Iced Cranberry-Mint Tea Recipe

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Raise a toast to friends, family, sunshine and warm weather with this cranberry cooler from our Test Kitchen. Fresh mint and a hint of lemon add refreshing, fruity flavor.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Iced Cranberry-Mint Tea Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + standing

Yield: 8 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

4 cups water
2/3 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
8 lemon herbal tea bags
3-1/2 cups reduced-calorie reduced-sugar cranberry juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Ice cubes
Lemon slices, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring the water, mint and sugar to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 15 minutes.
Discard tea bags. Cover and let stand 45 minutes longer. Strain and discard mint leaves. Stir the cranberry and lemon juices into tea. Serve over ice with lemon slices if desired. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 34 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 4 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Iced Cranberry-Mint Tea in Light & Tasty June/July 2007, p25