked box. 🙂
I'm a hot tea kind of gal, but iced tea with pineapple could sway me to the chilled side! Beautiful, Denise!
Liz: The good thing about this tea is that can be drunk either warm or chilled depending on personal preferences.
The combination of pineapple and mint with a hint of cinnamon sounds so refreshing! A splendid summer refreshment!
Thank you, Deb!This is a summer fav at my house.
BAH this sounds like the perfect summer drink!
Thanks, Irina! Even my 5 year old became a fan of it...
That looks live a very refreshing tea
Thanks, Raymund! It is very refreshing indeed...and economical too!!!
Denise, this looks so good! I've never thought of this combination but I'm so glad you did! I buy a pineapple almost every week and always throw out the peel. What a great, delicious way to use the whole pineapple, love it!
Thanks, Chris! So here it is a good way to use pineapple peels...