Yield: 4 cups
HOMEMADE FIG LEAF ICED TEA
A refreshing, caffeine-free iced tea made with fresh fig leaves, with a soft coconut-vanilla flavor. Only 3 ingredients, plant-based and naturally sweetened.
Ingredients
- 3 large fresh fig leaves, well washed, (freshly harvested)
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp maple syrup , to taste
Instructions
- Collect nice large fig leaves and wash them under running water. Pat them slightly dry.
- Remove the central stem and cut the leaves into small strips to release more flavor.
- Pour 4 cups of water into a pan, add the fig leaf strips and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for a total of 20 minutes, then remove from the heat.
- Let it cool down and infuse for another 20 minutes.
- Remove the strips and squeeze them as much as you can over the pan.
- Stir in the maple syrup while the tea is still slightly warm. Taste and adjust.
- Pour into an airtight container or glass jar and keep in the fridge. Serve very cold, over ice.
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