Name: Herbal Coolers & Coffee Alternatives
Ingredients: cape malay chai tea bag (Dragonfly is my favourite); rooibos tea bag (I like this TickTock brand); hazelnut milk (Rude Health is naturally sweet); approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes if you like (I prefer mine without ice cubes but cold from the fridge); 2-3 turmeric and ginger tea bags (I love Pukka Turmeric Gold); 1 inch chunk of ginger, peeled and sliced into medallions; 1- 2 inch turmeric root, peeled and roughly sliced (optional, only if you have it to hand); 1 lemon, 1/2 lemon juice and the other half sliced to add in to the tea; honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet; approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes to serve; 2-3 earl grey rooibos tea bags (I use Dragonfly); orange peel, slices of orange or tangerine to serve; or you could add a milk (almond is great here) instead of the fruit for a milky drink; honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet; approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes; check out the gallery section and quick links at the bottom if you are not sure what some of these teabags look like (it may be helpful for when you go shopping !)

CategoryDrinks & Smoothies

Herbal Coolers & Coffee Alternatives

Yields1 Serving

Ingredients for Chai Latte Cooler

cape malay chai tea bag (Dragonfly is my favourite)

rooibos tea bag (I like this TickTock brand)

hazelnut milk (Rude Health is naturally sweet)

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes if you like (I prefer mine without ice cubes but cold from the fridge)

Ingredients for Turmeric Cooler

2-3 turmeric and ginger tea bags (I love Pukka Turmeric Gold)

1 inch chunk of ginger, peeled and sliced into medallions

1- 2 inch turmeric root, peeled and roughly sliced (optional, only if you have it to hand)

1 lemon, 1/2 lemon juice and the other half sliced to add in to the tea

honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes to serve

Ingredients for Earl Grey Rooibos Cooler

2-3 earl grey rooibos tea bags (I use Dragonfly)

orange peel, slices of orange or tangerine to serve

or you could add a milk (almond is great here) instead of the fruit for a milky drink

honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes

check out the gallery section and quick links at the bottom if you are not sure what some of these teabags look like (it may be helpful for when you go shopping !)

To make a milky cooler

Brew your herbal tea as you normally would, this picture show about a 750ml of hot water with one of each of the teabags in but you can add more teabags if you prefer a stronger brew.

Then add the amount of milk you would usually use to taste and leave the milky chai out on the side to cool. Once cooled I transfer the liquid (with a funnel) to a glass bottle with a lid and keep it in the door of the fridge.
The malay chai/rooibos combo works really well with hazelnut milk as this type of milk is lovely and sweet and you don't need to add in any extra sugar if you have a sweet tooth.
This makes an excellent alternative to coffee in the morning in this hot weather when drunk cold straight from the fridge. I use an insulated glass as not only does it keep our drinks hot in winter but it does a great job of keeping our drinks cool in the summer too ! (star anise added - just because it is soooo pretty !!).

To make a fruity herbal cooler

Simply make up a batch of herbal tea in the usual way, I tend to make about a litre batch each time as I have litre size glass bottles that fit in my fridge door. Leave it to cool on the side then pour the tea into your glass bottle or jug with any chopped fruits and spices that you fancy. Leave your cooler in the fridge overnight if you like a stronger flavour or drink right away with ice if you can't wait.

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If it is a herb or fruity type of herbal tea that you are making you can leave the teabags in overnight for maximum flavour but if it is black, green or white tea I would take the tea bag out after your preferred brew time as it may turn bitter if you leave the tea bags in for a long time.

Ingredients

Ingredients for Chai Latte Cooler

cape malay chai tea bag (Dragonfly is my favourite)

rooibos tea bag (I like this TickTock brand)

hazelnut milk (Rude Health is naturally sweet)

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes if you like (I prefer mine without ice cubes but cold from the fridge)

Ingredients for Turmeric Cooler

2-3 turmeric and ginger tea bags (I love Pukka Turmeric Gold)

1 inch chunk of ginger, peeled and sliced into medallions

1- 2 inch turmeric root, peeled and roughly sliced (optional, only if you have it to hand)

1 lemon, 1/2 lemon juice and the other half sliced to add in to the tea

honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes to serve

Ingredients for Earl Grey Rooibos Cooler

2-3 earl grey rooibos tea bags (I use Dragonfly)

orange peel, slices of orange or tangerine to serve

or you could add a milk (almond is great here) instead of the fruit for a milky drink

honey or rice malt syrup or xylitol or sweetner of your choice if you like it sweet

approx 500-750ml hot water to make the tea and ice cubes

check out the gallery section and quick links at the bottom if you are not sure what some of these teabags look like (it may be helpful for when you go shopping !)

Directions

To make a milky cooler

Brew your herbal tea as you normally would, this picture show about a 750ml of hot water with one of each of the teabags in but you can add more teabags if you prefer a stronger brew.

To make a fruity herbal cooler

A little bit more....

Herbal Coolers & Coffee Alternatives

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