Fresh Stinging Nettle Tea with Mint

5 from 6 votes

Simple, delicious herbal tea made from fresh stinging nettles and mint with a touch of maple syrup. Serve hot, cool or iced and share with your favorite elves.

Prep Time2

Cook Time4

Course: Beverage

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 2kcal

Author: Alan Bergo

Cost: 1

Equipment

1 2 quart sauce pot
1 Strainer

Ingredients

Fresh Tea

2 oz fresh stinging nettle leaves or tender tops
3 5 inch sprigs (5 g) fresh mint
Maple syrup or honey to taste, optional
8 cups water
lemon wedges optional

Dried Tea

8 cups water
⅓ cup dried nettle leaves
1 tablespoon dried mint leaves

Instructions

Fresh Tea

Bring the water to a boil, add the nettles and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the mint sprigs and boil for a minute more.
Put the pot in a sink of cold water to chill, then refrigerate. It's important to infuse the leaves in the tea for at least six hours or so for the strongest infusion.
The next day, strain the tea, add maple syrup to taste and serve hot or chilled on ice. I like to add lemon to it when making iced tea.

Dried Tea

Bring the water to a simmer in a pot, add the leaves, allow to infuse overnight or for at least six hours, then strain and proceed as above.
Sweeten if you like and serve warm or chilled.

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Notes

The tea is good hot or cold, but my favorite is serving it sweetened with maple syrup, mint leaves and lemon as a sweet iced tea.

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