While in Thailand we have enjoyed some of the chilled Green Tea based drinks over there. We found some similar drinks here in the US in the Asian markets, but they are usually too sweet. So it was only natural to try to come up with our own version.
The Green Tea powder used in the recipe can be found in Asian grocery stores, where it’s sold for hot/cold green tea preparation.
We usually prepare a batch and bottle it in glass juice bottles for refrigeration.
Ingredients: Green Tea powder, honey, lime or lemon juice.
Prepartion: Mix the tea powder with water according to the instructions on the bag, add honey to taste (we like about 1 small tea spoon per cup) and add a little lime or lemon juice, again to taste. The honey dissolves best in hot or warm water, so if you are preparing a batch of cold tea it helps to warm up a cup of water and dissolve the honey in there.
If the drink sits in a bottle for a few days some sedimentation occurs, that’s normal, just shake the bottle before puring and enjoying a cool refreshing drink!