Nutritional Information
(per serving)
Food Exchange
1 carbohydrate
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Ginger-Mint Cooler
This refreshing twist on green tea takes a bit of time to make, but its extraordinarily crisp taste is worth the effort. Recipe created by Tony Abou-Ganim, Modern Mixologist.
Ingredients
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5 cups water
1 cup peeled, sliced fresh ginger
4 green tea bags
1 bunch fresh mint
24 packets Equal® sweetener or 1 cup Equal® Granular sweetener (Spoonful)
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemonade
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Preparation
- Put water and ginger in a large sauce pan and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add green tea bags and 10 mint sprigs and let mixture sit for 8 minutes.
- Remove tea bags and pour mixture through a strainer to remove mint and ginger.
- Stir in Equal sweetener and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Add orange juice and lemonade and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Serve in ice-filled glasses with a sprig of fresh mint.
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