Chamomile Iced Tea
Updated Feb 19, 2025
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This 3-ingredient chamomile tea is so refreshing! It’s perfect anytime you need a chilled drink that’s caffeine-free.
Chamomile Iced Tea
Chamomile is the featured ingredient in this simple 3-ingredient iced tea. The daisy-like plant is dried and brewed into a tea, and this herbal infusion is naturally caffeine-free. It has a mild, floral flavor with an apple and honey-like sweetness.
Chamomile is a popular bedtime drink.
Note from Jee
I really like chamomile drinks, including this chamomile iced tea. It’s mild but there is flavor so it’s not like drinking water.
If you like your chamomile flavor to be stronger and more intense, go ahead and steep the chamomile tea for longer than the 5 minutes in the recipe. And if the taste is too intense, you can just dilute it with water.
Recipe Summary
- Chamomile iced tea is a cold drink made with chamomile tea, water, and ice.
- Tea bags are steeped in hot water to create a concentrate, then cooled down and combined with ice.
- This recipe makes 16 ounces (2 cups) drink.
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Ingredients Notes
- Chamomile tea: The more intact the flowers, the higher the quality. Tea sachets have more intact flowers than chamomile in tea bags. I like using tea sachets since it’s so much easier to clean up.
- Water: Always use filtered water to make the best tasting iced tea.
- Ice: Make the ice with filtered water if possible.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put tea sachets and hot water into a teapot.
Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting.
Step 2: Cover and steep.
Step 3: Discard tea sachets and add cold water. Cool down tea in the refrigerator.
Step 4: Pour tea into a cup with ice.
Recipe Notes
Chamomile can be steeped for a while.
Unlike teas, which need to be steeped at a specific temperature for a set time, herbal tisanes like chamomile won’t get bitter if they’re left in hot water for a while. The flavor of the tea will deepen as it steeps.
It’s important to store tea properly.
To help the chamomile tea bags and sachets last longest, keep them in an airtight container, like a tea canister, away from light and heat.
Make the tea ahead of time.
Chamomile iced tea can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
Expert Tips
- Keep the teapot lid on when steeping tea, which will help maintain a consistent temperature.
- Add honey or honey syrup into the tea to make a honey chamomile iced tea.
- Garnish with lemon slices or fresh mint to make this iced tea party ready.
- There’s no sugar in this chamomile iced tea, but you can sweeten it with a plain simple syrup or a flavored one, like lemon or ginger.
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Chamomile Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 2 chamomile tea sachets , (or 1 tablespoon loose tea)
- ½ cup hot water
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Put tea sachets and ½ cup of hot water into a teapot.Boil water on the stovetop or use an electric kettle with a temperature setting. Set water temperature to 195°F.
- Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Herbal teas like chamomile can be steeped for longer without getting bitter. The medicinal quality and flavor will deepen. For a stronger taste, steep for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Discard tea sachets and add ½ cup of cold water. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to cool.
- Pour cooled down tea into a cup with ice.
Notes
- The more intact the flowers, the higher the quality. Tea sachets have more intact flowers than chamomile in tea bags. I like using tea sachets since it’s so much easier to clean up.
- Unlike teas, which need to be steeped at a specific temperature for a set time, herbal tisanes like chamomile won’t get bitter if they’re left in hot water for a while. The flavor of the tea will deepen as it steeps.
- You can also dissolve some honey or honey syrup into the tea as it steeps to make a honey chamomile iced tea.
- Chamomile iced tea can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- Garnish with lemon slices or fresh mint to make this iced tea party ready.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
