Healthy Recipe of the Week
For any readers who are committed to a “Dry January”, overindulged a tad with festive holiday cocktails last month, or who (like me) simply prefer a mocktail over a cocktail, this recipe is for you!
Green Tea Mojito Mocktail
Ingredients
- 4 cups Water
- 4 single-serve bags of Green Tea
- 32 – 40 sprigs Fresh Mint (*4 sprigs, divided or separate)
- 2 cups Ice Cubes
- 1 cup 100% White Grape Juice
- 1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice (about 4 medium-sized limes)
- 1 medium-sized Lime (cut into 4 wedges or lime zest twists) (*optional)
Directions
Add the water to a small saucepan. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the green tea tea bags. Let steep for four (4) minutes. *Make sure the tea bags are submerged in water. Discard the tea bags. Let the tea mixture cool for thirty (30) minutes. Pour liquid mixture into a water pitcher. Refrigerate for two (2) hours, or until chilled.
At serving time, add the mint leaves to four (4) glasses. Using a muddler or wooden spoon, mash the mint leaves several times to release their juices. *Do not mash into pulp. Add the ice. Stir the white grape juice and lime juice into the tea mixture. Pour into the glasses. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge and remaining mint leaf.
Yields: 4 servings
Nutritional Information
Per serving (1 1/2 cups): 45 Calories | 0.0g Total Fat | 0mg Cholesterol | 7mg Sodium | 0g Dietary Fiber | 10g Sugar | 0g Added Sugar | 1g Protein
Reference
American Heart Association. (n.d.) Green tea mojito mocktail. Recipes. https://recipes.heart.org/en/recipes/green-tea-mojito-mocktail?utm_source=healthy+for+good+fy+2025&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CP_HFG_Send_1_010625&utm_content=Recipe+cta&sc_camp=0B4876E246A046B4B14864ADCB63B5B1
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