Lime-Coconut Iced Tea
Lime-Coconut Iced Tea
Ingredients
• 2 black tea bags
• 1/2 lime, thinly sliced
• 3 cups coconut water, heated
• Raw honey, optional
Directions
• Add the black tea bags and sliced lime to a 1-quart mason jar or pitcher.
• Pour heated, but not boiling, coconut water into the mason jar and allow tea to steep for 15 minutes. Then remove the tea bags. Add honey to taste.
• Place in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours until it is chilled completely and the flavors have released.
Benefits: This refreshing tea offers a little taste of the tropics along with its health benefits. Black tea contains antioxidants such as polyphenols that protect our cells from DNA damage, thus helping to combat cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and the ill effects of aging.