Mint Cold Brew Green Tea
on Jul 17, 2025
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A cool and refreshing green tea brightened with fresh mint. Made cold brewed, it’s the easiest and tastiest way to make iced tea.
Fresh Mint Cold Brew Green Tea
Green tea is tricky to make since it’s can easily get bitter if it’s not made properly but with my recipe, you’ll get perfectly cold brewed green tea that tastes smooth, crisp, and refreshing. Fresh mint gives the green tea an extra refreshing kick.
Note from Jee
This cold brew green tea with fresh mint is my variation on Moroccan mint tea, which is only made using gunpowder green tea.
Gunpowder green tea is a Chinese green tea that’s rolled into tight little balls. It has slightly smoky, nutty notes and has less of a vegetal taste than other green teas.
You can buy Moroccan mint tea, which is gunpowder green tea blended with dried peppermint leaves, but I much prefer the taste when it’s made with fresh mint.
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Recipe Notes
Use filtered water.
I always recommend using filtered water for the best tasting tea.
Cold brew for 6 hours.
With black tea and oolong tea, I cold brew for up to 24 hours, but for green tea, it’s a little more delicate and doesn’t require such a long steep time. After 9 hours, you can taste the bitterness. I stick with 6 hours for most green teas.
Use simple syrup to sweeten the drink.
If you want to sweeten your tea, use simple syrup (half water, half sugar). It’ll be the easiest to incorporate into your tea. You can make quick simple syrup at home by mixing equal parts sugar and hot water until the sugar dissolves.
Wash the mint.
Thoroughly wash the fresh mint to remove dirt and bacteria by running it under cool water while rubbing the leaves.
Strain out solids after 24 hours.
Even if you decide to leave the tea and mint in for longer, make sure you take out all the solids after 24 hours. Leaving any solids in the cold brew tea can accelerate bacterial growth.
Drink cold brew tea within 3 days.
Cold brew tea is best when consumed in 3 days after straining the solids since there is increased risk of bacterial growth. From the day you put the cold brew tea and fresh herbs into the refrigerator to the day you have your last sip, it should be 4 days total.
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Mint Cold Brew Green Tea
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon green tea, (or 3 tea bags/sachets)
- 6 leaves fresh mint, torn
- 2 cups water, cold or room temperature
Instructions
- Put green tea, torn fresh mint leaves, and cool or room temperature water in a pitcher or glass container.Use filtered water for a better tasting tea. Stir to make sure the tea leaves touch the water.
- Cover container and put in refrigerator for 6 hours.The tea and mint should not be left in the drink more than 24 hours.
- Strain out solids and pour tea into a cup.Since the drink is already chilled, ice is optional. The tea can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
- I always recommend using filtered water for the best tasting tea.
- With black tea and oolong tea, I cold brew for up to 24 hours, but for green tea, it’s a little more delicate and doesn’t require such a long steep time. After 9 hours, you can taste the bitterness. I stick with 6 hours for most green teas.
- If you want to sweeten your tea, use simple syrup (half water, half sugar). It’ll be the easiest to incorporate into your tea. You can make quick simple syrup at home by mixing equal parts sugar and hot water until the sugar dissolves.
- Thoroughly wash the fresh mint to remove dirt and bacteria by running it under cool water while rubbing the leaves.
- Even if you decide to leave the tea and mint in for longer, make sure you take out all the solids after 24 hours. Leaving any solids in the cold brew tea can accelerate bacterial growth.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
