Mango Peach Iced Tea Mint (Print Page)

A refreshing blend of mango and peach with iced tea and fresh mint, perfect for warm days.

# What You Need:

→ Tea Base

01 - 4 cups water
02 - 4 black tea bags

→ Fruit Purée

03 - 1 large ripe mango, peeled and diced
04 - 2 ripe peaches, pitted and diced
05 - 2 tablespoons honey or agave syrup
06 - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

→ To Serve

07 - 2 cups cold water
08 - 1 cup ice cubes, plus more for serving
09 - 1 small bunch fresh mint leaves
10 - Mango and peach slices for garnish, optional

# Directions:

01 - Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and allow tea to cool to room temperature.
02 - In a blender, combine diced mango, diced peaches, honey or agave syrup, and fresh lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
03 - Pour the fruit purée through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher to remove excess fibers, if desired.
04 - Add the cooled tea to the pitcher containing the fruit purée. Stir thoroughly to combine.
05 - Add 2 cups cold water and 1 cup ice cubes to the pitcher. Stir well to chill and dilute to desired taste.
06 - Add half of the fresh mint leaves to the pitcher and gently muddle to release aromatic flavors.
07 - Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes until thoroughly chilled.
08 - Pour mixture over additional ice cubes in serving glasses. Garnish with fresh mango and peach slices and remaining mint leaves.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It comes together in under 30 minutes, so you can have cold glasses ready before guests arrive.
  • The natural fruit sweetness means you're not fighting with sugar or artificial flavors—just real mango and peach doing their thing.
  • One pitcher serves six people, which somehow always feels like magic when you're hosting.
02 -
  • Don't skip the cooling step for the tea—pouring hot tea into fruit purée can change the flavor in ways you won't like, and it takes almost no extra time.
  • The difference between a mediocre peach and a great one is everything here; if your peaches taste like nothing, the whole drink suffers, so choose carefully or use frozen ones that were picked ripe.
03 -
  • Let your fruit sit out at room temperature for a few hours before blending if it's come from the fridge—cold fruit doesn't release its flavors as generously as room temperature fruit does.
  • If the drink ends up too sweet, add a pinch of salt instead of more lemon—it cuts the sweetness in a way that feels natural and sophisticated.
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