Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade
Updated Feb 19, 2025
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This fruity Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade is delicious and refreshing. See step-by-step instructions to make this layered 5-ingredient iced drink in just 4 minutes.
Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade
This Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade is a colorful and refreshing cold drink. The pretty layers make it the perfect beverage for summer parties, barbecues, and bridal showers.
It’s a balanced drink that’s fruity, tart, and refreshing thanks to its unique combination of ingredients.
The recipe is a fruity twist on an Arnold Palmer, the classic half-tea, half-lemonade drink. A homemade strawberry syrup sweetens the drink and adds a bright berry flavor.
Note from Jee
As a Tea Sommelier, one of the most common mistakes I see with green tea is steeping it for too long or in water that’s too hot.
Green tea is pretty delicate and fickle, so if you don’t want bitter green tea, make sure you don’t use boiling hot water and don’t steep it longer than 3 minutes.
Recipe Summary
- This layered tea lemonade is a cold drink made with green tea, strawberry syrup, lemonade, water, and ice.
- Since the strawberry syrup and lemonade are already both sweet, there’s no need for additional sugar.
- The drink is caffeinated since it contains green tea.
- This recipe makes 16 ounces (2 cups) but can easily be increased to make a pitcher.
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Ingredient Notes
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Green tea: This recipe works with any green tea. Use a tea bag or tea sachet for easy cleanup.
- Strawberry syrup: I like it with my homemade strawberry syrup for the best berry flavor, but store-bought works great, too.
- Lemonade: Use your favorite store-bought lemonade or make it from scratch. I’m a big fan of the lemonade at Trader Joe’s, which is what I used.
- Water: For the best tasting drink, always use filtered water.
- Ice: Make ice with filtered water, if possible.
Photo Credit: Harney.com
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put green tea bag 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. Remove tea bag and let tea cool.
Step 3: Place ice, lemonade, and strawberry syrup in a cup.
Step 4: Add cooled down green tea.
Recipe Notes
To make layers, start with the sweetest ingredient.
The trick to making a layered drink is to start by adding the sweetest components first. In this recipe, that’s the lemonade and strawberry syrup, which will sink to the bottom of the cup. Since the green tea is unsweetened, I added it last.
The more sugar the bottom layer has compared to the top, the more distinct the layers will be.
Don’t oversteep the tea.
Never brew green tea for more than 4 minutes. Brewing green tea for too long will make it bitter. Like all teas, green tea has a specific steeping temperature and time that should be followed to ensure the best smooth flavor.
Make the tea and syrup ahead of time.
Both the green tea and strawberry syrup can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge. The tea will be good for up to 4 days, while the homemade strawberry syrup can last up to 2 weeks if kept in an airtight container.
Make it kid-friendly and caffeine-free.
Take out the green tea and make it a caffeine-free Strawberry Lemonade! Kids will love it since it’s sweet and refreshing.
Expert Tips
- Store-bought lemonade is great, but a homemade one offers more control over the sugar levels if you prefer a drink that’s less sweet.
- Swap the green tea with matcha to make it an Strawberry Matcha Lemonade.
- To garnish with lemons, line the slices inside the cup first, then add the ice.
- Leftover strawberry syrup can be used to make other recipes like Strawberry Iced Tea, Strawberry Bubble Tea, and Strawberry Cold Foam.
Related
- Strawberry Iced Tea
- Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade
- Hibiscus Lemonade
- Starbucks Iced Black Tea Lemonade Copycat
- Starbucks Iced Passion Tango Tea Lemonade Copycat
- Strawberry Hibiscus Iced Tea
- Frozen Hibiscus Lemonade
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Strawberry Green Tea Lemonade
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 green tea bag
- ¼ cup hot water
- 1 cup ice
- ⅔ cup lemonade
- 3 tablespoons strawberry syrup
Instructions
- Put green tea bag and ¼ 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 175°F.
- Cover and steep for 3 minutes. Remove tea bag and let tea cool.Do not steep for longer or the green tea will become bitter.
- Pour the lemonade and strawberry syrup into a cup with ice. Add cooled down green tea.Optional: Garnish with thinly sliced lemon.
Notes
- This recipe works with any green tea. Use a tea bag or tea sachet for easy cleanup. You can also use 1 ½ teaspoons loose tea in place of 1 tea bag.
- Store-bought lemonade is great, but a homemade one offers more control over the sugar levels if you prefer a drink that’s less sweet.
- Don’t oversteep the tea. Brewing green tea for too long will make it bitter.
- Green tea can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge. The tea will be good for up to 4 days.
- To garnish with lemons, line the slices inside the cup first, then add the ice, followed by the drink components.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
