With Spring in the air (well, almost!!), this Cocktail Friday I’m starting to dream of warmer days and sunny afternoon soirees! Barker’s of Geraldine‘s Blackcurrant Tea Tonic sounds just too delicious – herbal tea mixed back with blackcurrants, honey, vanilla and mint is perfect for sipping underneath the canopy of a shady tree with friends! It’s just the thing too for a wonderful punch at a Spring wedding; how pretty would it look in a beautiful glass bowl garnished with fresh berries and mint…
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 Rooibos tea bags or 1 tbsp loose leaf Rooibos tea
¼ cup Barker’s Squeezed New Zealand Blackcurrants fruit syrup
2 tsp Manuka honey
1 tsp coconut oil
½ tsp vanilla powder or seeds
¼ cup mint leaves, torn
Method:
Bring water to the boil, add 2 cups of boiling water to Rooibos tea and allow to infuse for five minutes. Add tea to a small saucepan, add Squeezed New Zealand Blackcurrants fruit syrup, honey, coconut oil, vanilla powder or seeds and mint leaves. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes, then turn off the heat and allow to infuse for five minutes.
Strain and before serving, give the tonic a good mix as the coconut oil will naturally come to the surface. Serve with a few fresh mint leaves.
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